PERFORMERS 2011

RENE GONZALEZ, Associate Professor (Classical Guitar), received B.M., M.M., and D.M.A. degrees from the University of Miami under the tutelage of Maestro Juan Mercadal. Director of the Classical Guitar program and nationally respected pedagogue, Dr. Gonzalez’ classroom methods “The Advancing Classical Guitarist”, published by Ellis Family Music, Inc. is widely used by public and private schools throughout the U.S. He has presented numerous lectures, workshops and clinics for state and national music education conventions in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, New York, New  Jersey, Chicago, Arkansas, Utah, Nevada and Arizona.

As an artist he has performed solo, in chamber music and with orchestra in the U.S., Festival Internacional de Guitarra, Acapulco, Mexico; IV Internacional de Guitarra, Queretaro, Mexico; Latino sin Frontera Festival, Costa Rica; Festival Internacional de Guitarra, Puerto Rico; 15^th International guitar Festival, Czech Republic; Piani Musical 2009, Imperia, Italy, Festval Internazionale dell” Adriatico, Pescara, Italy 2010 and the Festival Internacional de la Musica Classica, Navas de San Juan, Spain, 2010. His CD “The Hummingbird” was released in 2000 on the EFM label.

As an organizer, Rene Gonzalez is director of the “Guitar, Bass Guitar and Drum Set” summer camp since 1990 and is director of the annual Miami International Guitar Festival, hosted at the University of Miami in the month of June.