• Wynwood Walls

    2022 | 25 mins | for guitar and strings, with optional percussion

    1. Bathers at Asnières

    2. I want my time with you

    3. Sunflower Seeds

    4. Nighthawks

    5. No Woman, No Cry

    6. #Lamentation

    7. Selfie with Sunflowers

    8. Infinity Room

    9. Seurat’s Bathers

    “Wynwood Walls, a sort of Pictures at an Exhibition for guitar and string quartet, takes inspiration from Seurat, Hopper’s Nighthawks, a neon sign by Tracey Emin, and others. None of this background information should deter the adventurous listener, since all is intriguing, while obviously repaying repeated attention.” British Music Society

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    Wynwood Walls was commissioned by Mesut Özgen for the 2023 Miami GuitART Festival with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The concerto is scored for guitar, strings, and percussion and received its premiere on February 23rd 2023 as part of the festival. Wynwood Walls is based on 20th and 21st century artworks, which give their titles to the nine sections. The piece is also available in a version for guitar and string quartet.