Nicholas Goluses’ 10th Album Features Two World Premieres
Internationally acclaimed classical guitarist Nicholas Goluses’s tenth album, Across the Horizon, has been submitted for GRAMMY® consideration for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. Professor of Guitar at the world-renowned Eastman School of Music – and founder/director of its guitar program since 1993 – Goluses recorded the album at the school in 2025, and it was released on September 19th of that year by respected classical label, Albany Records.
“With this album, I set out to explore musical beauty across cultures, incorporating the colors of each and uniting us all,” explains Goluses, who, in addition to being an award-winning and dedicated teacher, tours the world as a performer. “Across the Horizon represents a voyage across several continents, linked by the vision of each composer to create a soundscape through the guitar.”
From Argentine Tango composer Astor Piazzolla’s Cinco Piezas Para Guitarra – his only solo work for guitar – to the evocative Five Preludes by that towering giant of Brazilian music, Heitor VillaLobos, Across the Horizon spans diverse musical landscapes. Australian composer Phillip Houghton’s Stélé explores Greek mythology and scenery, while Fantasia, written especially for Goluses by American jazz composer and Eastman Emeritus Professor Bill Dobbins, makes its world premiere. Welsh composer Stephen Goss’s A Concerto of Colours captures the vibrancy of the American Southwest in another world-premiere recording that features the famed Eastman Wind Ensemble (Eastman Professor Mark Davis Scatterday, conductor).
“The Goss Concerto is a unique masterpiece,” says Goluses. “The difficulty matching the guitar with the wind ensemble is a challenge for sure, kind of like David and Goliath. But Steve manages to create unbelievable colors in each movement, and the result is a rare and brilliant musical
landscape.”
Goluses chose to end his album with Home by Grammy-winning composer, guitarist, and longtime Los Angeles Guitar Quartet member, Andrew York.
“I wanted to conclude the album with this lovely and pastoral work, as the culmination of any voyage is the return home to loved ones and distant memories,” he adds. “I hope listeners will feel like we’ve been on a beautiful journey together.”
Nicholas Goluses’ concert tours as a soloist, with orchestra, and as chamber musician have taken him across North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and the Far East to critical acclaim. “Nicholas Goluses reaches the highest levels of instrumental virtuosity,” says Generalanzeiber (Bonn, Germany), while Twentieth Century Guitar writes, “Nicholas Goluses is a true American master,” and the Star-Ledger calls him “dazzling.” He has recorded extensively for NAXOS, Albany, BMG, and Linn. “Goluses is masterly, a musician’s musician,” writes American Record Guide. Committed to performing new music for the guitar, Goluses has given world-premiere performances of more than 100 works. His 2023-24 season was highlighted by a performance and premiere recording of a new concerto by Stephen Goss in Glasgow, Scotland; a Fulbright Residency in Ibagué, Colombia; and festival residencies in Colima, Mexico and Malibu, California. Goluses is Professor of Guitar as well as the founder and director of guitar programs at the Eastman School of Music, where he is the recipient of the Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching. Additionally, he was the inaugural Andrés Segovia Professor at Manhattan School of Music, where he received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree, the Pablo Casals Award for Musical Accomplishment and Human Endeavor, the Faculty Award of Distinguished Merit, and the Centennial Distinguished Alumni Award. His students have won major competitions and professorships throughout the world. He is a Fulbright International Specialist Professor and serves as the external examiner for doctoral dissertations throughout the British Isles.
Albany Records has been a leading voice in classical music recordings for over three decades, joining the PARMA Recordings family of labels in spring 2024. From premiere recordings of orchestral music by Roy Harris, Morton Gould, and Don Gillis to music by George Lloyd and Andrei Eshpai, Albany’s extensive
catalog offers classical music enthusiasts a thorough look at the past, present, and future of the genre.
The Eastman School of Music was founded in 1921 by industrialist and philanthropist George Eastman (1854-1932), founder of Eastman Kodak Company. It was the first professional school of the University of Rochester. Mr. Eastman’s dream was that his school would provide a broad education in the liberal arts as well as superb musical training. More than 900 students are enrolled in the Collegiate Division of the Eastman School of Music—about 500 undergraduates and 400 graduate students. They come from almost every state, and approximately 23 percent are from other countries. They are taught by a faculty comprised of more than 170 highly regarded performers, composers, conductors, scholars, and educators. They are Pulitzer Prize winners, Grammy winners, Emmy winners, Guggenheim fellows, ASCAP Award recipients, published authors, recording artists and acclaimed musicians who have performed in the world’s greatest concert halls. Each year, Eastman’s students, faculty members and guest artists present more than 900 concerts to the Rochester community. Additionally, more than 1,700 members of the Rochester community, from young children to senior citizens, are enrolled in the Eastman Community Music School.
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