Sam Guarnaccia

A native of Vermont, Mr. Guarnaccia has lived and studied in Spain. He began his study of the classical guitar independently with Miguel Rubio, and with Maestro Regino Sainz-de-la-Maza at the Royal Conservatory of Music of Madrid.

He received his Bachelor of Music degree from North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, where he studied the classical guitar with Maestro Jesus Silva, under the auspices of visiting master Andres Segovia.

He also studied composition and classical guitar at California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, and received his Master of Fine Arts from that Institution. Mr. Guarnaccia has had much experience teaching on an individual and group basis in addition to his appearances as a recitalist.

Professional Experience

Concert and recital appearances in Europe and throughout the United States.

Director for ten years of nationally recognized graduate and undergraduate guitar program, University of Denver, Colorado.

Visiting artist residencies in Sedona, Arizona and Istanbul, & Turkey.

Master Class teaching, guest invitations.
Guitar Instructor, So. California Conservatory of Music, San Fernando, CA.

Private teaching studio since 1967.

Conductor, Governor's concert series, CO.

Appearances with flamenco dancer, Maria Benitez.

Concert/master class production for visiting artists Christopher Parkening, Manuel Burrueco, Eliot Fisk, Alice Artzt, Phillip deFremery, and others.

 

Professional Awards

Research grants to many National Symposia.

Recording and travel grants for recording and presentation of original compositions

Producing and conducting concerts with the Lamont Guitar Ensemble.

Graduate Teaching Fellowship, California Institute of the Arts.

American String Teachers Association (ASTA)

 

Repertoire for
Sam Guarnaccia

Renaissance
English Lute Masters
John Dowland and contemporaries
Spanish Vihuelistas-Milan
Naraez, Mudarra, and others
French, Italian and Continental
Lute Literature

Baroque
Early Spanish and French masters
Vivaldi and Boccherini
Johann Sebastian Bach
Music from the Lute Suites,
Cello Suites, Violin partitas,
Cantatas, and Orchestra Suites
Baroque Lute Masters

Classical
Sor, Giuliani and contemporaries

Romantic
Tarrega, Tansman, Turina and other
primarily Spanish composers

20th Century
Spanish Masters Albeniz, Granados, deFalla
Barrios, Villa-Lobos, Ponce, and other
Latin American Masters
Selected contemporary works

Chamber/Concerto Literature

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