Speaker: Matt Trkula

Presented by the Lifelong Learning Institute, Manassas

This event is open to the public. For more information about the Lifelong Learning Institute, Manassas, visit lli-manassas.org

This program will explore the history and evolution of classical guitar music, including its various composers, performers, and teachers. Professor Trkula will introduce a standard repertoire of all different eras, show demonstrations of technique, and dive into the Spanish roots of the guitar in advance of Pablo Sainz Villega’s Spanish Nights with Pablo and Friends performance. The presentation will be part concert, part lecture, with a question-and-answer session at the end.

Matt Trkula is a professor of classical guitar at George Mason University’s Sid and Reva Dewberry School of Music and the guitar director at Loudoun County High School in Leesburg, Virginia. He holds degrees from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati and George Mason University. A student of Clare Callahan, Larry Snitzler, and Oscar Ghiglia, ProfessorTrkula specializes in the Segovia style and classical guitar history and pedagogy.