"His scholarship, technique, and intelligent musicianship are plainly evident and the beauty of his tone is consistently compelling." - Guitar Review

"Oren Fader gave the guitar part a polished, energetic performance that was precisely matched to the tape sounds." - The New York Times

"Indeed, Oren is a guitarist who seems to have his hand in just about everything interesting."- Nylon Review

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Oren Fader is distinguished as a performer of classical guitar repertoire, both traditional and contemporary. Mr. Fader has performed hundreds of concerts in the U.S., Europe and Asia with a wide range of classical and new music groups, including the Met Chamber Ensemble (directed by James Levine), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, New York City Opera, New York City Ballet, Mark Morris Dance Group, New World Symphony, Absolute Ensemble, Cygnus, Fireworks, Poetica Musica, Glass Farm, Da Capo Chamber Players and Speculum Musicae. A champion of new music, he has premiered over 150 solo and chamber works with classical and electric guitar, including compositions by John Yannelli (recent premiere of his electric guitar concerto), Babbitt, Wuorinen, Machover, Biscardi, Lang, Currier, and many others.

Upcoming Concerts:

April 23, 2008 8:00 pm
Cygnus Ensemble
New Works by Meltzer, Davidovsky, Biscardi, and Wyner.
Merkin Hall 129 West 67th Street New York, NY

April 27-May 3, 2008
Oren solo on tour in Denmark. Concerts and master classes. Details TBA

May 9 , 2008 8:00 pm
Fireworks Ensemble Music of Frank Zappa & Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring
Greshman Hall, University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA

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Oren is on a new cd with soprano Courtenay Budd. For info Click Here

Oren's group the Fireworks Ensemble recently paid homage to Frank Zappa in a sold out concert at New York's Miller Theatre. Read the review in the New York Times. See a video clip of the show here.

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The New York City Classical Guitar Society recently interviewed Oren Fader for their online magazine, Nylon Review. To read the interview click here.

Mr. Fader can be heard on over 25 commercial recordings. His latest solo releases include "Another's Fandango", featuring 500 years of guitar music, and "First Flight", a disc of 10 premier solos written for Mr. Fader by New York City composers.
Since 1994, Mr. Fader has been on the guitar and chamber music faculty of the Manhattan School of Music

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