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| '''Sila Godoy''', said to be the most accomplished new world classical guitarist in the generation following ], was born in ] ] on December 4th, ]. | |||
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| As child Sila had the advantage of growing up in a rich musical environment. His mother and his uncles were talented musicians who exposed him at an early age to the ], ], ], ] and tropical ]. Sila soon began to play each of these with a precocity that amazed his elders. By this time the guitar had become his lifelong obsession as he began interpreting the traditional masters of classical Spanish guitar, ] and ]. | |||
| Having set his course, Sila left his home of Villarrica at the age of 16, carrying two guitars and a smsll satchel of his music, to accept a scholarship at the National Music Conservatory in ] ]. At the age of 22 he was requested by the President of Paraguay to play in a special command performance. By age 24 he graduated from the conservatory as a professor of ] and ]. | |||
| Following graduation he was awarded a grant to continue his musical education in ], where he remained for nine years under the tutelage of ]. During these years Sila concentrated on refining his tecnique into the virtuosity admired today. | |||
| In ], the world master ] invited Sila to study in ], with all expenses paid, at his renowed classical guitar school at ]. For three years he sudied and traveled with Segovia. | |||
| In ] Godoy, at the personal invitation of ], first visited the United States to do a concert tour. During this trip he was featured as a broadcast soloist on the ] and played with such notable American guitarists as ], ] and ]. In subsequent US tours he has played in most major cities and in ] volunteered to tour ], Paraguay's "sister state" where he also taught master classes at the ]. More recently he has toured ] (]), ] (]), and has made numerous appearances in the ]n nations. | |||
| Besides being a consummate performer Godoy is a composer in his own right. He has a considerable body of compositions to his credit such as "Ekstasis" and "4 pieces for classical guitar", both published in ]. | |||
| Perhaps his masterpiece, however, is the composition "Jana Szenes". This composition containing 6 pieces following the aesthetics of ] was written in ] to honor the Jewish heroine, ], who was executed by the ] for her activities to help her people in ] in ]. | |||
| At present Godoy, known as "El Maestro" by his aficionados, resides in ] Paraguay where he performs, teaches and writes. | |||
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