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The guitar is without a doubt one of the most popular instruments in the world. However, the classical guitar is not widely familiar to many people. Even though it is not familiar, the comment I hear from audience members after they hear me play is, “I didn’t know the guitar can sound like that.” To my surprise, I even hear that comment from well esteemed classical musicians. 

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My mission with starting this guitar orchestra is to make the classical guitar have the same popularity and reputation as the other classical music instruments. It is such a beautiful art form and has so much potential to touch the hearts of a much wider audience. One of Andres Segovia’s goals in his career was for “conservatories to teach guitar at the same dignified level as the piano, violin and cello.” As a classical guitar educator, I will continue that mission in hopes that the guitar will be just as familiar as hearing classical piano and symphonies. 

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