Mark Anthony Cruz

Classical guitar playing is a centuries old discipline that has yielded innumerable scores for duets, and yet, it sometimes seems there is never enough. This anthology is a carefully crafted contribut...

In September of 2018, guitarist, Toby McWilliams commissioned Cruz to write a three-movement guitar solo after hearing his Five Pieces in C on the internationally syndicated radio show, Classical Guit...

Out of the many guitarist-composers throughout time, the guitar music of Barrios is arguably some of the most well-written. Originally for solo guitar, Vals Op. 8, No. 3 is reimagined here to accommod...

Shouts and Whispers was originally composed for guitar quartet in 2018. Each part primarily consists of single lines which happen to pair perfectly in a two-guitar reduction. This pairing provides gui...

The Classical Guitarist's Gig Book is an essential collection of classic works either written or transcribed for solo guitar. Many of the pieces are frequently requested for ceremonial or formal event...

This second volume of The Classical Guitarist's Gig Book contains 63 intermediate to advanced solo arrangements of pieces in various styles. From "The Water Is Wide" and Christmas and patriotic favori...

Rhapsody Waltz was conceived in 2024 as a musical conversation for Texas-based artists, Ibison Guitar Duo. It consists of a medium-paced introduction where exchanges of melody are used from the beginn...