November 11
Tidewater Classical Guitar presents Kossler Duo
Brock Theatre, Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center
7:30 p.m.
Brothers Adam and John Kossler have established themselves individually as soloists, chamber musicians and educators. As the Kossler Duo, they have performed for concert series including the Utah Classical Guitar Series (SLC, Utah), Philadelphia Guitar Series (Philadelphia, PA), Triangle Guitar Series (Durham, NC), Auburn Guitar Society Concert Series (Auburn, AL), Aguado Guitar Series (Sterling, VA), Appalachian Guitarfest (Boone, NC), Mid-Maryland Guitar Festival (Rockville, MD), and East Carolina Guitar Workshop (Greenville, NC).
Adam began his musical studies with his father, William Kossler. He went on to earn his Bachelor of Music degree at East Carolina University with Dr. Elliot Frank; his Master of Music degree at Appalachian State University as a teaching assistant to Dr. Douglas James; and completed a Doctor of Musical Arts in guitar performance at Florida State University where he served as a teaching assistant to Bruce Holzman.
John Kossler started his guitar studies through the Suzuki Method with his father, William Kossler, at the age of four years old. He eventually attended the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston Salem, North Carolina, studying under Joseph Pecoraro. John then attended Wake Forest University, studying under Patricia Dixon. John completed his Masters of Musical Arts degree in guitar performance at Yale University (2013) with Ben Verdery.
In 2019, the Kossler Duo released their first album titled Danse Macabre, a collection of their own new transcriptions for guitar duo. The recording debuted at #2 on Billboard’s “Traditional Classical” chart, and #7 on Billboard’s “Classical Albums” chart. All arrangements are published through Guitar Chamber Music Press.
Together, their performances evoke the full expressive pallet of the symphony orchestra. Join us in the Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center for this phenomenal house concert.
