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PK Farstad

an internationally acclaimed guitar player whose versatility has led him to approaching a variety of aspects within the musical field.

The guitar professor has since 1987 recorded none less than seven full length albums, and he´s been rewarded with excellent critiques for his solo work. Spanning from classical to country music, his discography proves his strengths, and that he, to the tee, masters several genres.

His entire works are now digitally available in every significant music store around the world. If you´re into great guitar musicianship, skillfully performed to soothe your soul, you need to contemplate and get up to speed with the music of

PK Farstad

Discography:




"Swing Picking Guitar"
2012
Jazz, country-picking, swing


Intimacy Genre: Classical/Soaking
PK Farstad's 7th solo album, originally released on CD in 2007



Music Antique Genre: Classical
PK Farstad's 6th solo album, originally released on CD in 2006



Without Words Genre: Classical/Soaking
PK Farstad's 5th solo album, originally released on CD in 2003



Galant Guitar Genre: Classical
PK Farstad's 4th solo album, originally released on CD in 1999



Guitar Menu Genre: Jazz/Smooth Jazz
PK Farstad's 3rd solo album, originally released on CD in 1996



Canaro Genre: Easy Listening/Instrumental
PK Farstad's 2nd solo album, originally released on CD in 1991



Music From Four Centuries Genre: Classical
PK Farstad's 1st solo album, originally released on vinyl in 1987


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Institute of Music

Classical Department

The teacher at the Classical Guitar Section, Institute of Music are Professor Per Kjetil Farstad.

Farstad has been teaching the classical guitar since 1976 at Agder Conservatory of Music (now Institute of music at the University of Agder). He made his debut in 1978 on both classical guitar and lute. He has released eight solo CDs for the guitar through the years and given concerts in many countries. He became Phil Dr. at the University of Göteborg in 2000 and his dissertation was connected to the 18th Century lute in Germany and transcription of this music to the modern classical guitar. He teach historical instruments like the lute, vihuela and baroque-guitar, and he also plays eigh-stringed and eleven stringed guitar. In addition Farstad is supervising master-students at the Institute of music.

In addition to teach instruments like the classical guitar, alto guitar and historical instruments Farstad also give lectures in subjects as: Basso Continuo, Sources and Notation and Master-Class Interpretation.

Per Kjetil Farstad is Phil. Dr. and Professor of the classical guitar at University of Agder, Faculty of Fine Arts, Institute of Music, Kristiansand, Norway.

He received his diploma as a teacher of the guitar from Agder Conservatory of Music in 1975. He received his diploma of proficiency on classical guitar and 11-stringed altoguitar from Norwegian State Academy, Oslo in 1977. In 1978 he made his debutconcert in Oslo, performing both on lute and classical guitar. In addition to appearances in radio and television, he is much used as a studiomusician, producer and arranger and has, over the years, participated in about 400 studio productions (LP/CD/MC).

His dissertation-subject at Gothenburg University, department of musicology in 2000 was "German Galant lute music in the 18th century." He has published research-articles in central lute and guitar magazines in Europe and USA, and given lectures and concerts among other places in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Israel, Serbia/Montenegro and Hellas.

From 2002 Farstad has cooperated with professor and flutist Ljubisa Jovanovic from Belgrade. In 2003 and 2004 Farstad gave masterclasses in guitar and lute at the Faculty of Music Art in Belgrade and has also given lectures at the Guitar Art Festival in Belgrade. From 2000 to 2004 he was elected Dean at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Agder University, Norway. In 2004 he was elected as a member of Agder Academy of Sciences and Letters

In 2006 he was awarded with "Sørlandets kompetansefonds forskningspris" for outstanding research in the field of guitar and lute. The award is distributed by Agder Academy of Sciences and Letters



Through the last years he has released 8 main solo albums;

1. "Canaro" (CD from 1991 with music from different genres),
2. "Music From Four Centuries" (LP in 1987, CD in 1993, for solo classical guitar);
3. "Guitar Menu" (CD from 1996 with guitar music from five genres);
4. "Galant Guitar" (CD from 1999/2000 with baroque lute music transcribed for eight-stringed guitar),
5. "Music Antique" (CD from 2006 with guitar and lute music from the Renaissance and Baroque - period);
6. ”Without Words” (CD from 2003 with music from different genres)
7. "INTIMACY" (CD from 2007, a soaking-CD ).
8. "Swing Picking Guitar" (CD from 2012 with jazz, swing and country music)

Since 1984 he has run his own recording studio FSP-studio