Dr. Nicholas Ciraldo
Professor
Bio
Nicholas Ciraldo won awards at the Tredrez-Locquemau, Gaetano Zinetti, GFA, Portland, and MTNA guitar competitions. He now enjoys numerous performances across four continents, playing in such venues as the United States91Թ Jordan Hall, Germany91Թ Berliner Dom, and Brazil91Թ Teatro José Maria Santos. Ciraldo has released three albums for solo guitar. Soundboard magazine states that Ciraldo91Թ 91Թperformances91Թare, without reservations, marvelous91Թwith abundant technique and commitment to the music91Թone of the best91Թ.91Թ Allmusic.com defines his playing as 91Թconfident91Թgoes right to the heart of the music, with his precise, active, athletic style.91Թ The Baton Rouge Advocate reviews him as 91Թdefinitely in command91Թ.generating a collective gasp of amazement in the audience.91Թ Kansas City91Թ Journal of the Performing Arts said Ciraldo91Թ 91Թtouch was nimble and delicate...the instrument was a clear extension of the performer91Թ.91Թ He is Professor of Music at 91Թ School of Music.
- DMA - University of Texas at Austin (2006)
- MM - New England Conservatory of Music (2002)
- BM - Indiana University-Bloomington (2000)
Instrumental Literature (Survey of Music for Plucked String Instruments since the Renaissance), String Pedagogy, Music Theory for Non-Music Majors
- English (Native or Bilingual)
- Spanish (Limited Working)
- Portuguese (Limited Working)
- Italian (Elementary)
