Many of Guitar Houston's members are established teachers and outstanding performers. If you are looking for a great teacher, or want to find a classical guitarist in your area for hire to perform, you may contact any of the people listed below. The following is a partial listing of our professional membership, alphabetically by last name. The individuals listed below are of a high professional caliber and are recommended by Guitar Houston.
If you would like to be added, contact guitarhouston@houston.rr.com. You must be a current member of Guitar Houston. Please provide contact information and qualifications. Guitar Houston reserves the right to decide who will be listed by board of directors vote, based on your credentials. We generally require teaching at a college level and graduation from an esteemed guitar degree program, plus audition at a public Guitar Houston meeting to demonstrate performance ability.
Miguel Antonio
Flamenco, Classical and Latin American Guitar
Studied with Pepe Romero, Juan Serrano, Paco Peña, Sabícas, Sanlucar, others.
Southern Methodist University in Dallas with Robert Guthrie
Lessons 1-2 Sundays per month in Magnolia at Texas Select Music
David Barfield at 281-367-9060 to sign up
ole@miguelantonio.com
Miguel Antonio web site
Bruce Brogdon
Classical Guitar, Lute, Theorbo, Renaissance Guitar, Vihuela
Professor of Guitar at HCC Southwest and Northwest Campuses
Univ. of St. Thomas, studied with Pepe Romero, Manuel Barrueco, Pat O'Brien, Paul O'Dette.
Early Music Specialist
713-522-6489
bbrogdon@houston.rr.com
Andrea Cannon
Instruction-Students ages 3 and up / Apprenticeships available in Suzuki Guitar Method
Suzuki Certified Teacher Trainer
Berklee College of Music Performance Major
Studied with Robert Guthrie from SMU
281-320-9656
Guitar@CannonSong.com
CannonSong Media web site
Jeremy S. Garcia
Performance and Instruction
Master's degree (guitar) from Southern Methodist University with
Robert Guthrie
"Professor of Guitar" at San Jacinto College South
281.484.1900 x3313
jeremy@garciayreyna.com (be sure
to include "guitar" in the subj)
Jeremy S. Garcia web site
with bio, resume, mp3 files, and links.
Marc Garvin
Performance and Instruction
Guitar Instructor, Recording artist
Guitar performance degree from Carnegie-Mellon University.
Performed and toured with The Houston Ballet. Performs with The Houston Symphony and The Houston Grand Opera.
Former Professor of Guitar, Houston Baptist University, Houston Community College and San Jacinto Jr. College.
713-729-0850
E-Mail: marcgarvin@sbcglobal.net
Web Site: www.houstonguitarist.com
Terry Gashchen
Instruction
Professor of Guitar at St. Thomas University
Student of Pepe Romero
713-522-7844
gaschen@marsh.owlnet.rice.edu
Edward Grigassy
Performance and Instruction
Master's degree (guitar) from New England Conservatory with Eliot
Fisk.
Bachelor degree (guitar) from U.T. Austin with Adam Holzman.
Guitar instructor, College of the Mainland and Bellaire High School.
713.283.0897
guitar@texas.net
Web site: guitar.home.texas.net
Valerie Hartzell-Nejako
Performance and Instruction
Bachelor's of Music from Peabody Conservatory of J.H.U. with Manuel
Barrueco.
Master's degree in music (guitar) from Radford University with Robert
Trent; Adjunct Faculty.
College instructor. Professional Teacher in the Preparatory/Continuing
Education Department at Moores School of Music,
University of Houston.
First prize winner of competition "Concours de Guitare Classique
Heitor Villa-Lobos" in France, summer 2000.
1st place winner of the 10th International Guitar Competition "Simone Salmaso"in Viareggio, Italy
First Winner of KRTS, 92.1FM K-Artist of the Month Contest (August 2003)
281-856-9920 (H) Houston
936-273-7071 (O)
valeriehartzell@yahoo.com
Valerie Hartzell Web Site
Mark Moore
Performance and Instruction
Master's degree in music (guitar) from U.T. Austin with Adam Holzman.
Guitar instructor: Houston Baptist University and Bellaire High
School.
713-498-2362
mail@MarkMooreGuitar.com
www.MarkMooreGuitar.com
Valdemar Phoenix
Performance and Instruction
Flamenco Guitarist, soloist & accompanist of Gitanerias Flamenco
Artists
CD recordings: Ritmo Azul (2005); Nuestra Sangre Flamenca (1998)
Performance video: Grafico
713-640-2975
flamenco@flamencoinc.org
Web Site: Lucia y Valdemar
- Gitanerias Flamenco
Peter Polujin
Performance and Instruction
Graduate of Tchaikovsky Academy of Music, Kiev, 1970
Soloist with "Russian State Concert Company" for 20 years
Performed for Bill Clinton, Boris Yeltsin in Kiev 1995
polujin@yahoo.com
832-237-6936 (ask for Olga Polujin). Willowbrook Mall area
Peter Polujin Web Site
Armando Rodriguez
Owner of Six Strings Guitar Studio
Performance and Instruction
Guitar Instructor for all ages 4 - Adult
Specialize in Music Theory for Guitarists
Suzuki Certified Instruction
Bachelor degree (Music Performance - guitar) from Houston Baptist
University with Marc Garvin.
281-370-7033
armando@sixstrings.org
Web Site
Howard Wallach
Classical Guitar Instruction and Performance
Music Theory Instruction for Guitarists
Nationally renowned author of 19 guitar instruction texts, scale and arpeggio volumes, classical guitar collections and original compositions.
Instructor of guitar at HCC- Central (12 years), former instructor at Lee College ( 12 years), San Jacinto College- South (7 years), Kingwood College ( 1 1/2 years), Peabody Conservatory Preparatory Department (2 Years)
University of Houston: 43 hours of Masters level credits, 1987-1993, Peabody Conservatory of Music: Bachelor of Music in Performance, 1983, Philadelphia Music Academy ( now University of the Arts), 1974- 1975, Conservatory of Lausanne, 1971- 1972,
Cleveland Institute of Music Preparatory Department, 1969- 1970.
Guitar Studies with: Aaron Shearer, Miguel Rubio, Christopher Berg, and Ray Chester; Lute Studies with: Roger Harmon
713 - 665 - 9771
Email: howardwallach@hotmail.com
Website: classicalguitarhouston.com
