Tariq Harb plays ‘Pasaje Abierto’ by Edín Solís

ByBradford Werner
2016

Canadian-based guitarist Tariq Harb performs Prelude and a Danza from ‘Pasaje Abierto’ composed by Edín Solís (b. 1963). Tariq Harb teaches at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Audio and video by Canadian guitarist and audio-visual producer Drew Henderson. Guitar: Kenneth Hill, Performance Model. Strings: Savarez New Cristals. Edín was born in Costa Rica in 1963. He graduated in Classic Guitar and Music Teaching from the University of Costa Rica. In 1991 he won The National Guitar Contest in Costa Rica and then went on to study classical guitar in Spain and France.Edín has been awarded Two Grammy Awards for Best Producer and Engineer in the album “Mundo” with Ruben Blades in 2002 and 2003. In Costa Rica the ACAM (Authors and Composers Association) awarded him as the Best Arranger in the year 2000 and as the Best Composer of Classical Music of 2007. You can learn more about Solís at his biography page via his website.

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.