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Timothy Steis DMA Guitar Recital

Timothy Steis, guitar
Will Preston, piano

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Program 

Three Catalan Folk Songs            Miguel Llobet (1878-1938)
El Noi de la Mare
El Testament D’Amelia
Canco Del LLadre

Sonatina to David Russell       Jorge Morel (1931-2021)
Allegretto
Andante Espressivo
Allegro

Concerto No. 1 Op. 99          Mario Castelnuevo-Tedesco (1895-1968)
Allegretto
Andantino alla Romanza
Ritmico e Cavalleresco

Will Preston, piano

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Timothy Steis is an accomplished Classical Guitarist born in the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland. He has received Performance Degrees from Florida State University and Shenandoah Conservatory under renowned pedagogues Bruce Holzman and Julian Gray. Currently he is pursuing his Doctorate of Musical Arts degree at University of Wisconsin – Madison, and is a recipient of the prestigious Collins Fellowship. Tim was a prize winner at the Troy State Guitar competition, and has performed in the Masterclasses of SoloDuo, Pavel Steidl, Jorge Caballero and many more.

Aside from being a player, Tim is also an up-and-coming luthier. He began building guitars during his time at FSU, and was self taught until apprenticing with renowned Baltimore luthier Ross Gutmeier during his Master’s degree. He currently lives and works in the Madison Wisconsin area.