Roger Lock
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Roger Lock is an Australian guitarist, composer and producer whose work spans classical performance, contemporary music, theatre, recording and education.
A graduate of the Salzburg Mozarteum, Roger studied guitar with Marco Tamayo and composition with Alexander Müllenbach and Michele Gaggia. He also studied with Oscar Ghiglia at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena. As a classical guitarist, he has performed throughout Europe, Australia and Japan, and in 2002 was awarded Third Prize at the Nürtingen International Guitar Competition.
His collaborations in Vienna and Australia have included work with Yorgos Nousis, Dr Opin, Troebinger and Roger Vs The Man, the latter praised in the Daily Review for its “near peerless musicianship and songwriting craft”. As a producer, he produced Laetitia Ribeiro’s award nominated debut album Scream and Lindsey Nolan’s debut album The Rabbit & The Tiger.
Roger has written and performed extensively in Japan, collaborating with Hitoshi Sakimoto, Makoto Shinkai, Akafumi Tada and Yasunori Mitsuda. In 2015, he composed a work for Emma Sholl and Jane Rosenson, later featured on their debut album Vignettes.
Since 2016, Roger has collaborated closely with musical director Max Lambert on numerous theatre productions, including Diving for Pearls, The Literati, The Misanthrope, Letters to Lindy, Clyde’s by two time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, and Eboni Booth’s Pulitzer Prize winning Primary Trust. His theatre work also includes Billionaire Boy, performed at the Sydney Opera House. Roger has performed with Lambert in the acclaimed musicals _Darlinghurst Nights_and Miracle City, the latter also performed at the Sydney Opera House.
Alongside his creative practice, Roger has lectured in guitar, composition and performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Southern Cross University and the University of New South Wales.
Teaching: Guitar, Composition
Levels: Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced
Ages: Children, Youth, Adults
Genres: Classical
Availability: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat
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