THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents
Guest Artist Recital
Carlos Bedoya, Guitar
Saturday, March 25, 2023 7:30 p.m. | Dohnányi Recital Hall
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PROGRAM
(May be subject to change)
Improvised Prelude Carlos Arturo Bedoya
Lute Suite No. 3, BWV 995
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude – Tres Vite (1685–1750)
Selected Etudes to be announced from stage Multiple composers
Aranci in Fiore, Op. 87b Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968)
Tres Piezas Espanolas Joaquin Rodrigo
I. Fandango (1901–1999)
II. Passacaglia
III. Zapateado
Guabina Viajera
INTERMISSION
Gentil Montana (1942–2011)
Aquarelle Sergio Assad
I. Divertimento (b. 1952)
Una Limosna por el Amor de Dios Agustin Barrios (1885–1944)
Sonata, K. 14
Cancion No. 6
Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757)
Federico Mompou (1893–1987)
Lamentos do Morro Anibal Sardinha (Garoto) (1915–1955)
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Originally from Colombia, classical guitarist Carlos Bedoya obtained B.M. degrees in Music Education and Music Performance from Rowan University, and the 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 pursuing the D.M degree at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University as an Associate Instructor and studying under Professor Petar Jankovic. Some of his previous teachers include Sergio Assad, Grammy Award winner Jason Vieaux, Joseph and Kathleen Mayes, and composer Edward Nelson.
Bedoya’s most recent national and international accolades include: Appalachian State Guitar Competition (2nd, 2022), University of Memphis International Guitar Competition (2nd, ‘22), Sinaloa International Guitar Festival and Competition (2nd, ‘22), Florida State University Guitar Competition (1st Prize, 2021), Southern Guitar Festival (3rd, ‘21), Northern Lights Music Festival Concerto Competition (winner, ’21) Sarajevo International Guitar Festival (3rd, ‘21), Schwob School of Music concerto competition (winner, ‘21), Philadelphia Classical Guitar Competition (2nd, ‘21), Hong Kong IFA Guitar Competition (3rd, ’20), and National Federation of Music Clubs (1st, ‘20).
Some of his most significant concert appearances include performances for the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society, Antioquia Music Fest, the International Clarinet Association, the Cape Classical Artist concert series, Uniquindio Guit-Art festival in Colombia, Capilla Santa Clara at the Cartagena Music Festival, and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall as a grand winner of the NLPA competition. Bedoya has also appeared as soloist with the Schwob Philharmonic Orchestra, the Northern Lights Music Festival Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ocean City Pops Orchestra, and the Rowan University Orchestra as winner of their concerto competitions.
Besides having an avid enthusiasm for singing and conducting, Bedoya is also an occasional composer and arranger and is currently a Yamaha classical guitar ambassador.
