William Kanengiser (born July 22, 1959) is a classical guitarist. He is one of the founding members of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ). Kanengiser was born in Orange, New Jersey.Maurice J. Summerfield: ''The Classical Guitar. Its Evolution, Players and Personalities Since 1800'', 5th edition (Blaydon-on-Tyne: Ashley Mark Publishing Co., 2002), p. 163. He holds a Bachelor of Music and Master of Music from the

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at the

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, where he also serves as a faculty member.Ljiljana Grubisic
Thornton Faculty, Alums Win Grammys
USC Public Relations, March 12, 2007, Accessed March 4, 2009. Kanengiser has won Grammy Awards with the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, which received the award for best classical crossover album at the

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for ''

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''; he has also won for his contribution to

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's performance of

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's Ainadamar: Fountain Of Tears, which won the

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in 2007.

Notes

*Gregg Wager
"Music Reviews: William Kanengiser in Guitar Recital at Ambassador"
in: ''Los Angeles Times'', March 14, 1990

References

External links

William Kanengiser's Official Website

''Allmusic'' biography of William Kanengiser
1959 births American classical guitarists American male guitarists Grammy Award winners Living people USC Thornton School of Music alumni USC Thornton School of Music faculty 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American male musicians {{Classical-guitarist-stub