This section is devoted to John Whytock's musical compositions.

Recently re-emerging into the music world and taking his musical composition to a new level now, he has moved into uncharted territory, creating a “neuvo classical” instrumental sound with original concertos composed for guitar and violin.

Last year he teamed up with concert violinist Tara Chapman—who in her own right has been an accomplished musician since childhood, winning competitions, being awarded a scholarship to L.S.U., and serving her time as soloist, concertmistress, conductor, and performer with symphony orchestras throughout the U.S. This talented and vivacious violinist, who can play anything from a classical bow to a foot-stompin’ country fiddle, has been performing and working as a private music instructor of voice, piano, and violin in the Big Bear area.

The sound they create together is rather like listening to a mini string symphony, and is nothing short of astounding. Whytock’s genius for creating intricate melodic and harmonic pieces, which are then transformed to the performance level by the two innovative and talented stringed-instrument masters, has produced a true musical work of art. Between them, they represent nearly 75 years of combined experience.

In February 2001, they found themselves at the Song Farm Studio in Joshua Tree, working with master recording engineer Steve Lester (a.k.a. Eric Neil, songwriter, performer, and founder of the J.T. Shakers band), recording their first promotional CD, “Avalon.” Comprised of 10 intricately woven and freshly creative works (only a fraction of the composed works to date), the instrumentals on this first CD are a dazzling combination of violin strings and guitar strings in lyrical juxtaposition.

The pieces range in tempo from nouveau-classical concertos to a Baroque-style cantata, from a Ragtime influence to a Latin and South American beat. This inspired, evocative music is truly from the heart and soul... suitable for all lovers of great music and reminiscent of the free-spirited Vivaldi, the genius Bach, the moody Dvorjak, the emotional Beethoven, the passionate Rachmaninoff, and the enlightened Segovia.