Alejandro Montiel
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Alejandro Montiel
Guitar
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Office: Music PR 5
E-mail: almontiel@sbcglobal.net
Profile of Alejandro Montiel
"Mr. Montiel's performance was the finest of our season." ~ Larry Aynesmith, President of the Sierra Nevada Guitar Society.
"Alejandro's performance at Texas State University - San Marcos was a delight. The combination of his technical prowess and lyrical playing left us all fulfilled and inspired. His Dyens was superb!" ~ Mark Cruz, Professor of Guitar, TSU San Marcos
Alejandro Montiel began playing the classical guitar in 1993. Since then, Mr. Montiel has given recitals throughout the US and Italy. He holds degrees from the University of Texas and the Peabody Conservatory, where he studied with Adam Holzman and Julian Gray, respectively. Alejandro has participated in numerous master classes with the world's greatest players and pedagogues - among them David Russell,Manuel Barrueco, Ricardo Cobo, Massimo Fellici, Elliot Fisk, Lorenzo Micheli, Matteo Mela, Lukasz Kuropaczewski and many more. Acclaimed duo SoloDuo (Lorenzo Michelli & Matteo Mela) describe Alejandro's playing as "beautiful" and Pepe Romero noted that Alejandro "understands music very well." Mr. Montiel has also received chamber music instruction from world-renowned musicians such as baritone John Shirley-Quirk, violist John Largess, violinist Daniel Ching and cellist Nina Kotova.
In 2005, Alejandro returned to the University of Texas and is currently studying to obtain his doctorate in music, once again under the tutelage of Adam Holzman. In 2006 and 2007, Mr. Montiel was named a finalist in the Texas Guitar Competition. From 2005 - 2008, Alejandro served as a private instructor through the Austin Classical Guitar Society's educational outreach program, where he worked with the local schools to further their already established classical guitar programs. Alejandro was one of two student assistants under full scholarship for the 2007 and 2008 "Classical Minds" Guitar Festival in Houston, TX. Mr. Montiel has been featured in public radio interviews and performances throughout the US. In January 2008, Alejandro was appointed to the music faculty in Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX.
In addition to his studies and instruction, Alejandro also performs as a founding member of the award-winning Texas Guitar Quartet and the Duo Gran Colombia. Mr. Montiel plays on a 2003 Jean Rompré guitar. For more information, please visit www.montielguitar.com.