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    Sad day. Micheal was a brilliant classical and steel string fingerstyle guitarist, winning many competitions in both categories. We attended Aspen Music school together around 1977. He was on the a team and went on to study with Segovia. Another topic I won't get into. Performer, teacher, composer, father, husband...RIP my friend....

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    Sorry to hear that. He was a great player, who brought out the worst in Segovia. Nothing wrong with that. Best wishes to his friends and family.

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    Ouch! It’s been a tough couple of months in the fingerstyle world between Al Petteway and now Michael. My condolences to the families of both of these great players.


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    RIP Michael Chapdeliane. He was a talented player, arranger and teacher in acoustic music. I heard him play his arrangement of California Dreaming live at the Newport Guitar show in the early 2000's. Sad to learn he's died.

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    That's sad indeed. He still replied to a comment of mine on one of his YT videos, a week or 2 ago.

    Was he ill?


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    Quote Originally Posted by jaco1
    RIP my friend....
    Not to seem egoistic or anything, but since you seem to have been close: do you know what will happen to his website where he had scores for download/sale?

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    RIP to a talented musician.

    Quote Originally Posted by Rob MacKillop
    Sorry to hear that. He was a great player, who brought out the worst in Segovia. Nothing wrong with that. Best wishes to his friends and family.
    That is an interesting statement…made me look it up…

    https://www.michaelchapdelaine.com/segovia-story/

    I can’t say I’ve had a guitar teacher like that, but I’ve had a swim coach, a couple of high school teachers and a couple of med school professors like that. For the most part I came out better for being challenged.

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    Michael said a letter of commendation from Segovia could make a career. Michael chose a different path and did very well. God bless him.