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Guest: Scott Tennant | Holistic Wellness Expert - Scott-Tennant.com  Show Notes: Ever wondered how to uncover your life's true purpose? Join Joseph McClendon on The Further Faster podcast as he dives into an inspiring conversation with Scott Tennant, CEO of Senergy Wellness Group and a passionate advocate for holistic wellness. Discover Scott's unparalleled dedication to revolutionizing wellness through innovation and philanthropy. In this episode, explore Scott's journey from pioneering the Tennant BioModulator® to his mission of guiding others towards their purpose. Get inspired by Scott's insights from his upcoming book on uncovering life's true passion. Tune in for a powerful conversation on purpose, entrepreneurship, and holistic living! **Please note that due to technical difficulties with the guest's audio, speech has been enhanced by AIRecorded Live from Angel Fenix Productions Studios: AngelFenix.com Show Sponsors: The Neuroencoding Institute - Neuroencoding.com Resource Links: JosephMcClendon.com Instagram.com/IAmJosephMcClendon AngelFenix.com ***License to use music contained in this program was issued by ASCAP (License #: 400009234) and BMI (License #: 60993608) for use by Fenix Media, Sparks, NV.

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Can you imagine growing up knowing that your father was only meant to live until 13? That's the reality that our guest, Scott Tennant, CEO and Founder of Synergy Wellness Group, faced. In our insightful conversation, Scott unveils his remarkable journey and how these childhood experiences shaped his view of life, prompting him to live every day to its fullest. He also introduces us to his stepfather, Dr. Jerry Tennant, whose influence encouraged Scott to embrace the unpredictability of life and the wisdom of making mistakes. Scott takes us on a fascinating journey through the evolution of the medical industry over the past 24 years, highlighting significant shifts in health perspectives. He shares how an interaction with Tony Robbins' wife, an acupuncturist, led him to reevaluate the food pyramid and the crucial need for a wellness-first approach to health. But it doesn't stop there; our conversation encompasses turning trauma into positivity, and the importance of creating magical moments that inject our lives with joy and acceptance.Scott will inspire you postulating how he took control of his life with a simple question: "why not me?". Accompanied by anecdotes that stress the power of mindset, he recounts how he and his stepfather charted his future at the tender age of 14. Our conversation transcends the confines of wellness and dives into the realm of life philosophy. From changing age perception to harnessing the power of a positive mindset, Scott Tennant offers a wealth of wisdom. Tune in for a transformative experience.How to Reach Scott:Website: https://scott-tennant.com/about/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-tennant-6a4b445/Company Website: https://senergy.us/ To Reach Jordan:Email: Jordan@Edwards.Consulting Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ejFXH1_BjdnxG4J8u93Zw Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.edwards.7503 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordanfedwards/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordanedwards5/ Hope you find value in this. If so please provide a 5-star and drop a review.Complimentary Edwards Consulting Session: https://calendly.com/jordan-555/intro-call

"When one gives, two get happy." Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words. Scott Tennant, the CEO of Senergy Medical Group, shares what drives him to push forward to provide people with Scott's Sanctuary. His drive to give back allows him to fund the documentary film "A Daring Adventure" to teach everyone what people with disability are doing. The conversation centers around Scott's passion for helping others. Scott makes it his priority to get Hellen Keller's story to everyone. Tune in to this episode with Scott Tennant today. No Catch! No Gimmicks! Get 3 Free Leads a Day for the Next 10 Days! That's 30 Free Instant Live Leads. CLICK HERE! For PR application, CLICK HERE!

Christopher Mallett — Justin Holland: Guitar Works and Arrangements (Naxos) Jump to giveaway form New Classical Tracks - Christopher Mallet by “For me, it's not just American music. It's music that a Black American arranged,” classical guitarist Christopher Mallett said. “That's the most significant part of why I want to help spread this music and why I need to play it.” Mallett honors and celebrates the Black pioneer of American classical guitar music in his latest solo recording, Justin Holland: Guitar Works and Arrangements.  He discovered the music of Justin Holland initially while studying classical guitar at his local community college. He went on to study at Holland's alma mater, Oberlin College, and discovered more of Holland's music as a student at Yale. For several years, Mallett has been carrying around a stack of Holland's music playing it occasionally. “It wasn't until 2020 that people started to take notice of Holland's music. It was around the time of George Floyd,” he says. “People started looking up Black composers and classical guitarists. Suddenly, people are writing articles about Holland and reaching out to me and saying, ‘Can you record Justin Holland?'” “I sat down and read through every single piece,” he says about creating the album. “I spent days and days putting my wife through the torture of just sitting there and saying, ‘What do you think of this one?' I was whittling it down from 50 to 60 pieces down to 14 of what I thought would be something that would catch the attention of listeners.” What piece did your wife enjoy the most? “The two that she said should be on the recording were ‘The Maiden's Prayer' and ‘Carnival of Venice.' My wife is from Indonesia, and ‘The Maiden's Prayer' is prevalent throughout Asia and Southeast Asia. When I played it, she said, ‘Oh my gosh, I used to listen to that all the time when I was a little kid. You have to record it.' “It's an amazing arrangement. I've seen other guitarists play other arrangements online that I feel aren't even half as good as Holland's. Hopefully, this innovation will get out more because it is a trendy tune.” What sets the “Carnival of Venice” apart from other arrangments? “There are variations with intricate and quick pull-offs reminiscent of metal music. He has variations with these quick, rapid arpeggios that fly up and down the neck. It's a culmination of all his method books into one piece. Everything he talks about scales, arpeggios, harmonics, pull-offs, slurs, it's all within that one piece.” Why was Justin Holland so influential as a guitarist in 19th-century America? “It was his arrangements. He started making them for his students. They passed them around and they started becoming popular. It caught the attention of a viral publisher back then, S. Brainard & Sons. Any new popular tunes that would come out, Holland would be the person to arrange them. “What made him a household name to guitarists in America were his two method books. There's this famous method book now called Pumping Nylon by Scott Tennant. As I look through Holland's method, I almost consider it the Pumping Nylon of the 19th century.” Watch now To hear the rest of my conversation, click on the extended interview above, or download the extended podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Giveaway Time For Three New Classical Tracks Giveaway You must be 13 or older to submit any information to American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio. The personally identifying information you provide will not be sold, shared, or used for purposes other than to communicate with you about things like our programs, products and services. See Terms of Use and Privacy. This giveaway is subject to the Official Giveaway Rules. Resources Christopher Mallett — Justin Holland: Guitar Works and Arrangements (Presto music) Christopher Mallett — Justin Holland: Guitar Works and Arrangements (Amazon) Christopher Mallett (official site)

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet — Opalescent (Lagq Records) Jump to giveaway form New Classical Tracks - Los Angeles Guitar Quartet by “One could argue that the original goal was that we needed to get an ‘A' in this classical guitar ensemble we signed up for,” guitarist William Kanengiser said about how the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet started. “We're still working on it.” LAGQ was formed 40 years ago at the University of Southern California, and its members are celebrating that occasion with their new release, which highlights the varied colors of the guitar, Opalescent. “It started with a friendship I formed with Scott Tennant at one of Pepe Romero's master classes,” Kanengiser said. “This was before he arrived at USC, and Pepe was a member of Los Romeros, the most famous guitar quartet. He told Tennant and I that we should have a quartet. “It wasn't until two years later that we went from being the USC guitar quartet to the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. That's why we're celebrating our 40th anniversary now.” Can you talk about Matt Greif, your newest member, who also studied with Pepe in Spain? “Greif joined our group, and we call him the new guy. He's only been with us for 16 years. We're still breaking him in. He was my student at USC and has done beautiful arrangements for us, one of which is featured on the new recording. “It was heartwarming to see the arrangement of Michael Hedges' Aerial Boundaries. I hadn't realized he'd been gone for 25 years. To hear that piece of music brought back to life by four guitarists makes Hedges sound like he was actually playing four guitars.” Why is it so important to have Hedges' Aerial Boundaries on this recording? “Hedges had a groundbreaking recording on Windham Hill called Ariel Boundaries. It just blew the socks off everybody. It changed finger-style guitar forever. “The funny thing is, quite a bit of this arrangement is a straight cover of what he did. It speaks to his amazing virtuosity and creativity that it takes four of us to do what he did on one guitar. Greiff went off the beaten track in the arrangement with a minimal 12/8 section that also beautifully adds his voice to the piece. It seamlessly works its way back to the original Hedges' track later on.” Why did you dedicate the album to Australian composer Phillip Houghton? “He's most famous in the guitar world for his suite for four guitars called Opals. It attempts to portray the glints and reflections you see when you rotate the Australian national stone, the opal. “He passed away three years ago and when we had started playing Opals, we thought we should record this beautiful piece. That work started the whole idea of what other pieces can reflect on the intersection between light and sound, or between the colors of the guitar and the colors you would see in your mind.” How does Frederick Hand's The Chorale turn your quartet into a choir? “It's unusual for us to have each person playing a single line as if we were singing. It's probably the hardest thing to do with four guitars. “John Dearman liked to say, ‘You know, it took us half our career to figure out how to play together and the other half to figure out how not play together, but to be together.' That requires years, and a lot of telepathy.” To hear the rest of my conversation, click on the extended interview above, or download the extended podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Watch now More on Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Listen to the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's recent Twin Cities concert New Classical Tracks Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Giveaway Giveaway You must be 13 or older to submit any information to American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio. The personally identifying information you provide will not be sold, shared, or used for purposes other than to communicate with you about things like our programs, products and services. See Terms of Use and Privacy. This giveaway is subject to the Official Giveaway Rules. Resources Los Angeles Guitar Quartet — Opalescent (Amazon) Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (official site)

Mike Baker and Rory Russell of the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet join the Soundweavers team to discuss their work promoting the guitar quartet through a careful balance of traditional repertoire, arrangements, and commissions. They chat about their relationship with Chandos Records and their recording projects. They speak about their beginnings with Live Music Now and the value that community engagement programs offer both the local audiences and the performers. Recognized as one of the world's leading guitar quartets, the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet is a dynamic and innovative ensemble known for its extraordinary ensemble in performance and expansive repertoire. Formed originally at the Royal Northern College of Music (in 1999), under the guidance of Craig Ogden and Gordon Crosskey, the quartet went on to study with renowned guitarists such as Sérgio Assad, Oscar Ghiglia and Scott Tennant. Their early successes included winning awards from the Musicians Benevolent Fund, Tillett Trust and Tunnell Trust. In 2016, the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet was invited to perform at Classic FM Live at the Royal Albert Hall with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. The concert, which also featured Maxim Vengerov, Debbie Wiseman, Laura Wright and Wayne Marshall, was recorded for subsequent broadcast. The Aquarelle Guitar Quartet has performed in many other major concert halls in the UK, including Perth Concert Hall, Wigmore Hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Bridgewater Hall. Their engagements have taken them throughout Europe, most recently visiting Germany, Spain, Denmark, Greece, Estonia, Poland and Ireland. The ensemble made its debut in Asia in 2014 with a series of concerts in Seoul and they returned to South Korea in 2016, this time to perform at the Daejeon International Guitar Festival. The AGQ is dedicated to presenting music from around the globe, spanning the period from the renaissance right through to the present day. Many established international composers, including Carlos Rafael Rivera (U.S.A), Phillip Houghton (Australia), Stephen Dodgson (U.K) and Nikita Koshkin (Russia) have invited the quartet to perform their compositions, and the group's commission “Danças Nativas”, by the Brazilian composer Clarice Assad, was nominated for a Latin Grammy® award for best classical composition in 2009. A further source of material for the AGQ's constantly expanding repertoire is their own arrangements of music from various genres, including works by Gismonti, Mussorgsky, Rossini, and film music composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. In 2009 the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet was signed exclusively to Chandos Records and has since recorded 5 albums; “Spirit of Brazil” (March 2009), “Dances” (June 2010), “Final Cut” (June 2012), “Cuatro” (Nov 2013) and “Aspects” (Nov 2016) all received highly enthusiastic reviews in the press. The transcript for this episode can be found here. For more information about the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, please visit their website, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Sam is an IT Director and consultant with experience in K–12 education, corporate training, and telecommunications. He spent over ten years living and working in Bush Alaska, visiting 97 small towns and villages across the state, 3 years in China, and now resides in southern Florida with his wife and two boys. He is certified in a number of technology and vendor platforms/skills, but has focused more on cybersecurity in the last 3 years. He is passionate about privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity… especially when it comes to our youth. MakeITSecure is a consultant company that helps schools harden their systems when schools can't afford a full time CISO. What it was like being a teacher in Bush Alaska. Why are schools not doing more to protect their students, staff and data? MakeITSecure How to make security a priority. You can't just have IT be the only ones thinking about security, because all issues are security related. What should we spend money on in schools? Risk management equation. Where you should put your schools' money when it comes to security What's your goal? What are you trying to accomplish with that security program? Sit down and evaluate your risk and try to fill your gaps. Low-hanging fruit to reduce your risk. Information audit - what are the states of their policies and procedures. Repository of templates within a consortium so you don't have to reinvent the wheel. Free software comes with a cost. There are ways to make anything safer. Transparent, honest communication. Just enough, just in time, just for me. Comparing your roles as an IT Director for schools in the US or Program Director for a US telecom, how would you describe social media, the internet, and digital trends in China - As a consumer it was a healthy experience. Serious seeds of doubt or a complete misunderstanding of it. Connection of Social Credit Score and our current situation. [[media]] [[cybertraps Scott Tennant]]

In this episode of Inform & Connect, Melody speaks with Scott Tennant, CEO and Founder of Senergy Medical Group, a holistic wellness company. Scott is also a generous philanthropist, seeing philanthropy and giving back as a huge part of his life and work. His generosity and passion to raise awareness of critical issues and drive positive change is evident in his practice. He was the sole funder of the trailer for "A Daring Adventure,” which will eventually become an hour-length documentary film about Helen Keller, her life and times, and why she's as relevant as ever today. The conversation will center around Scott's passion for helping others and what this project means to him as a partner of AFB. Transcript

Scott C. Tennant is a Senior Program Strategist with Risk Program Administrators and the Deputy Executive Director of the School Pool for Excess Liability Limits Joint Insurance Fund commonly referred to as SPELL by its 83 school district members.  Scott has been in the  insurance and risk management field for 33 years, beginning as a retail broker focused on public agencies and migrating to public entity pool management in 1989.  Scott is passionate about helping pools support their member public agency member/owners manage and mitigate risk to ensure a safe environment and to drive their total cost of risk down.  In addition to these roles, Scott is a member of the National Council for the Advancement of Educator Ethics, a subcommittee of NASDTEC, a member of the Legislative Committee of the the New Jersey Self Insured Association, a founding member of PRIMA-NJ and active with AGRIP, PRIMA and NJASBO. Public Enterprise was too risky, so insurance companies made it more expensive. Not dealing with it because they weren't getting a lot of claims. Cyber's going to be like a giant snowstorm. Cyber liability policies are not making any money for insurance companies. It's not easy to setting up effective preventative measures. More understanding and a better consensus of thought. Sexual Abuse & Molestation claims If it's not a thoughtful discussion, then it is accusatory.

Two-time GRAMMY award-winning Albany Symphony launches its annual American Music Festival celebrating cutting-edge composers and musicians Thursday, June 10 through Sunday June 13 at the Palace Theatre in Albany, New York. The four-day event will feature William Kanengiser and Scott Tennant of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet as well as composers Clarice Assad, Molly Joyce, Christopher Theofanidis, Alexis Lamb, Nina Shekhar, and other outstanding musicians. The Festival also includes a performance by the popular Dogs of Desire; the First Draughts reading session, which give the public a glimpse into the weeklong Composer Workshop for emerging creators; outdoor neighborhood performances and family activities. ASO Maestro David Alan Miller joins us.

I have the true pleasure to be here today with Scott Tennant. He is a CEO, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist and Angel Investor. With the Tennant Institute for Integrative Medicine and the Senergy Medical Group, he and his father Dr. Jerry Tennant - the author of ‘Healing is Voltage - have & are pioneering healthcare from sick care to wellness, rejuvenation and longevity. Scott shares: - His fathers health challenge leading to breakthrough discoveries - How he started working with his father at a young age - How health is related to frequency & voltage - Why emotions, feelings, trauma can you make you ill - Why it's not about a pill but looking for root causes & patterns - How witnessing patients seeing again inspired him to his career - The importance of pattern recognition in his patients - Why your body requires adequate voltage to make new cells & heal - How pH is related to voltage - Why chronic disease is associated with loss of voltage - How to measure voltage and keep it at optimal levels - Why the body is a battery - The optimal voltage levels in your cells for health and wellbeing - The voltage levels for degeneration and cancer - The main voltage stealers and voltage donors - Rife technology and frequencies neutralizing viruses - The huge importance of teeth - The difference between disease & health - Food choice and preparation affecting voltage - Meridian energy device, voltage meter to measure overall body voltage - How to charge and reset your autonomic nervous system - how to add and hold voltage - How to change the healthcare system from the outside - Why patient empowerment is key - Why he trains his patients to ask questions - Why its elementary to listen to the patient and ask questions - Why good wellness care leads to less sickness - His success secrets & the power of possibility - Why his life is about learning and teaching & we are all just here to help - Why its ok to dont know how to do sth and ask for help - The importance of encouragement & how his family always backed him up - The power of mind: “Why not me!” - Why don't make it about yourself but help others - His philanthropic initiative with Helen Keller and American Foundation for the Blind - Reframing disability - there are not limits - Why blind and deaf people dont necessarily need help, are very capable and can see more than us! - Why he hates the word dis-abilities, better different abilities ► About Scott Tennant: FB: www.fb.me/scott.tennant.56614/ FB: www.fb.me/ScottETennant IG: @scottetennant http://scott-tennant.com/blog/ ► Further Resources: www.senergy.us www.tennantinstitute.com afb.org/HKfilm (American Foundation for the Blind – AFB, Helen Keller Documentary fundraising page) ---------------- ★★ SHARING = CARING! If this episode was valuable, please review & share with others who could benefit from this information too! TY! ★★ SIGN UP for free workshops & more: https://simonrilling.com/newsletter

Stile Libero: Culture in Movimento - Jane Weaver, Jimbo Mathus, Andrew Bird, David Axelrod, Visionist, Scott Walker, Pat Metheny, The Chantays, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Jason Vieaux, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Andrew York, Scott Tennant, Mourning [A] BLKstar

Stille Libero: Culture in Movimento - Jane Weaver, Jimbo Mathus, Andrew Bird, David Axelrod, Visionist, Scott Walker, Pat Metheny, The Chantays, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Jason Vieaux, John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Andrew York, Scott Tennant, Mourning [A] BLKstar

Scott Tennant is a founding member of the the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, the GRAMMY-winning ensemble composed of alumni of the USC Thornton School of Music, and is himself considered to be one of the world’s top classical guitarists. During his student years at USC (1980-1986), he studied with Pepe Romero, James Smith and was a chosen performer in the USC Segovia Masterclasses of 1981 and 1986. He has authored several books and articles on guitar technique, including the best-seller Pumping Nylon, which has attained a “cult” classic status. It has become a standard text in conservatory and university guitar programs around the world.Tennant has made numerous recordings as a soloist on the GHA, Delos and GSP labels, and with the LAGQ he has recorded for GHA, Delos, Sony Classical, Windham Hill, Deutsche Grammophon and Telarc labels. Their Telarc release LAGQ Latin was nominated for a Grammy award, and it was their current Telarc title LAGQ’s Guitar Heroes that won a Grammy as the best classical crossover recording of 2005. Tennant is best known for his performances of Spanish music, and his recordings of the music of Joaquín Rodrigo.Due to a technical glitch, the conversation enters mid-stream as we were talking about the way classical guitar playing levels have changed over the years. We go on to discuss his injury that nearly ended his playing, his recordings, we talk about traveling and balancing a teaching schedule, the state of the recording business these days and much more. Enjoy!

Enjoy an entertaining conversation with the Grammy Award-winning guitarist, Scott Tennant on his Segovia and French Baroque CDs under the label Guitarcoop. About the artist: a founding member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, author of Pumping Nylon, renowned soloist, faculty member of USC Thornton School of Music, and 3-time Customer of the Week at Pasadena Peets Coffee. Intro Music: Juan Trigos Partita for Guitar: V. Quinto Movimento (Dieter Hennings) François Couperin Les Barricades Mystérieuses Segovia Macarena

Scott Tennant is one of the most accomplished guitarists of his generation. He is one of the founding members of the Grammy-award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. In addition he has recorded numerous solo albums in his decorated career. He is also the author of one of the most important classical guitar pedagogy texts of the […] The post CGC 074 : Scott Tennant first appeared on Classical Guitar Corner.

Hey Riverside! Podcast 0121: Riverside Weekend series with Ralph Torres and Patrick Maloney, September 23, 2016. Ralph and Patrick kick off the weekend with the return of the Hey Riverside pop-up to the Magnolia Center Marketplace...they'll be hosting musical guests Tori Fleming, Cris N Ramos, and Cadillac Phil at 6, 7, and 8PM, respectively! The Riverside Mariachi Festival returns to Fairmount Park for a day of music and celebration. Also this weekend is an all-day celebration of California Indian Heritage at the California Citrus State Historic Park. Live music begins to creep into more neighborhood venues with local lineups coming to at least two Riverside breweries. And speaking of great live music, the vivacious Soul Shake brings their vintage R&B review for a rare Riverside appearance at Law's. Later in the week the new Coil School for The Arts presents world-famous classical guitarist Scott Tennant...and RCC's Dixon Planetarium continue their run of public Thursday night presentations. Really though, we're only scratching the surface of all there is going on in town this week - you have to click through to see it all!

Scott Tennant is an internationally recognized classical guitarist and teacher. He was a founding member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet which has enjoyed a 30 year career and amongst many accolades is also known for his best selling guitar technique book called Pumping Nylon. In my chat with Scott we talk about LAGQ, his teaching philosophies, recordings and some great travel stories. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Scott Tenant

USC Professor and founding member of the Grammy winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant, talks about how William Kanengiser makes the the cutest little pancakes, how Andrew York is taking time off from the ensemble to invent an ethical dolphin saddle, and how John Dearman is changing his name to John Dearperson. 

Continuing my conversation with John Dearman, here's a short with a few podcast recommendations and other great piece played by his guitar quartet, L.A.G.Q.: Bellinati's A Furiosa.

Using a cappuccino to bribe John Dearman to stop by, I spoke with John about his experiences as a member of the Grammy Award-winning ensemble, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. We had a great conversation about how they rehearse, the keys to their success and sheer staying power—the group is now in its third decade—their particular group dynamic, as well as his great suggestions on arranging and transcribing for guitar quartet. Winter is the perfect time to listen to Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite, and with heat waves all over the U.S., it seems all the more appropriate to hear it from a guitar ensemble based in Los Angeles. Additionally, you'll hear the L.A.G.Q. (John Dearman, Scott Tennant, William Kanengiser, and Matt Greif) play selections from their amazing version of El Amor Brujo, a Jobim medley from their recent release Brazil, and lot's more.

When I'm learning a new piece or searching the repertoire for something new, or maybe I just can't seem to make immediate sense of a score, I like to listen to a variety of interpretations via recordings. Over the years I've developed my “go to” list for recording artists, stellar players like David Russell, Manuel Barrueco, Scott Tennant, Pepe Romero, and Adam Holzman. Cornering Holzman for a chat at the GFA symposium a couple of weeks ago, I finally had the chance to ask him about some those phenomenal albums. He is among the first classical guitarists to record on the Naxos label, and has recorded several series of complete works from a range of composers, including two discs of Sor, two discs of Ponce, many of Lauro's Venezuelan Waltzes, and most recently Mertz's Bardenklang. Not to mention that every time I see him live I love his playing too, and I'm often struck by his especially engaging approach to composers of the classical style like Carulli, Giuliani, and Sor, as he somehow transforms works I'm tired of, or unsure about, into music I adore. In this episode you'll hear him discuss his preparations for recording, some excellent practice techniques, his current experience teaching three GFA finalists, in addition to picking some great music from his ample library of recordings for us to listen to, including pieces by Sor, Ponce, and Lauro.

In this second installment of highlights from the 2013 Guitar Foundation of America Festival and International Concert Artist Competition, All Strings Considered brings you music from the solo and chamber music concerts, a mini-lesson from a pair of the technique workshops, and some exciting and newly discovered projects from David Chapman and the guys behind Seconda Prattica. You'll have a chance to listen to lots of new music, new arrangements, and strikingly original interpretations from Rovshan Mamedkuliev, Laura Young, Zoran Dukic, Scott Tennant, and Aniello Desiderio, along with several All Strings Considered exclusives featuring live performances and previously unreleased recordings of Marcin Dylla, Les Freres Meduses, and the Tantalus Quartet. I felt amazingly rejuvenated and inspired by the end of this year's GFA in Louisville. So if you couldn't quite make it to the festival, this episode will most certainly help fill that void. Although you might not quite make it to the end, as it's quite likely you will find yourself needing to hit pause in order to go play your guitar.

I had a great chat over some of my almost-as-good-as-Scott-Tennant's espresso with the Grammy winning guitarist and composer Andrew York. We talked about a whole series of interesting topics, and you will have the chance to hear lots of new music from his recently released double album Yamour. Andrew shared his thoughts on playing and composing with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and a bit about the origins of his piece Sunburst, such as how it ended up on one of the landmark records of the classical guitar repertoire: John Williams's album Spirit of The Guitar. He also gives some invaluable advice to those amateur composers out there, gives a glimpse into his compositional process, shows his incredible appetite for surprisingly varied creative avenues, and even talks about art and software programming.

I talked with Scott Tennant about Rodrigo's Entre Olivares, his fantastic technique book Pumping Nylon, some of his favorite moments with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, and his arrangement of Wild Mountain Thyme. We also got some great practice advice and talked about his love of a great cup of espresso.