luthiers
Richard Brune
www.rebrune.com
Chicago-based guitar luthier, flamenco guitar virtuoso, music and instrument historian, who has been building since 1973. His guitars are rich, full sounding instruments, built in the traditional Spanish style. In addition to the wonderful and diverse palette of sound produced by these instruments, the workmanship is immaculate.
Stephan Connor
www.connorguitars.com
MA-based guitar builder who employs the use of the experimental sound portal and traditional Spanish design to produce a powerful and voluminous sound. May very well be he best young guitar builder of the 21st century! |
family
Runsdeep
www.Runsdeep.com
Instantly Accurate Internet Sports Scheduler for Schools and Clubs.Veda Levin, my mother, began this innovative company that removes the hassle of Athletic Directors having to spend hours on the phone dealing with other ADs scheduling sports games for their teams. This entire process has been consolidated into one easy–to-use website that effortlessly takes care of the scheduling.
Jon Levin
www.levinphotography.com
My uncle, an amazing photographer and an even better uncle!
Zoe Kaufman
www.zoekaufman.com
Dear family friend and absolutely sublime artist. Also, she is a fellow alumnus of Northwestern University. Check out her work! |
Organizations
Boston Guitar Festival
www.bostonguitarfest.org
The 2007 Boston Guitarfest, run by artistic director Eliot Fisk, will hold their second annual festival and competition at New England Conservatory of Music. This year’s festival will visit the music and culture of five important Latin American countries, including Mexico, Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, and Argentina. This year’s festival takes place June 5-10, 2007.
Boston Guitar Project
www.linguitar.com/bostonguitarproject/index.html
Director Steven Lin and the artists of The Boston Guitar Project seek to enlighten audiences from Boston and the surrounding communities with beautiful guitar music in order to increase awareness of classical music and guitar.
The Boston Classical Guitar Society
www.bostonguitar.org
Since its founding in 1977, BCGS has also provided a forum and community for members who wish to connect with other guitar enthusiasts. Each season BCGS sponsors a splendid array of concerts featuring both promising young artists just beginning their careers and internationally-acclaimed musicians.
The Chicago Classical Guitar Society
www.chicagoclassicalguitarsociety.org
The Chicago Classical Guitar Society is a nonprofit organization devoted to the classical guitar. The society brings the finest guitarists in the world to public performances in the Chicago area and serves as a means of communication among guitarists throughout the Midwest.
Guitar Foundation of America
www.guitarfoundation.org
Guitar Foundation of America is the premier site for classical guitarists. Publishers of "Soundboard" magazine, GFA presents all the best that the world of classical guitar has to offer. Every year they hold the largest classical guitar competition and festival.
The World Guitarist
www.worldguitarist.com
The one place on the web where you locate and access all the classical guitar resources. It is devoted to covering the guitar happenings across the world.
Accademia Musicale Chigiana Siena
www.chigiana.it
This program offers the best guitar and music training under the tutelage of Maestro Oscar Ghiglia, the world’s finest guitar pedagogue.
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Guitars, Music, Gear, & Recording
Guitar Solo Publications
www.gspguitar.com
Strings by Mail
www.stringsbymail.com
Richard Brune
www.rebrune.com
Gruhn Guitars
www.gruhn.com
VGo Recording
www.vgorecordings.com
Guitar Literature
GuitArt
www.guitart.net
Soundboard
www.guitarfoundation.org
Guitarra Magazine
www.guitarramagazine.com
Guitar Review
www.guitarreview.com
Classical Guitar,
www.classicalguitarmagazine.com
Guitarists, Musicians, & Friends
Jim Baur
www.jamesbaur.com
Isaac Bustos
www.bustosguitarist.com
Artyom Dervoed
www.dervoed.com
Grisha Goryachev
www.grishagoryachev.com
Zachary Johnson
www.zacharyjohnsonguitar.com
Steve Lin
www.linguitar.com
Faith McCoy
www.harlemclassics.com
Johnny Salinas
www.johnnysalinas.com
Scott Wolf
www.wolfguitar.net
Jon Yerby
www.jonpaulyerby.com |
Teachers
Eliot Fisk
www.eliotfisk.com
My teacher, hero, mentor, surrogate father, and virtuoso guitarist. A true renaissance man!
Oscar Ghiglia
www.chigiana.it
Siena, Italy
Arguably the greatest guitar teacher after Andre Segovia. I participated in his world-renowned course held in paradise: Siena, Italy.
Paul Henry
Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL
My teacher throughout High School. He was a wonderful inspiration and helped me develop my musical skills.
Mark Maxwell
DePaul University, Chicago, IL
My private instructor throughout high school. He is dedicated to the intricacies of guitar and its authenticity.
Anne Waller
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
My teacher from high school until the end of college. A very thorough pedagogue, incredible guitar historian, and dedicated to the dissemination of the guitar’s legacy to the next generation. I would not be where I am today without her.
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