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He has released three solo CDs ("Renaissance Masters and Latin Romantics" and "Musical Banquet") and one CD with the Vancouver Guitar Quartet that have received international critical praise; His latest solo CD `The Golden Century-lute music of 16th century Italy`` was released in Spring 2010.
Alan Rinehart is a co-founder of The Vancouver Guitar Quartet that became a regular part of the Vancouver and Western Canadian music scene in the late 1980's with many concert and radio appearances including a broadcast concert on CBC's ARTS NATIONAL, and enthusiastically acclaimed performances as featured artists in the host pavilion at EXPO 86. After an hiatus of a number of years the Quartet reformed in 1996 and released its debut recording "Estampas" in 1999. The Quartet disbanded in 2003.
His editorial work has included arranging and engraving the guitar performance edition of the Moscow lute manuscript of Sylvius Leopold Weiss for Editions Orphee (see LINKS) and compiling and engraving a volume of music by Spanish guitarist A. J. Manjon for Chanterelle-Mel Bay as well as preparation of guitar solo and ensemble music for his own company NovaScribe Editions.
He was a faculty member of the music schools at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Community College from 1983 to 2003.
After a long time residency in Vancouver, B.C., he moved to Nelson, B.C. in 2004 where, in addition to teaching at the Nelson Academy of Music, he was on the Board of the Nelson and District Arts Council and was the coordinator of the 19th Northwest Guitar Festival, a 3 day event held in Nelson April 16-18, 2009.