Guitarist Candice Mowbray
Guitarist • Educator • Scholar
Guitarists Candice Mowbray and Danny Webber combine nylon, steel string, and electric guitars to perform beautiful and creative music that defies genre. From music by Ralph Towner, Egberto Gismonti, Duke Ellington and Erik Satie to original compositions and commissions, the duo infuses elements of jazz, classical, pop, and world influences into meaningful performances and a style that is uniquely their own.
Danny Webber
Influenced by modern jazz greats such as Pat Metheny, Bill Frisell and Jakob Bro in addition to his background in rock and classical music, guitarist Danny Webber places equal emphasis on melody, evocation and groove. A versatile musician, he has performed jazz in venues in the USA, Italy and Finland as well as performing acoustic, electric and classical guitars and mandolin for symphonic, musical theater and opera productions with ensembles such as the Maryland Symphony Orchestra and Hub Opera Ensemble.
Webber released his debut album, Initial Thoughts, in 2019 and has recently recorded duets with Danish guitarist Jens Christian Kwella and Italian guitarist Lorenzo Cominoli to be released in late 2025. In addition to live and recorded jazz performance, he can also be heard performing with the 7-piece R&B/funk band, Lana Spence Band.
Webber earned graduate degrees in the Humanities and Classical Guitar Performance from Frostburg State University in Maryland and Shenandoah Conservatory in Virginia, and has studied improvisation and composition in private lessons with such jazz greats as Jimmy Bruno, Gerry Kunkel, Steve Cardenas and Wolfgang Muthspiel. He is Associate Professor of Music and Humanities and Music Department Coordinator at Hagerstown Community College, where he has taught for more than two decades. A sabbatical project in 2024 led him to collaborate with musicians and learn about educational programs in Vienna, Austria; Turku, Finland; and Aarhus, Denmark.
Candice Mowbray
Appearing as a soloist, chamber musician and guest lecturer, guitarist Candice Mowbray has been a featured artist for festivals and concert series in Philadelphia, Toronto, Croatia, Washington DC, Baltimore and Los Angeles. She is a recipient of the Maryland State Art Council’s 2020 Independent Artist Award and has performed with ensembles such as Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center, Maryland Symphony Orchestra, Wolf Trap Opera, Satori and Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Greater Washington. Her CD, Reverie, has been featured on radio shows such as In Tune (BBC Radio 3) and G-Strings with Tom Cole (Washington DC), and Blair Jackson of Classical Guitar Magazine called the release “A revelation!”
Mowbray is widely recognized for her scholarship and advocacy for women in the history of the guitar. She has been featured on numerous podcasts, including Classical Guitar Heroines, and her writings have appeared in Soundboard, the journal of the Guitar Foundation of America. After dedicating years of research and writing to Legado, a remarkable recording project by world-renowned guitarist Berta Rojas, it was a deeply special moment to witness the album win two Latin GRAMMY Awards, including Best Classical Album.
Mowbray earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Classical Guitar Performance from Shenandoah Conservatory in Virginia. She has held teaching appointments with numerous colleges and currently maintains a private teaching studio offering coaching and classes in guitar and mindful music performance.
