David Thompson Cullen (born March 19, 1959) is an American guitarist, composer, and arranger of various styles of guitar music, including classical, jazz, and world music. Currently he is Artist in Residence at

Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown College (informally E-town) is a private college in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. History Founding and early years Founded in 1899, Elizabethtown College is one of many higher learning institutions founded in the 19th century by ...

Biography

David Cullen began playing guitar at age seven. He joined a rock band at 14 before taking up the classical guitar at 15. From 1977 to 1981 he attended the Hartt School of Music at the

University of Hartford The University of Hartford (UHart) is a private university in West Hartford, Connecticut. Its main campus extends into neighboring Hartford and Bloomfield. The university attracts students from 48 states and 43 countries. The university and it ...

. Notable performances include a New York debut recital for the American Institute of Guitar's International Guitar Festival in 1985, a

Merkin Concert Hall Merkin Hall is a 449-seat concert hall in Manhattan, New York City. The hall, named in honor of Hermann and Ursula Merkin, is part of the Kaufman Music Center, a complex that includes the Lucy Moses School, a community arts school, and the Speci ...

live broadcast for WNYC in 1988, and the 92nd Street Y New York Guitar Festival in 2004. He is an

Artist in Residence Artist-in-residence, or artist residencies, encompass a wide spectrum of artistic programs which involve a collaboration between artists and hosting organisations, institutions, or communities. They are programs which provide artists with space a ...

and teaches Jazz and Classical Guitar at

Kutztown University Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (Kutztown University or KU) is a public university in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on High ...

Millersville University Millersville University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Millersville University, The Ville, or MU) is a public university in Millersville, Pennsylvania. It is one of the fourteen schools that comprise the Pennsylvania State System of Higher E ...

, and

West Chester University West Chester University (also known as West Chester, WCU, or WCUPA, and officially as West Chester University of Pennsylvania) is a public research university in and around West Chester, Pennsylvania. The university is accredited by the Middle ...

Discography

* 2000 ''One Night, One Guitar'' (Solid Air) * 2001 ''Indigo Blue'' (Solid Air) * 2001 ''Equilibré'' with

Michael Manring Michael Manring (born June 27, 1960) is an American bass guitarist from the San Francisco Bay Area. Biography Michael Manring was born in Annapolis, Maryland,Tom Mulhern, ''Bass Heroes: Styles, Stories & Secrets of 30 Great Bass Players : from ...

(Solid Air) * 2001 ''Classical Jazz'' (Solid Air) * 2001 ''Holiday Guitar'' (Solid Air) * 2002 ''Exploding Colors'' (Solid Air) * 2002 ''In the Pocket'' (Solid Air) * 2002 ''The Collection'' (Solid Air) * 2003 ''Grateful Guitar'' (Solid Air) * 2008 ''Guitar Travels'' (Solid Air) Appearances * 1997 ''Windham Hill Records Guitar Sampler'' (Various Artists) (

Windham Hill Windham Hill Records was an independent record label that specialized in instrumental acoustic music. It was founded by guitarist William Ackerman and Anne Robinson (née McGilvray) in 1976 and was popular in the 1980s and 1990s. The label was ...

) * 2004 '' Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar'' (Various Artists) (Solid Air) * 2007 ''Woodsongs'' (Various Artists) (New Land Music)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cullen, David 1959 births Living people University of Hartford Hartt School alumni Windham Hill Records artists People from Natick, Massachusetts Guitarists from Massachusetts American male guitarists 20th-century American guitarists University of Hartford alumni West Chester University faculty 20th-century American male musicians