Alberto lived and toured in Europe for 18 years (Spain and Germany), and in Barcelona, he worked as a teacher at the guitar school of Eulogio Dávalos and at María Anglada’s music school. In Germany, he taught at the Music Schule in Minden, and at private schools in Berlin and Hanover. He has lived in Santiago de Chile since 2000, and is the creator and director of the international guitar festival “Entrecuerdas.”

He has performed concerts in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and South America. Abroad he has played with musicians such as Terry Butler, Juango Arrom, Luis Melero, Oriol Camprodón, and many more.

He studied at the Music School of the University of Guanajuato. In 1991, he was awarded the “Andrés Segovia” Scholarship, to study the interpretation of Spanish music with the Mtro. José Luís Rodrigo, in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Juan José has received 2 scholarships for artistic stimulation, awarded by the National Council for Culture and Arts (Conaculta) in the field of creators with a career.

He has participated in important festivals around the world obtaining great success. On several occasions he has toured as a guest soloist in the concert seasons of the following Orchestras: Guanajuato Symphony, Michoacán Symphony, Bajío Philharmonic, Morelia Symphony, León Chamber Orchestra, Bilbao Chamber Orchestra, Spain, León Chamber Orchestra, Spain.

He has taught schools like Conservatory of the Roses of Morelia, Mich. Faculty of Fine Arts of the Autonomous University of Querétaro. He has also taught master classes at different international festivals in Mexico, the USA, Spain, and Austria.

He is currently Director and Teacher of “CREATIVA” Modern Institute of Music and Arts A.C., in Salamanca, Gto. General Director of the International Guitar Meeting of Salamanca.

Press comments:

The classical guitar recital by maestro Juan José Barrón in the Palmer auditorium was magical and providential, really out of series, which the public thanked with great cheers.

“Continental” newspaper Austin Texas

Juan José Barrón with hands of fire and passion, I catch the public with his masterful interpretations. Bravo teacher!

“El Liberal de Colombia” newspaper

Great night we had yesterday with the Mexican musician Juan José Barrón who has offered a superb classical guitar show at the parish temple of Murcia “simply amazing”

Newspaper “The Forum of Murcia”

Mr. Gonzalez has played in important concert halls and theaters in several countries of the world, such as the Hall W. Lutoslawski of Warsaw, Teresa Carreño Theater of Venezuela, Carlos Piantini Hall of the National Theater of Santo Domingo, Teatro Nacional de Cuba, Ingalls Recital Hall of the New Jersey City University, The Henegar Center for the Arts. Melbourne, Marylhurst University Portland Oregon, Settlement Music School Mary Louis Curtis, invited by the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society in its 40th anniversary, the Municipal Theater of Talca, Chile, Costa Rica University among others.

Has executed concerts as a soloist with Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho in Theater “Teresa Carreño” Venezuela, Camerata “Rooms” Toast Havana Symphony Orchestra of the Teatro Municipal de Talca in Chile, National Symphony Dominican Republic, Symphonic Orchestra of massacres, Symphony Orchestra of Middle, Santiago de Cuba

Has participated in important  International Festivals of Guitar in Havana, X Festival Between Ropes Chile, International Guitar Festival ICPNA, Lima 2008 and 2011, Guitar Fest Peru 2014, Guitar Festival of Gothenburg, Sweden 2010, in the Uczenia Festival of Warsaw in Poland 1998,V International Guitar Festival of Arequipa Peru 2007,  as well as in the “Latin American Chair Austin Barrios Mangore”, and has being distinguished by the  Foundation to deliver the ” Calcaño closing concert of the event at the Teresa Carreño Theater.

Was presented as a guest at the concert that he gave the Spanish tenor José Carreras with the Symphonic Orchestra of Santo Domingo in the Eduardo Brito Room of the theater National in November 2002, under the direction of Maestro José Antonio Molina and with the guitarist Berta Rojas and Paquito D’Rivera in the concert “after the Traces“, tribute to the Paraguayan composer Agustín Barrios Mangore, September 2013.

Currently, he is a professor in the National Conservatory of Music of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and Director of the Academy of Music “Ethos”

Has been honored in important national and international competitions. He was included in the Anthology of the music of composer Leo Brouwer, collected in 10 volumes, which was awarded by the importance of the same. Also recorded a disc with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra under the auspices of the stamp disquero MMC Recordings of Boston.  Is a member of the UNEAC

Awards

• First Prize – National Competition of guitar “Amadeo Roldan” 1982
• A finalist in the National Contest of the Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba (UNEAC) 1987
• Finalist and Prize for the best interpretation of Cuban music in the IV International Guitar Competition and Festival of Havana, 1988
• Third Prize – Guitar Provincial Contest “Alejandro Garcia Caturla” 1977
• Third Prize at the International Competition of Guitar in Monterrey, Mexico, 1989.
• Prize to the best interpreter of Spanish music in the National Contest of UNEAC, 1992

which was an award winner for Classical Album of the Year by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors. Other CDs include Ballad Stories, Siente, Cantilena, Airoso – guitar and viola, and Premieres.

Hilary was recently sponsored by the US Embassy to perform and tour in South America, and has been a featured performer in international guitar festivals such as Festival Entrecuerdas in Chile, Festival Internacional de Guitarra ICPNA in Peru, Série Grands Concerts in Québec, the Long Island Guitar Festival in New York, and the Guitar Masters Series in Orlando Florida. She has received grants for composing and performing new music by the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, 4Culture, and Artist Trust. Soundboard, the official magazine of the Guitar Foundation of America notes “Field plays everything with a refined musicality, immaculate technique, and unfailing lovely sound.” The Seattle Times exclaims that classical guitarist, “Hilary Field, is a dynamic player. She doesn’t just recite what can often be complex work, but imbues it with fire and grace.”

Acoustic Guitar
“Field is one of a growing number of gifted women gaining prominence in the classical guitar world…..Field displays sensitive musicianship, solid technique, and a burnished tone. Her premiere of Morel’s “Berceuse” alone is worth the price of the album.”

The Seattle Times
“Field is a dynamic player. She doesn’t just recite what can often be complex work, but grace.”

In the “Taller de Músicos” of Barcelona, he studied Jazz. In Germany he made composition works under the direction of the Chilean composer Gustavo Becerra, and the German composer Olaf Jansen. Alberto lived and toured in Europe for 18 years (Spain and Germany), and in Barcelona, he worked as a teacher at the guitar school of Eulogio Dávalos and at María Anglada’s music school. In Germany, he taught at the Music Schule in Minden, and at private schools in Berlin and Hanover. He has lived in Santiago de Chile since 2000, and is the creator and director of the international guitar festival “Entrecuerdas.”

He has performed concerts in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and South America. Abroad he has played with musicians such as Terry Butler, Juango Arrom, Luis Melero, Oriol Camprodón, and many more.

Gwen Franz has been an active classical violist and violinist in the Seattle area for many years as a chamber and studio musician. A regular extra player with the Seattle Symphony and the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestras, she also was a member of the Northwest Sinfonietta for six years and a concerto soloist with the Bremerton Symphony. Her extensive work in violin and viola include advanced degree studies at Indiana University, the University of Evansville, Michigan State University, and the University of Washington. Gwen has also recently been performing in other genres such as jazz and traditional world music with the string trio Douce Ambiance and Pearl Django.

performances with LA Opera singers in the premiere of Neely Bruce’s “Circular 14: The Apotheosis of Aristides”; performing with Michael Tilson Thomas and the New World Symphony; and appearing under the baton of Chinese composer Tan Dun in his Eastern-tinged Concerto for Six, for which the New York Times reviewed that “O’Connor fluttered on his guitar strings in a manner reminiscent of a pipa player’s technique.”

Additionally, O’Connor is a prizewinner in ten international competitions, including the Tokyo and Frances Walton. His performances have been featured in films, from James Franco’s Don Quixote to Some Kind of Spark (a documentary made on The Juilliard School’s Music Advancement Program) to Scott Tennant’s instructional classic Pumping Nylon, and on radio broadcasts such as KPFK’s Global Village, KingFM’s Northwest Live!, Portland All-Classical, and American Public Media’s Performance Today. His articles and music are published by LACG Editions.

O’Connor also performs regularly in musical theatre productions on electric guitar, banjo, and mandolin, and now serves as full-time faculty of Oregon State University. O’Connor was a full scholarship recipient at CSU Northridge, where he studied with Ron Borczon; the Juilliard School in New York City, where he studied with Sharon Isbin; and at the USC Thornton School of Music under William Kanengiser. Upon completion of that degree, the Thornton School designated him as Outstanding Doctoral Graduate. www.cameronoconnor.com

Berto was commissioned to transcribe the monumental guitar score for Avalon – Suite for Flamenco guitar and Chamber Orchestra by Jose Luis de la Paz, which he performed during its’ debut at the Miami Dade Auditorium in 2015. Other performance highlights include: Performances with Flamenco Pacifico at major Oregon festivals such as Britt Fest, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland World Music Festival, Oregon Country Fair among others; Quintet works by Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Boccherini at the Chintimini Chamber Music Festival finale concert in 2017.

Berto recently relocated to Portland where he divides his time between concert performances, transcribing, composing, mentoring, skateboarding and spending time with his family. He is the musical director of Flamenco Pacifico, Oregon’s premiere Flamenco music and dance ensemble. Their 2017 release “Convivencia” was nominated for “Best World/Global Fusion Album of 2017” by One World Music Awards.

the Theatre du Palais Royal in Paris, the Raitt Recital Hall in Malibu, the Grossmunster in Zurich, or the Hatch Recital Hall in Rochester. His Berliner Philharmonie debut in 2014 ended with a long standing ovation.

Through years of teaching, performing and his education at Portland State University, from which Mr. Holterman holds a Bachelors of Music in Classical Guitar Performance, he has become a highly respected performer and instructor in the Portland area and is known for his flawless technique.

Travis has also enjoyed lessons and Master Classes with Ana Vidovic, Jeremy Jouve, Marcin Dylla, Judicael Perroy, Gabriel Bianco, William Kanengeiser, Martha Masters, David Russel, Oscar Ghiglia, and Raphael Smits.

In 2004, he was able to commission an original work by Mr. Bryan Johanson for solo guitar titled Boppin’, and the following year took that piece to the Guitar Foundation of America’s first National Youth Solo Guitar Competition where he won First Prize. Soon afterward, Travis performed a solo recital at the Northwest Guitar Festival in the spring of 2006. He was also a guest artist at the 2007 American Luthier Guild, featuring his own guitar built by world-renowned luthier Jeffery Elliot. He was most recently welcomed as a guest artist at the Corvallis Guitar Society and the Jefferson Classical Guitar Society in April of 2018.

Travis was recognized by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development as a Davidson Fellow, as well as received a Young Artists Award from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation. The JKCF has provided him with a Young Scholars Award, Undergraduate Scholar Award, and Graduate Arts Award, all of which have aided his artistic and professional development through scholarship and advising Travis in making critical decisions for the future that is in store for him.

He graduated from The University of Texas at Austin Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music with a Master of Music Performance degree in 2017 under the tutelage of Adam Holzman. Travis now teaches and performs around the Pacific Northwest and loves to share music with a variety of audiences by performing at open-mics, schools, recitals, and through his live-stream practice sessions.