Candice Mowbray Classical Guitarist

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Biography

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 currently studies guitar with 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 Conference.   She has competed nationally and performed in masterclasses with many internationally renowned artists including Angel Romero, Sharon Isbin, Roland Dyens, Adam Holzman, Ron Pearl, Eduardo Isaac, 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.  

 

Mowbray has dedicated a great portion of her time to teaching guitar as well as music history and theory.  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 School  for gifted guitar students.  She founded the Western Maryland Guitar Salon which met between 2003-2007, published a quarterly newsletter "Guitar News", and  founded the first ever Hagerstown Community College Guitar Orchestra.  She is the organizer of the annual Hagerstown Community College Guitar Mini-Festival.  She is author of "Guitar Notes", a method book for group guitar instruction and "A Study Guide for Music Appreciation" published by Pearson Customs.  She appears as a guest lecturer speaking on topics pertinent to music history, theory, 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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