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Clare Callahan, Director
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Chair, Classical Guitar Studies
at CCM, a program she founded in 1972. A student of Bibobi (England), Papas
(US), and Segovia (Spain), she was a scholarship winner to Musica en Compostela.
She has served on the Board of Directors of the Guitar Foundation of America,
the American String Teachers Association Guitar Division, and the Solo Recitalists
Panel of the National Endowment for the Arts. She is a clinician for ASTA,
MENC, MTNA, and the Suzuki Association. An Area Chamber Artist with the Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra and teacher whose students have won major awards, Prof.
Callahan is a frequent competition juror, guest lecturer and teacher. In
2005, she received the Ernest Glover Award for Outstanding Teaching at CCM.
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Rodney Stucky, Co-Director |
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Rodney Stucky, Co-Director
Faculty, CCM Early Music Lab and Preparatory Department. Previous faculty
Appointments at University of South Carolina, St. Louis Conservatory of Music,
University of Kentucky. Performer also on lute, archlute, vihuela, and baroque
guitar. Member, Mano y Arco (baroque improv and continuo ensemble), Apollo’s
Cabinet, and the Stucky-Henderson Duo (guitar and voice). Concerts with the
Vocal Arts Ensemble, Dayton Bach Society, and Hickory Hill Chamber Players.
Performances at the Ecole Normale de Musique and the Conservatoire Superieur
in Paris, France, as well as throughout the U.S. Broadcasts NPR, recording
for Vienna Modern Masters and Fleur de Son Classics. Voice/guitar arrangements
published by Southern Music and “Guitar for the Young” published by Les Productions d’OZ.
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Renato Butturi |
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Head of the Classical Guitar
Department at the University of Evansville (Indiana). Performer also on lute,
baroque guitar & flute. Coach for jazz, brass & early music ensembles.
Lecturer in music history and world culture. Adjudicator & coach. Freelance solo and ensemble
musician.
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Carlos Perez |
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Chilean virtuoso guitarist.
International prize winner. Alirio Diaz Competition, Rene Bartoli Competition,
Printemps de Guitare, Forum Gitarre, Fundacion Guerrero. Recitals in more
than thirty countries in the Americas, Europe, and Oceania. Concerto performances
in France, Belgium, Spain, USA, Portugal, Russia, China. Performer/teacher
in Volos, Vienna, Esztergom, Bratislava, Mikulov, Caracas, Cuernavaca, and
Martinique. Recordings with Opera Tres in Spain. Publications: Lemoine,
Productions D’Oz, Greensland-Verlag. Major teacher: Ernesto Quezada, University
of Chile. First Prize, Joaquin Rodrigo Competition, June 2006.
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Stanley Yates |
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Chair, Classical Guitar Department
at Austin Peay State University. Award-winning recitalist in Europe and America
(Dame Myra Hess Award, London, 1986; GFA Competition, 1990). Guest lecturer
and teacher at festivals, universities, colleges throughout England, Canada,
and USA. Editor of numerous publications for Mel Bay (the Stanley Yates
Series) including “Guitar Music of Stepan Rak,” “ Isaac Albeniz Pieces for
Guitar,” “ Bach Six Cello Suites,” "Method for Guitar," and several collections of his own compositions.
Recordings: San Francisco, Nashville, St. Louis (Mel Bay).
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Karl Wohlwend |
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Faculty, Otterbein College.
A composer and arranger, Karl is featured in New Music festivals. Active
as soloist and chamber musician. Performances broadcast on NPR. Versatile
session player. Member of several mainstream ensemble groups (including a
Celtic Band) in Columbus, OH area. Has longstanding private studio. Degrees
from University of South Carolina and the Cleveland Institute of Music. Major
teachers: Christopher Berg, John Holmquist, Julian Gray.
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Jeffery Van |
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Faculty, University of Minnesota. Established recitalist whose appearances
include Carnegie Hall and Wigmore Hall (London), plus many NPR broadcasts
and recordings. Has premiered over fifty works for guitar, including four
concertos. Has held appointments with Affiliate Artists and Young Audiences.
Active composer/arranger with Walton, Plymouth, Boosey and Hawkes, Foster
and Hal Leonard publications. Respected teacher and adjudicator whose students
have won major awards and forged successful careers. Member of the Hill House
Chamber Ensemble in St. Paul and the Van/Dixon Guitar Duo.
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Extra Faculty/Coaches as needed |
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John Alvarado
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Faculty, Indiana/Purdue Universities, Indianapolis (IUPUI).
Music and Arts Technology Department. Performer, teacher,
Flamenco specialist. Member: Flamenco de Indianopolis.
Given Innovative Artist Award from Indiana University in 2008.
Founding member and President of the Indiana Society of the
of the Classical Guitar. Performances throughout the midwest
and southwest. Teaching positions in Arizona, Indiana, Chicago.
Undergraduate work at DePaul University, master’s degree from
Arizona State University with Frank Koonce. Flamenco studies
with Chris Burton Jacomé and Diego Alonso Aste.
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Amy Brucksch
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Soloist, teacher, and chamber
musician. Member, Keowee Chamber Musicians (North Carolina), Duo Ami (flute/guitar),
Strings of Choice. Previously classical guitar faculty, University of Toledo
(OH). Appearances with Toledo Symphony and Toledo Opera. Ohio Arts Council
Touring Artist. Performances at Oberlin College, Miami University, National
Flute Association, with residencies at schools, colleges, arts organizations
in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and the Carolinas. Featured artist, Greenville
Symphony Spotlight Series, Lake Eden Arts Festival, Haywood County Artists
Series. BM Classical Guitar from CCM, MM Music Education from Bowling Green
State University. Masterclasses with Oscar Ghiglia, Robert Guthrie, Pepe
Romero, David Russell. Recording for Masterworks Chorale.
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Kevin Ebert |
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Faculty in Classical Guitar at Xavier University and University of Cincinnati’s
College-Conservatory of Music Preparatory Department. Also teacher of
special topics in Music History at Xavier. Soloist, chamber musician. BA
degree from Hamline University (MN) with Jeffrey Van and MM from
College-Conservatory of Music (UC) with Clare Callahan, where he
held a graduate assistantship. Masterclasses with Paul O’Dette, Jason
Vieaux, Eduardo Fernandez and Oscar Ghiglia, among others. Director/Manager of Sundin Hall (HamlineUniversity). Served in the Peace Corps in Kirov, Russia for two years.
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Michael Fogler |
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Faculty, Georgetown College, KY. Performer, teacher, arranger, chamber
musician. Member: Lexington Guitar Trio, Elliott/Fogler flute/guitar duo, Kennedy/Fogler vloice/guitar duo (featured concert at the GFA Festival).
Appearances with Lexington Chamber Chorale, Paragon Musical Theater.
Professionally active in the Lexington KY area for 30 years. Former Director
of the Kentucky Guitar Society and faculty member at the University of Kentucky. Studies with David Barison (University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Jesus Silva (North Carolina School of the Arts) and Bruce Holzman (Florida State University, graduate assistant during master’s degree work).
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Richard Goering |
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Soloist, chamber musician, teacher. Co-Founder of the Classical
Guitar Workshop in 1983 with Clare Callahan, Judith Handler, and
Robert Mercer. Former faculty at the University of Louisville and
the CCM Preparatory Department. BM degree from CCM with
Clare Callahan, MM degree from Yale University with Benjamin
Verdery and Robert Guthrie (winner of the Harriet Fox Memorial
Prize and a Charles H. Ditson Scholarship). Performer’s Certificate
from the Conservatorio Oscar Espla in Alicante, Spain with José Tomás.
International concerts in Spain and England. Concerto performances
with the Cordoba Symphonic Orchestra (Spain), the Rome Festival
Orchestra (Italy), and the Huntington Chamber Orchestra in West
Virginia. Guitarist with the Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra (Carmen
DeLeone, conductor) and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
(Michael Gielen, conductor, for Mahler’s Symphony VII). Active
performer for the Ohio Arts Council, Carnegie Arts Center (Covington,
KY), WGUC, local/regional events.
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Julie Goldberg |
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Faculty, North Park University,
VanderCook College of Music, Chicago. Degrees From Chicago Musical College
of Roosevelt University and CCM. First guitarist to receive DMA degree from
Northwestern University. Studies with Clare Callahan, Robert Guthrie, Pamela
Kimmel, Anne Waller. Masterclasses with Oscar Ghiglia, Pepe Romero, Sharon
Isbin, Christopher Berg, and the Music Group of London. Winner, Presser Music
Scholar Award, Farwell Arts Auditions, Three Arts Award. Named 2002 Guitarist
of the Year by “Classical Guitar Alive” (NPR). Active as a recitalist and
chamber music player (“Guitar Plus” in Chicago). Founder/Director, Chicago
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Composer, guitarist, lutenist. Faculty, Berea College (KY), Centre College (KY),
Transylvania University (KY). Performer/teacher of guitar and lute. Active with
Musick’s Company (early music) in Lexington. BA in Music and MM in Composition
from the University of Kentucky. Private lessons and masterclasses with
Paul O’Dette, Nigel North, Elliot Fisk, David Russell, Eduardo Fernandez,
Robert Reynierson, David Kelsey, and Michael Fogler. Composition sessions with
Joseph Baber, Stephen Dodgson, and Reginald Smith Brindle. Winner, “Guitar
87” Toronto New Music Competition for “Variations and Fantasia on Theme
by John Dowland.” Winner, Kentucky Oswald Composition Competition in 1982
for “Four Shakespeare Songs” for voice and guitar. Guitar faculty at the
Kentucky Governor’s School of the Arts each summer since 2006. |
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Christopher Hubbard |
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Faculty, Sinclair Community College
(Dayton, OH), Cincinnati Christian University, in addition to extensive private
teaching. Previous faculty at Antioch College, University of Rio Grande,
and Music at Maple Mount Summer Institute for Young Musicians (Owensboro,
KY). Degrees from Florida State University (with Bruce Holzman) and Marshall
University (with Leo Welch). Recipient of Shirley Turley Performance Award
at Marshall University. Active solo and chamber musician. Arrangements
for guitar ensemble and voice/guitar. Past President and Board Member, Greater
Cincinnati Guitar Society.
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Kevin Mulhall |
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Soloist, teacher, chamber musician,
and arranger. Faculty, Sinclair Community College and Antioch University.
Degrees from State University of New York at Purchase (Conservatory), and
Wright State University. Primary teachers: David Starobin and Minoru. Regular
appearances with Nagasaki (Japan) Broadcasting radio and television networks.
Active performer/arranger in the Dayton, Ohio area.
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Larry Snitzler |
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Performer, lecturer, composer. Faculty,
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. Founding member, Washington Guitar Quintet.
NPR host, performer, producer (Guitar Notebook, !SEGOVIA!). Music Advisory
Panel, National Endowment of the Arts. Music consultant, National Gallery
Art. Lecturer, Smithsonian Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Contributor
to “ Guitar Review.” Concerts in US, Europe, Latin America. Studies with
Andres Segovia, Oscar Ghiglia, Presti-Lagoya Duo, Nadia Boulanger (Paris).
Recordings: Blue Lula, Concord Concerto Label.
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Sarah Wilke |
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Teacher/performer/ensemble coach. BM, Northern Kentucky University
with Robert Mercer. Currently Director of Music at Seton Elementary
School and Cathedral School of Holy Rosary in Rochester, NY. Also
has active private studio. Former Director of the Preparatory Department
Guitar Program at Northern Kentucky University. Founded the “Prep
Guitar Ensemble” and coached them in community concerts. Taught
music for six years at St. Peter Claver Latin School for Boys in Over-the-
Rhine area of Cincinnati.
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Christopher Wilke |
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DMA Candidate in Early Music, Eastman School of Music.
Study with Paul O’Dette. Lute and theorbo recitals in New York
State, Germany, and the Midwest. Soloist Lute Society of America
National Meeting, 2020. Former faculty, Northern Kentucky University,
Xavier University (OH), Marshall University (WV). Classical Guitar
degrees from Mount Saint Joseph College and CCM. Masterclasses with
Oscar Ghiglia, LAGQ, Antigoni Goni, Martha Masters, among others.
Recipient Oscar Ghiglia Scholarship, Composer’s Guild Awards.
Compositions performed by CCM’s Contemporary Music Festival
2002, the Clermont Orchestra (OH), the Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony
Orchestra, Northern Kentucky University. Served as Choir Director,
Old St. Mary’s Church (Cincinnati).
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Andrew Winner |
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Faculty, Northern Kentucky University. Formerly taught at Western Kentucky
University, Trevacca Nazarene University (Nashville). Established classical guitar
programs at both the Guitar Academy in Bowling Green, Kentucky and the
Renaissance Center in Dickson, Tennessee. Has a BM from Western Kentucky
University where he studied with David Kelsey, and an MM from Austin Peay
State University where he studied with Stanley Yates. Active as solo and
chamber musician. Solo CD titled “An Italian Serenade.”
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Patricia Dixon (on leave)
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Guest artists and coaches,
as well as additional faculty members from area colleges, universities
and music studios are engaged as needed throughout the week. |
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