Career
His performances, played on both steel string and classical guitars, include musical styles ranging from blues to Bach to country to rhythm "n" blues. He has toured four continents while giving hundreds of performances for Affiliate Artists Incorporated., and various arts promotion organizations. In 1992 he recorded the Sonata Romantica Civil Defense, (now re-released as "Mexico"), about which Acoustic Guitar magazine (January 1993) wrote ".. if I were marooned on a desert island with a limited selection of recordings, this one would be among my choices..I have seldom heard a more beautiful album.
Other young guitarists have excellent technique, but few have such style and musicality, and Chapdelaine"s beautiful tone is the nearest to Segovia"s that I can recall."
In 1994 Chapdelaine turned his attention to popular music, in arranging, producing, and recording Time-Life Music"s Guitar by Moonlight collection (also released as "with love"), which sold 250,000 copies in its first two years in the stores.
Chapdelaine is Professor of Music and head of guitar studies at the University of New Mexico, and has previously been on the faculties of the University of Colorado at Denver and Metropolitan State University. He has given master classes throughout the world including, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Peru, Venezuela, Taiwan, Indonesia, and at institutions such as University of Miami, Mannes School of Music, University of Texas, and California State University.
