Christopher Wilke Explained

Christopher Wilke (born 1973) is an American composer, lutenist,^[1] guitarist, recording artist,^[2] and teacher.^[3]

Biography

Born in Cincinnati, Wilke studied guitar and composition at the College of Mount St. Joseph, and took his master's degree in guitar from the University of Cincinnati's College Conservatory. He completed his doctorate in Early Music Performance with an Emphasis on Historical Plucked Strings (lute, theorbo and guitar) at the Eastman School of Music, under the tutelage of Paul O'Dette.^[4]

Composer

Several of his compositions, including "Emperor Romulus Augustus, His Serious Funk" and "Diatribe," have been published by Les Productions d'Oz in Montreal, Canada.^[5]

Performer

Wilke has given solo recitals in Italy and Germany as well as the United States. He has taught at the Guitar Foundation of America's Convention and the American Musicological Society's Annual Meeting. His recordings have been featured on Concertzender radio ^{[6] [7] [8]} in the Netherlands, on Canadian Television, and such NPR programs as Classical Guitar Alive!^[9] and Sunday Morning Baroque.^[10]

Discography

• "De Temporum Fine Postludia II" (Roman Turovsky: Works for Baroque lute) Polyhymnion 002, 2019^[11]
• "De Temporum Fine Postludia" (Roman Turovsky: Works for Baroque lute) Polyhymnion 001, 2016^[11]
• "Desperate Doors" (Works for lute by J.S.Bach, Adam Falckenhagen, Sylvius Leopold Weiss 2015)^[12]
• "Graceful Degradation" (works by Johann Adolph Hasse, Paul Charles Durant, Franz Joseph Haydn and Jakob Friedrich Kleinknecht 2013) ^[13]
• "Charles Hurel: Theorbo Works", Centaur Records CRC 2875 ^[14]

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Great Night With Christopher Wilke. https://web.archive.org/web/20160927015628/http://www.pittsburghclassicalguitar.org/a-great-night-with-christopher-wilke . 2016-09-27 .
2. Web site: Christopher Wilke, Solo Baroque Lute . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927033706/https://philadelphiaguitarnews.com/tag/christopher-wilke-lute/. 2016-09-27. 2023-10-16. 2015-10-11.
3. Web site: The Lute Society of America – LuteFest 2010 Performers – Chris Wilke . www.cs.dartmouth.edu . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150708125141/http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~lsa/old/Cleveland2010/Wilke.html . 2015-07-08.
4. Web site: Backstage Pass with Lutenist Christopher Wilke WXXI . interactive.wxxi.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927044651/http://interactive.wxxi.org/backstage-pass/shows/2013/09/backstage-pass-lutenist-christopher-wilke . 2016-09-27.
5. Web site: Compositeur - Christopher Wilke . 2016-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927003153/http://www.productionsdoz.com/fr/wilke-christopher . 2016-09-27 . dead .
6. Web site: L'Esprit Baroque.
7. Web site: Kairos. Concertzender | Klassiek, Jazz, Wereld en meer.
8. Web site: Sonoor.
9. Web site: Classical Guitar Alive! Play Lists.
10. Web site: Lutenist Christopher Wilke on Next Fretworks » Classical 101 . delta.wosu.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160927020332/http://delta.wosu.org/site/classical101/lutenist-christopher-wilke-on-next-fretworks/ . 2016-09-27.
11. Web site: Christopher Wilke CD release!. 2016-09-25. 2016-10-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20161021062654/http://turovsky.org/CD/. dead.
12. Web site: Desperate Doors. 17 December 2015.
13. ANONYMOUS, PAULO CARLO DURANT (Fl. C1745–1769), JOHANN ADOLF HASSE (1699–1783), JOSEPH HAYDN (ATTRIBUTED) (1732–1809), JAKOB FRIEDRICH KLEINKNECHT (1722–1794) GRACEFUL DEGRADATION: THE LAST LUTE SONATAS Christopher Wilke, thirteen-course lute Self-issue, no catalogue number, 2013; one disc, 62 minutes. 10.1017/S1478570615000135. 2015. Zuluaga. Daniel. Eighteenth Century Music. 12. 2. 251–253. 194715121.
14. Web site: Charles Hurel: The Theorbo Music. Christopher Wilke, theorbo.