Tristan Bligh is an accomplished classical guitarist who holds a Master of Music degree in Guitar Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (2006), where he studied with reknowned guitarists David Tanenbaum and Dusan Bogdanovich. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Guitar Performance from the University of Washington (2004), where he studied under Steven Novacek.
Tristan has been an active member of the Seattle Classic Guitar Society for many years, and of the San Francisco Classical Guitar Society since 2004. He has studied with noted guitarists Michael Partington and Marc Teicholz and has performed in Master Classes with Eliot Fisk, Paul Galbraith, David Tanenbaum, Aniello Disederio, and the world-renowned lutenist Nigel North. In addition to much-acclaimed solo recitals throughout Seattle and the San Francisco Bay area, Tristan has performed in numerous chamber ensembles and has served as musical director for several UW School of Drama productions. In 2004, Tristan won first prize in the Northwest Classical Guitar Competition, and in 2006, was a finalist in the Portland Guitar Festival competition.
Tristan's repertoire is unique in that it centers on music of the Baroque and Renaissance. While many guitarists attempt to expand the repertoire of their instrument by playing new compositions, Tristan's aim is to revive the practice of transcribing music originally written for the lute, vihuela or baroque guitar, and to enrich the guitar repertoire by exploring the wealth of undiscovered music from these earlier periods.
