Tariq Harb

"Tariq Harb Took To The Guitar And Violin At The Age Of Eight And Began Studying At The Queen Noor National Music Conservatory In Amman Jordan. Soon He Was Performing For Small Audiences In Various Festivals And Talent Shows In The Company Of His Rock Band. Once He Had Completed High School Harb Moved To Montreal Canada To Study Finance At Concordia University. After Successfully Graduating With A Bachelors Of Commerce And Working As A Financial Advisor He Realised His True Passion For Music And Auditioned At Concordia University's Music Department Where He Was Accepted To Pursue An Integrative Music Studies Degree. He Studied The Classical Guitar With Roddy Ellias And The Violin With Clemence Merkel Of The Bozzini Quartet. Outside Of His Academic Training Tariq Also Pursued Studies Of The Classical Guitar With Prominent Canadian Guitarist Patrick Kearney And The Violin With Claude Gelineau. He Has Been Teaching His Own Students For Six Years. Since 2005 Tariq Has Played With Various Local Orchestras Including The Orchestre Symphonique De L'Isle OSI Were He Performed The Famous "Concierto De Aranjuez" For Guitar And Orchestra As Part Of The Latin Festival Of Montreal "Festivalissimo". He Also Performed And Recorded For Artists In Quebec And Ontario Including The Montreal Film Soundtrack Composer Jennifer Galatis The Gentlemen's Club The World-Renowned Opera Comedienne Natalie Choquette And Dr. Draw. Harb Has Participated In Masterclasses By Various Performers Including Lorenzo Micheli Jason Vieaux Jose Antonio Escobar And Manuel Barrueco. He Plays On Guitars Made By Martin Blackwell And Otto Vowinkel. Harb Holds A Masters In Performance Degree From McGill University And Is Currently Pursuing A DMA In Classical Guitar Performance At The University Of Toronto Under The Tutelage Of Dr. Jeffery McFadden.
Tariq Harb Is The First Prize Winner Of The 2011 Montréal International Classical Guitar Competition." read less