‘Startlingly original’
Classical Guitar Magazine
★★★★★
‘Fascinating’
Edinburgh Guide
‘the young Briton shines’
Guardian
★★★★★
‘Flawless technique and superb artistry’
Three Weeks
AWAKENINGS
“Awakenings is destined to become a classic. By turns melancholy, mysterious, sweet and true, 21st century lightning fast, jazzy… Declan is always virtuosic and committed, with a stunning sonic awareness. Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Andrés Segovia, Carlo Domeniconi, Eric Roche…his inspirations are many and you can hear them like flecks of foam on the ripples and waves of harmony and rhythm he creates. This is the acoustic guitar you hear in your dreams, stretching the harmonic, polyphonic and percussive capabilities of the instrument far beyond what we’ve come to expect of a guitar in the hands of a solo guitarist.”
-Max Reinhardt (BBC Radio 3)
Declan Zapala is part of an innovative new wave of concert guitarists, writing and performing music that explores new avenues in guitar technique whilst maintaining a close relationship with the traditions of the guitar’s vast repertoire.
THREE COLOURS GUITAR
“Zapala, Wheatcroft and Buchanan are to be commended for their mastery of their instruments not to mention their gift of showcasing the ‘face’ of the guitar in just three of the many, many styles the guitar has been adapted to around the world.“
-Jonathan Overby (NPR)
