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Hugh Chandler

 Composer and Performer

Hugh Chandler is a unique musician, combining skills as a composer and a classical/acoustic guitarist. Classical Guitar magazine spoke of his Two Preludes for guitar as “genuinely skilful writing” with “a sense of stylistic awareness and authority”.Chandler was twice the state winner in guitar in the South Carolina Collegiate Artist competition in 1979 and 1982. Judges praised his high level of musicianship and sensitivity. His composition Micropoints won the 1986 Casio Electronic Music competition at the University of Texas. His work Two Preludes for solo guitar is published  by the Tuscany Publications, and has been has been favorably reviewed in two different international guitar journals. A 1998 concert of chamber music by chamber ensemble Springkeeper featured three large chamber works of Chandler’s. His compositional output includes a wide range of media, from solo guitar, chamber music,  electronic media, to full orchestra. Chandler has written background scores for several short films and videos, as well as theatrical productions.He has had performances of his music in ten different cities throughout the United States, Mexico, and Sweden. He completed a doctorate in music composition at the University of Texas in 1989, and a master of music in guitar performance from the University of South Carolina in 1981.

 

**Please note any shipping is the responsibility of the Artist**

Please note the music here is a sample only. To buy the full version of any track or CD, please visit Hugh at: Chandler Music.

 

You can hear more from Hugh on his Sound Cloud account and here.

 

You can also find sheet music by Hugh (here)

 

Finally, you can find Hugh Chandler on Youtube.

 

 

Click here for more information about the Hugh Chandler Ensemble. 

 

You can find the Hugh Chandler Ensemble on Youtube.

 

A list of Hugh and the Hugh Chandler Ensemble's events for 2017 will be listed soon.

 

If you are in the Austin Texas Area and would like to book Hugh or the Hugh Chandler Ensemble for an event or function please contact Hugh at

HughChandler@yahoo.com 

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