About Emilio Garcia
Emilio Garcia
Music Teacher, Expert
Location:
West Hartford ,
CT
Speaks:
English
Instructs:
Guitar, Mandolin, Music Theory, Ukulele
Education:
D.M.A. Instrumental Performance w/ minor in Music History (ABD, May 2026), University of Hartford
M.M. Instrumental Performance, SUNY Fredonia
B.M. Instrumental Performance, SUNY Fredonia
A.A.S. Music, SUNY OCC
Performance Experience:
Solo recitalist and chamber musician, has performed with renowned groups such as the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, Voce Inc., the Fredonia Guitar Quartet, and the New England Guitar Collective.
Teaching Experience:
Over a decade of experience years teaching private students local and abroad ranging from 8-30 years old, experience preparing students for college level auditions, and experience teaching undergraduate students in college level courses
Get to know Emilio Garcia
Classical guitarist Emilio Garcia has appeared in concert as a soloist and chamber musician. His performances have garnered awards such as 1st Prize in the 2022 Rising Talents of the Americas International Music Competition, 2nd place at the 2017 Onondaga Community College Performance Competition, the Louis A. Armstrong Jazz Award, and various other scholarships for excellence in performance and musicianship.
Mr. Garcia has most recently performed in 2025 with the celebrated Hartford Symphony Orchestra on various programs such as “Discovery: I’m a Survivor”, “A New World: Intimate music from Final Fantasy”, and “The Music of Tina Turner” at the 2025 Talcott Mountain Music Festival. He has also been featured as a guest artist with internationally renowned, Hartford based vocal group, Voce Inc. in both 2024 and 2025. In March of 2023, Mr. Garcia was also a featured artist as a part of the Connecticut Guitar Guild’s “Guitar Sessions” Concert Series. Other notable appearances include as a member of the 2020 Inaugural Virtual Guitar Orchestra that premiered the newly commissioned work “Kaliedokithara” by esteemed guitarist/composer Sergio Assad and as a member of the SUNY Fredonia flagship touring ensemble, The Fredonia Guitar Quartet from 2017-2020.
Mr. Garcia has premiered new works for guitar by Fraser Andras, Jon Howe, and Louis Steven Latham as well as transcribing and performing obscure, 20th century Mexican works by composers such as Octaviano Yanez, Francisco Salinas, Guillermo Gomez, and Rafael Adame as part of his research interests in the Mexican classical guitar. Mr. Garcia’s lecture “The Development of the Mexican Classical Guitar and its Repertoire” was recently featured in 2025 at the 3rd annual Connecticut Guitar Guild festival in Cromwell, CT.
Mr. Garcia has performed in masterclasses with renowned artists such as William Kanengiser, Rene Izquierdo, Bokyung Byun, Andrea Gonzáles Caballero, Mak Grgić, Berta Rojas, Adam Cicchillitti, Doug Rubio, Christopher Ladd, Dr. Peter Clemente, and world famous guitarist/composer Leo Brouwer.
Mr. Garcia holds an Associate in Arts and Science Degree in Music from Onondaga Community College where he was instructed by renowned classical guitarist Kenneth Meyer. He also holds a Bachelor of Music Degree and Master of Music Degree in Performance from the State University of New York at Fredonia under the instruction of guitarists Evan Drummond, James Piorkowski, Khalil Sarikey, and Thomas Viloteau. Most recently, Mr. Garcia completed his Doctoral studies at The Hartt School under the instruction of acclaimed guitarists and teachers Christopher Ladd and Peter Clemente.
Mr. Garcia recently joined as an adjunct faculty member at the Hartt School and has taught at various institutions throughout Connecticut including the Ethel Walker School, Miss Porter’s School, The Community Music School of Essex, The Hartt Community Division, Music & Arts, as well as his own private studio.
Emilio Garcia teaches at:
989 Farmington Ave
West Hartford, CT 06107
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