Lawrence Ferrara, classical guitar
Ferrara has the distinction of being the first guitarist to receive a Master’s degree from San Francisco Conservatory of Music. His teachers have included Julian Bream, George Sakellariou and Michael Lorimer. He has performed major recitals in San Francisco, Toronto, Barcelona, Sydney Australia, Los Angeles and at Carnegie Recital Hall in New York. He has performed with the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra, Bay Chamber Symphony, Classical Philharmonic and San Francisco Conservatory’s Chamber Orchestra and New Music Ensemble.
Ferrara was twice prize winner at the Carmel Classic Guitar Competition, served on the music advisory panel to the National Endowment of the Arts and won the California Virtual Campus Award for Best Online Teaching Website for his course on music appreciation. He is the author and performer of “The Student Repertoire Series for Guitar.”