On this blog site I will add periodically news and information about concerts and productions about my solo work, duo work with Schlaier Hirt and concert news about Ebi Hamedi. You will also find informations about Schlaier Hirt's Symphonic Works.
If you are a guitar player and you are looking for a teacher, please shoot me an email. My focus in playing and teaching is on chord melody arrangements and chord improvisation.
If you are a teacher you may be interested in the fonts Chords and Scales which I developed in 2015.
In macOS Monterey and Ventura use Finder Search (cmd-F) for the Chords and Scales Library. Select a diagram, type cmd-Y to see the diagram in Quick Look, highlight the diagram and move it to e.g. an open Apple Pages document.
In April 2021, we recorded the pieces Overture and Majoh by Schlaier Hirt in a small orchestral line-up at Roxy Ulm as part of the lockdown sessions. After the videos, the vinyl record has now been released. Thanks to Roxy and all contributors. Awesome!!!
I finished my composition Transformation at the end of June, arranged it for seven-string solo guitar and recorded it. This piece will be part of my planned solo program.
The project was funded by a scholarship from the Ministry of Science, Research and Arts of Baden-Württemberg
The musical reading at Roxy Ulm was a complete success. Many thanks to the entire Roxy team, the city of Ulm and the great audience.
Reader: Natalie Amiri and Navid Navid
Director: Yasmine Asha
Piano & Arrangements: Mike Knehr
Saxofone and Flute: Thomas Hirt
Translations: Dr. Phil. Manutscher Amirpur
Guitar, Idea & Arrangements: Manne Schlaier
In his current novel Talk To Me, T.C. Boyle tells the story of the human socialized chimpanzee Sam who can make himself understood about sign language.
Among other things, Boyle also tells from the perspective of chimpanzee Sam, his intimate and ally Aimee, about professor Guy Schermerhorn and the antagonist Dr. Mancrief who abuses Sam as laboratory animal.
In my composition Talk To Me, arranged for seven-string nylon guitar, I took a close look at the emotional ...
Funded by the GEMA and Neustart Kultur scholarship