John Dearman is a
Grammy Award-winning
classical guitar
The classical guitar (also known as the nylon-string guitar or Spanish guitar) is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon, it is a precursor o ...
ist and one of the founding members of the
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) is an American classical guitar ensemble that was formed in 1980. It consists of John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant and Matthew Greif (who replaced original member Andrew York at the end of 2006 ...
(LAGQ). Known to LAGQ fans as the group's
seven-string virtuoso who supplies the deep-bass lines for numerous pieces in the quartet's eclectic repertoire.
Dearman holds a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from the
Thornton School of Music at the
University of Southern California.
[Ljiljana Grubisic]
Thornton Faculty, Alums Win Grammys
, USC Public Relations, March 12, 2007, Accessed March 4, 2009.
He is on faculty at
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it has the second largest un ...
.
References
External links
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
American classical guitarists
American male guitarists
Grammy Award winners
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
USC Thornton School of Music alumni
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