Candice Mowbray is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree and earned a Master of Music degree in classical guitar performance from Shenandoah Conservatory in Virginia.  In addition to degrees in guitar, she holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in music composition from Shepherd University in West Virginia.  She has studied classical guitar extensively with guitarist and composer Dr. Glenn Caluda, a former student of Aaron Shearer, and has also studied with guitar virtuoso Berta Rojas.  She participated in lessons and conferences at Le Domaine Forget in Quebec, the National Guitar Workshop in Connecticut, the Alexandria Guitar Festival, and the Guitar Foundation of America Convention.   She has competed nationally and recently placed 4th in the Sierra Nevada Classical Guitar Competition which was judged in part by Victor Villadangos and Maximo Diego Pujol.  She has performed  in masterclasses for many internationally renowned artists including Angel Romero, Sharon Isbin, Roland Dyens, Adam Holzman, Ron Pearl, Ricardo Cobo, and Julian Gray.  In 2004 she was one of only two persons selected to perform in Sharon Isbin's masterclass at the First World Guitar Congress in addition to having her biographical writings published in the program for the landmark event.  In 2009 she was selected to play in masterclass for tango legends Daniel Binelli and Eduardo Isaac at the Guitar Foundation of America Convention in Ithaca, NY and in 2005 she was selected to perform for Roland Dyens at the National Guitar Workshop in CT.  

Mowbray has dedicated a great portion of her time to teaching.  She has taught for Shenandoah Conservatory, Shepherd University, Mount Saint Mary's University, Hagerstown Community College, and Frederick Community College and during the summer months  for the National Summer Music Workshop "Dayjams" and the Virginia State Governor's PAVANE program  for gifted guitar students.  Mowbray has also sought to increase the awareness of classical guitar in her local community through a number of projects.  She founded the Western Maryland Guitar Salon which met between 2003-2007, briefly published a newsletter "Guitar News" for guitar students that is now produced as a blog, founded the first ever Hagerstown Community College Guitar Orchestra, instituted group guitar classes, and serves as artistic director of the annual Hagerstown Community College Guitar Mini-Festival. Mowbray is the author of "Guitar Notes", a self-published method book for group guitar instruction and the "Music Appreciation Workbook" which is published by Pearson Customs.

Mowbray's debut CD is titled "Solo Guitar" and is presented by the Falling Mountain Music label.  She looks forward to recording a new CD in the near future.

Mowbray appears as a guest lecturer speaking on topics pertinent to music history, fretboard harmony, and pedagogy, and has volunteered her time by serving on guitar festival committees.   Mowbray gives 50-70 musical performances per year consisting of solo concerts, chamber music recitals, lectures, and private engagements.  

Mowbray plays a 2005 John Price concert classical guitar and a Takamine TC132SC.

Mowbray is  a member of the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society, Delta Kappa Gamma,  and the Guitar Foundation of America.

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