Eliot Fisk

One thing that is often mentioned in addition to Eliot Fisk's skills as a guitarist and transcriber is his commitment to music as a changing force in peoples' lives. He gives recitals at schools, prisons, retirement homes, and other community institutions whenever his concert and teaching schedules allow it. What makes Fisk stand out as a performer is his passionate, intense playing, whether it be Bach or Scarlatti, Berio or Rochberg, and his transcriptions, that remain true to the original works' musical intentions but are idiomatic of the guitar. Since the late 1970s, he has recorded dozens of albums featuring his arrangements, works written for him, and collaborations with a diversity of artists. More than 40 years after establishing his career, Fisk is still engaged with his students and recording, exemplified by 2022's recording of John Corigliano's Troubadour Variations with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.