Over the last twenty years Jeffrey McFadden has established himself as the pre-eminent Canadian guitarist of his generation. Concert engagements have taken him throughout Canada, the United States and into Europe. He has been a featured performer at several international music festivals, including Guitar ’87 and GuitarFest ’91 in Toronto, the Guitar Foundation of America Convention, Gitarren-Symposium Iserlohn, Lachine International Guitar Festival, the Columbus Guitar Symposium, the Niagara International Chamber Music Festival, the National Flute Association (USA) Convention, the Festival Mediterraneo della Chitarra, the Acadia Guitar Festival and others.

In 1992 Jeffery McFadden was awarded a Silver Medal in the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition and was also a prize-winner in the 1993 Great Lakes Guitar Competition. His début recording was the first in the Laureate Series on Naxos and was released world-wide. Since its release this recording has sold in the tens of thousands of copies. His playing has received enthusiastic critical acclaim; London’s Daily Telegraph wrote “McFadden’s ability to make the guitar sing is second to none”, and Classic CD has described his playing as“major artistry”. ClassicsToday.com raved about McFadden’s recording of concert works by Napoléon Coste saying, “Jeffrey McFadden is not only an extraordinary guitarist — he’s also an inspired musician.”

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