Experience Wallace’s “elegant virtuosity” on classical guitar captured in “Gyre’s gorgeous sonics”. His artistry moves effortlessly from guitar to microphone, to speakers…with nothing lost in translation.
“His sound is simply wonderful… the tone of the guitar is luxurious…”
— Stephen Waechter | Soundboard
Featured Recordings
A Distant Wind
A Distant Wind music inspired by faraway times and places.
Elemental
Elemental: Frank Wallace, his own new works, vol. III
Hermann Hauser, 1931 guitar
Omaggio
Frank Wallace plays Villa-Lobos, Turina, Tárrega, de Falla, Mompou and Wallace on a 1931 Hermann Hauser guitar
Woman of the Water
My inspiration as a composer of songs is John Dowland. His lute songs were inspired by the lyric word and the great polyphony of his time and yet he brought new instrumental color to his writing, such as tremolo in one fantasy.
Discography
All Frank Wallace recordings available on www.gyremusic.com
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On Gyre
2019 A Distant Wind CD | music inspired by faraway times and places
Frank Wallace guitar and composer; his own new works, vol. IV
music by Wallace, Britten and Sagreras; guitar by Aaron Green, 2018
2016 Omaggio | music of Villa-Lobos, de Falla, Turina, Tárrega, Mompou and Wallace on 1931 Hauser I guitar
2015 Four Extraordinary Spanish Guitars, music of Aguado, Giuliani, Mertz, Tárrega, de Falla and Wallace on Gutierrez, 1854; Soto y Solares, c. 1860; Manuel Ramirez, c. 1910; Fleta, 1964
2014 Elemental CD Frank Wallace, his own new works, vol. III, guitar by Hermann Hauser, 1931
2014 Gargoyles | mandolin music of Frank Wallace with Mare Duo – Annika Hinsche, mandolin; Fabian Hinsche, guitar; with Anne Wolf, mandolin; Kristina Lisner, mandola; Melanie Hunger, mandolin II; Thomas Kolarczyk, contra bass
2013 The Romantic Guitar EP | romantic guitar music of the 19th century played on original instruments, three magnificent guitars: 1822 Panormo, 1854 Gutiérrez and 1860 Soto y Solares; music by Mertz, Aguado, Diabelli, Giuliani and Bateman.
2013 The Song of Albin EP | by Frank A. Wallace suite in G minor for solo guitar, six movements honoring Wallace’s Scottish ancestors, guitar by Ignacio Fleta, 1964
2012 Father Said | sixteen songs for medium voice and guitar, op. 28; Set to wise and humorous poems about early American life on the prairie by the composer’s grandfather
2011 Gyre Spotlight One: Spanish Songs–Frank Wallace, composer | Nancy Knowles, mezzo-soprano, Nury Ulate, flute, David Mozqueda, guitar, Frank Wallace, guitar
2010 The Great Deep |songs of transition (Volume II of The Songs of Frank Wallace) features three song cycles and other new works by Frank Wallace; Nancy Knowles, mezzo soprano, Frank Wallace, 10-string guitar by Stephen Connor, 2007
2007 JOY: carols and songs for a season of light; new arrangements of traditional and ancient carols for guitar solo; Frank Wallace, guitar by Ignacio Fleta, 1964
2004 Woman of the Water | new Songs by Frank Wallace; Duo LiveOak, Nancy Knowles, mezzo soprano, Frank Wallace, guitar, lute, baritone.
2004 Delphin | music for solo vihuela de mano; Frank Wallace, vihuela de mano by Joel van Lennep, 1990
2004 Sketches | a collection of miniatures by Frank Wallace, guitarist/composer, guitar by Ignacio Fleta, 1964
2003 Piva Renaissance Songs of Spain and Italy; Duo LiveOak, Nancy Knowles, mezzo soprano, Frank Wallace, lutes, vihuela, baritone
2002 Schubert and Mertz Duo LiveOak, Nancy Knowles, mezzo soprano, Frank Wallace, romantic guitar, baritone.
2001 Frank Wallace: his own new works, vol. I; Frank Wallace, guitar by Ignacio Fleta, 1964
Listen: Frank Wallace CD Sampler
Listen: Frank Wallace Compositions
Listen: Frank Wallace Sings
For the Childbloom Guitar Program
2003 Frank Wallace, guitar; Tunes You Can Play for the Childbloom curriculum; works of Bogdanovich, Wallace, Taylor Carcassi, Sor, and much more.
On PDI
2000 Madison’s Crystal Flute music of Drouet, Carulli and Molino; Rob Turner, crystal flute (from the Smithsonian collection), Frank Wallace, 19th century guitar. PDI CD 12022
On Centaur
1997 Lanterns of Fire: Love and the Mystic in Renaissance Spain; LiveOak and Company, Nancy Knowles, mezzo soprano, Frank Wallace, lutes, vihuela, baritone, Grant Herreid, lutes, baritone, Jane Hershey, viola da gamba.
1992 !Ay de Mi! Music for Vihuela and Voice; Frank Wallace, vihuela de mano, baritone
1991 The Art of Flemish Song Renaissance music by Josquin, LaRue, Willaert and others; Duo LiveOak, Nancy Knowles, mezzo soprano, Frank Wallace, lutes, vihuela, baritone.
On Mnemosyne
(Titanic)
1989 The Lost Spindle theatrical music of Renaissance Spain; LiveOak and Company, Nancy Knowles, mezzo soprano, Frank Wallace, vihuela, baritone, Steve Yakutis, baritone; reissued on Musical Heritage Society
1982 Don Alfonso the Wise Medieval songs of Spain; Trio LiveOak: Nancy Knowles, mezzo soprano; Frank Wallace, vihuela, baritone; John Fleagle, tenor, rebec, percussion
1980 Star Shining on the Mountain Traditional and Ancient music of Spain; Trio LiveOak: Nancy Knowles, mezzo soprano; Frank Wallace, vihuela, baritone; John Fleagle, tenor, rebec, percussion
1978 LiveOak Live Live performances of medieval and traditional music of Spain; LiveOak Consort: Nancy Knowles, mezzo soprano; Frank Wallace, vihuela, baritone; John Fleagle, tenor, rebec, percussion; Margot Chamberlain, alto, harp; Michael Blackwell, lute, bass.
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