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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 currently finishing a doctoral degree at the prestigious Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University where he also serves as Associate Instructor. Apart from performing, Bedoya enjoys teaching, collaborating through chamber music, and furthering cultural enrichment through community engagement and volunteering opportunities.
Some of his most significant concert engagements include performances for the Sinaloa International Guitar Festival, the National Conservatory of Music of the Mexican State, the Wilmington Classical Guitar Society, Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, Florida State University, Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society, the Cape Classical Artist concert series, and special appearances at the International Clarinet Association, the Cartagena Music Festival, and at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. In addition, he has performed as soloist with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, the Schwob Philharmonic Orchestra, the Northern Lights Music Festival Orchestra, the Ocean City Pops Orchestra, and the Rowan University Orchestra. As a chamber musician, Bedoya has collaborated with international figures such as Alexander Markov (violin), Yosif Feigelson (cello), and Yuri Gandelsman (viola). As an avid competitor, Bedoya has garnered more than 20 top prizes in national and international competitions including: Appalachian State Guitar Competition, Chicago Guitar Festival, Art Farm at Serenbe Guitar Competition, University of Memphis International Guitar Competition, Sinaloa International Guitar Competition, Hong Kong IFA Guitar Competition, Florida State University Guitar Competition, Southern Guitar Festival, Sarajevo International Guitar Festival, Philadelphia Classical Guitar Competition, amongst others. Aside from his career as a performer, Bedoya is also a composer and arranger and has a devoted enthusiasm for singing and conducting. He maintains a busy teaching schedule as adjunct professor of guitar at Bethel University, instructor for the Jacobs Academy at Indiana University, and summer faculty at the Northern Lights Music Festival in Minnesota. Bedoya is currently a Yamaha classical guitar ambassador and plays a Glenn Canin guitar with Knobloch strings. 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 studying under professor Petar Jankovic at the Jacobs School of Music. 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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