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“A complete musician that excels in all range of styles.” (Ernesto Bitetti), Colombian guitarist Carlos Bedoya is a rising concert artist who also enjoys a teaching career as lecturer in guitar at the University of Louisville. Apart from teaching and performing, Bedoya enjoys chamber music collaborations and furthering cultural enrichment through community engagement and volunteering opportunities.
His performance career has taken him to stages in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Italy, Germany, Portugal, and from coast to coast in the United States. Special appearances include recitals at the International Clarinet Association, the Cartagena Music Festival, Spivey Hall, and at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. In addition, he has performed as soloist with several symphonic orchestras throughout the United States, including appearances with renowned conductor Gavriel Heine. As a chamber musician, Bedoya has collaborated with international figures such as Alexander Markov (violin), Yosif Feigelson (cello), and Yuri Gandelsman (viola), as well as a single release with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. An avid competitor, Bedoya has garnered more than 20 top prizes in national and international competitions including first prizes in the New Orleans International Guitar Festival, Appalachian State University Festival, Chicago Guitar Festival, Florida State University, and other top prizes in the United States, Mexico, Hong Kong, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. His commitment to new music is reflected by his multiple premieres of music by composers from the United States, Colombia, Cuba, Moldova, Venezuela, and Peru. Additionally, his compositions, arrangements, and editions have been published by Publications D’Oz, Azahar Press, and other independent publishers. In addition to his teaching and performing activities, Bedoya serves as director of the annual UofL Guitar Festival and Competition, as summer faculty at the Northern Lights Music Festival in Minnesota, and as faculty at the Solstice Guitar Symposium in Connecticut. He is a Yamaha classical guitar ambassador and plays a Glenn Canin guitar with Knobloch strings. Aside from his career as a guitarist, Bedoya has a devoted enthusiasm for singing and conducting. He also enjoys playing chess and racquetball, and spending time with his wife and puppy. Bedoya obtained B.M. degrees in Music Education and Music Performance from Rowan University where he studied with Joseph and Kathleen Mayes, and a M.M. degree in performance from the Schwob School of Music where he was the graduate assistant of famed pedagogue Dr. Andrew Zohn. Bedoya is currently ABD and finishing his dissertation at the Jacobs School of Music, where he studied under professor Petar Jankovic. Download Carlos' CV:
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Carlos is proudly sponsored by GuitarLift and Yamaha Guitars, where he serves as classical guitar ambassador.
He also plays on a Glenn Canin concert guitar exclusively with Knobloch strings
He also plays on a Glenn Canin concert guitar exclusively with Knobloch strings
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