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DR. DANIEL RAMJATTAN

Classical Guitarist, Teacher, and Performance Coach

Daniel is a highly versatile and accomplished classical guitarist, teacher, and performance anxiety coach based in Toronto, ON. He maintains a career as an active concert guitarist, recording artist, guitar professor and lecturer at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, ON, and private studio teacher based in downtown Toronto. He regularly helps guitarists of all ages and skill levels to break through their barriers to successful performance through scientific methods informed by wisdom and experience.
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Daniel Ramjattan in the centre of a room in a concert hall in Italy, playing with a cellist, violist, and two violinists

ARTIST BIO

Dr. Daniel Ramjattan has become anambassador for the classical guitar in Canada, having premiered dozens of chamber and solo works for guitar. He has given recitals in Vienna, Austria, Italy, and various locations across Canada, the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, and Japan, and has received an array of top prizes in provincial and national solo guitar competitions. He has performed in festivals such as Koerner's 21C Festival, Open Ears, Waterloo, Guitar Alla Grande, INNERChamber, Ottawa Chamberfest, the Livorno Music Festival, Italy, the Alte Schmiede Kunstverein, Vienna’s Contemporary music series, Toronto Guitar Society’s Guitar Weekend, Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival, and many more. He also gave his concerto debut with Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez in 2023 with the Stratford Symphony.


His debut studio album, "Inspirations: New Works for Solo Guitar," features his interpretation of six brilliant works by Canadian composers, including three world premiere recordings, available for streaming on all major platforms. CBC Radio’s Paolo Pietropaolo featured the album as the Record of the Week in March 2022, and WholeNote Magazine described his playing as "beautifully clean."
He recently completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Toronto in August 2022, where he wrote his dissertation on music performance anxiety in classical guitarists, receiving a senior doctoral fellowship from New College in 2021-2022. He often shares insights from his research with his guitar students and performance coaching clients and has given lectures on the topic at McGill University, the University of Toronto, Wilfrid Laurier University, Memorial University, the University of Waterloo, Mount Royal University, and more. CBC television’s the National has also interviewed him as an expert on music performance anxiety.

 

In 2020, he joined Wilfrid Laurier University's Faculty of Music as a classical guitar instructor, and designed and inaugurated the the Faculty of Music’s first music performance anxiety and performance skills course in Fall 2022. His students have received top prizes at the OMFA Ontario provincial guitar competitions, have received the RCM Gold medal, and have attended undergraduate and graduate programs throughout Canada. He has adjudicated several competitions, including the Canada West Performing Arts Festival and the FCMF National Music Festival.

 

Daniel’s past mentors have included Patrick Roux, Dr. Jeffrey McFadden, the late great Bruce Holzman, Lorenzo Micheli, and Jorge Caballero, and he has performed in masterclasses for world- class artists such as Sergio Assad, Judicael Perroy, Pavel Steidl, Fabio Zanon, and many others. He has taken first prize at competitions such as the Ottawa-Gatineau guitar competition and OMFA Provincial Guitar Competition open level in 2014 and 2016. He also placed second in the FCMF National Guitar Competition in 2016, and placed as a finalist in the Montreal and Hamilton International Guitar Competitions.

Daniel Ramjattan plays Valse vertigo by Patrick Roux on a 2023 Yulong Guo Classical Guitar
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Daniel Ramjattan plays Valse vertigo by Patrick Roux on a 2023 Yulong Guo Classical Guitar

🎸This guitar is available in our Siccas Guitars shop: https://www.siccasguitars.com/shop/guitar/yulong-guo-2023-chamber-concert-doubletop-fichte-linkshand/ Daniel Ramjattan plays Valse vertigo by Patrick Roux on a 2023 Yulong Guo classical guitar. Find your dream classical guitar on https://www.siccasguitars.com and check out https://www.ohguitar.com to sell your guitar 😊 Support our channel and become a SiccasGuitars Member with exclusive classical guitar nerd perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR39sLAZ5wS_vrMo4tRylHw/join ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Follows us on: ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siccasguitars/ ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@siccasguitars ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/siccasguitars/ ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/siccasguitars WEBSITES: ► https://www.ohguitar.com/ ► https://www.siccasmedia.com/ ► https://www.siccasguitars.com/ ► https://playsomethingcool.com/ NEWSLETTER: ► http://bit.ly/SiccasGuitars CONTACT US: ► info@siccasguitars.com ► 76137 Karlsruhe, Roonstr. 31, Germany ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ►►ANA VIDOVIC https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWOAHYyavpQhzY5wkpHE0_AGu72x7JjdN ►►J S BACH https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWOAHYyavpQiRD8C05bGImSEXp5KLpMSk ►► ALBUMS & CONCERTS https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWOAHYyavpQj1YvhqLIO5EGz9ikpYTc2m ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Classical guitars are our passion! We are specialized in the highest quality concert guitars as well as historic guitars from around the world. Our passion for these unique instruments and the joy to give guitarists, passionate players, and collectors the possibility to purchase their own appropriate instrument is the motivation that drives us. Another focus is to work closely with established and young, largely unknown luthiers. Together we want to develop new ideas and share experiences with our customers. We also recorded pieces for many great composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Astor Piazzolla and Isaac Albeniz (Asturias). You will also find almost all the classical music composers that wrote for the classical guitar. Make sure to discover Agustin Barrios Mangoré, Manuel Maria Ponce, Heitor Villa-Lobos and many more if you don't know their compositions already You can find our showroom in 76137 Karlsruhe, Roonstr. 31, Germany ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ #SiccasGuitars #impressionism #guitarmusic ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Lighted by Nyta: https://www.nyta.eu/en/
Daniel Ramjattan plays "Sevillana" by Joaquin Turina on a 2023 Yulong Guo Classical Guitar
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Daniel Ramjattan plays "Sevillana" by Joaquin Turina on a 2023 Yulong Guo Classical Guitar

🎸This guitar is available in our Siccas Guitars shop: https://www.siccasguitars.com/shop/guitar/yulong-guo-2023-chamber-concert-doubletop-fichte-linkshand/ Daniel Ramjattan plays "Sevillana" by Joaquin Turina on a 2023 Yulong Guo classical guitar. Find your dream classical guitar on https://www.siccasguitars.com and check out https://www.ohguitar.com to sell your guitar 😊 Support our channel and become a SiccasGuitars Member with exclusive classical guitar nerd perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR39sLAZ5wS_vrMo4tRylHw/join ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Follows us on: ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siccasguitars/ ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@siccasguitars ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/siccasguitars/ ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/siccasguitars WEBSITES: ► https://www.ohguitar.com/ ► https://www.siccasmedia.com/ ► https://www.siccasguitars.com/ ► https://playsomethingcool.com/ NEWSLETTER: ► http://bit.ly/SiccasGuitars CONTACT US: ► info@siccasguitars.com ► 76137 Karlsruhe, Roonstr. 31, Germany ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ ►►ANA VIDOVIC https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWOAHYyavpQhzY5wkpHE0_AGu72x7JjdN ►►J S BACH https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWOAHYyavpQiRD8C05bGImSEXp5KLpMSk ►► ALBUMS & CONCERTS https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWOAHYyavpQj1YvhqLIO5EGz9ikpYTc2m ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Classical guitars are our passion! We are specialized in the highest quality concert guitars as well as historic guitars from around the world. Our passion for these unique instruments and the joy to give guitarists, passionate players, and collectors the possibility to purchase their own appropriate instrument is the motivation that drives us. Another focus is to work closely with established and young, largely unknown luthiers. Together we want to develop new ideas and share experiences with our customers. We also recorded pieces for many great composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Astor Piazzolla and Isaac Albeniz (Asturias). You will also find almost all the classical music composers that wrote for the classical guitar. Make sure to discover Agustin Barrios Mangoré, Manuel Maria Ponce, Heitor Villa-Lobos and many more if you don't know their compositions already You can find our showroom in 76137 Karlsruhe, Roonstr. 31, Germany ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ #SiccasGuitars #spanishguitar #guitartechnique ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ Lighted by Nyta: https://www.nyta.eu/en/

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Toronto, ON M5B 2H9, Canada

(613) 315-1527

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