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Bachelor of Music - Major in Guitar Performance

Main Subject Area

Performing ArtsMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Originally self-taught, Texas-born guitarist Robert Guthrie won scholarships for worldwide study with masters such as Andres Segovia, Alirio Diaz, Jose Tomas, and Jesus Silva. His concert appearances have taken him to every state in the U.S. and throughout Mexico, Italy, Spain, and Venezuela. He has made recordings for NPR and PBS, which produced a documentary on his performing and teaching. He has given over 100 guest master classes in the U.S. and Mexico and has been faculty artist of the Aspen Music Festival, the Boston Conservatory, Queens College, and Yale University. He currently heads the guitar program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas where his students are frequently competition winners. Mr. Guthrie, the recipient of the 1995 Teacher of the Year award from the Dallas Classical Guitar Society, also pursues a busy concert schedule. His repertoire covers the history of his instrument from the sixteenth century to present day, with a special emphasis on the music of Spain and South America.

Program overview

Main Subject

Performing Arts

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Originally self-taught, Texas-born guitarist Robert Guthrie won scholarships for worldwide study with masters such as Andres Segovia, Alirio Diaz, Jose Tomas, and Jesus Silva. His concert appearances have taken him to every state in the U.S. and throughout Mexico, Italy, Spain, and Venezuela. He has made recordings for NPR and PBS, which produced a documentary on his performing and teaching. He has given over 100 guest master classes in the U.S. and Mexico and has been faculty artist of the Aspen Music Festival, the Boston Conservatory, Queens College, and Yale University. He currently heads the guitar program at Southern Methodist University in Dallas where his students are frequently competition winners. Mr. Guthrie, the recipient of the 1995 Teacher of the Year award from the Dallas Classical Guitar Society, also pursues a busy concert schedule. His repertoire covers the history of his instrument from the sixteenth century to present day, with a special emphasis on the music of Spain and South America.

Admission requirements

6+

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