Guitar and Fretted Strings at CPP
Many of Cal Poly Pomona's more than 200 music majors study, perform or record on classical guitar, jazz or commercial guitar, electric bass, guitarrón, latin vihuela, or mandolin. Occasionally the halls echo to the strains of a banjo or ukulele. Our program welcomes music of every kind, seeking the extraordinary within each genre. We study joy and melancholy, braiding into vibrancy the strands of thought, technique and feel.
Ensemble concerts are given every term, featuring the full range of forces from solos and duos to chamber groups and massed guitars. Performances often also feature collaborations with singers and other instrumentalists, or premieres of student compositions and arrangements.
At a glance: CPP Fretted Strings
Jeff Miley (jazz and commercial guitar) - http://www.jeffmiley.com/HOME.html
Darren “Buzz” Gravelle (guitar, mandolin, commercial guitar, fretless guitar) - http://www.buzzgravelle.com/
Baba Elefante (electric bass) - Facebook/@BelefanteMusic
Philip Graulty (guitar, electric guitar) - http://www.philipgraulty.com/
Beginning and Advanced Improvisation
Classical Guitar Studio (individual lessons)
Commercial Guitar Studio, Jazz (individual lessons)
Electric Bass Studio (individual lessons)
Beginning Guitar Class
Intermediate Guitar Class
Guitar Seminar (a weekly performance opportunity)
Guitar Literature (the history of the instrument and its music)
Beginning Guitar (for music educators)
Felix Salazar, founding member of The Los Angeles Electric 8 - http://losangeleselectric8.com/ and FeatherWolf - https://www.facebook.com/FeatherWolftheband
Philip Graulty, of The Los Angeles Electric 8 and Bridge to Everywhere - http://www.bridgetoeverywhere.org/, faculty member at CPP.
Eric Pham, composer, guitarist, bowed guitarist - https://www.facebook.com/EricPhamMusic/
Nicholas Barrett, composer, guitarist, prepared guitarist and transcriber for banjo of Krenek and Hindemith solo sonatas.
Dusan Bogdanovich - http://www.dusanbogdanovic.com
Rohan Stevenson - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSF_z5tBZKQ
Lynn McGrath - https://www.lynnmcgrath.com/
John Schneider - http://www.johnschneider.la/
The Mobius Trio - https://www.facebook.com/mobiustrio/
The Living Earth Show - thelivingearthshow.com/
Fabio Cascioli - www.giuliochiandetti.it/testi/viozzi_guitar_duo.htm
Marco Cappelli - marcocappelli.com/
Torsten Ratzkowski - www.torsten-ratzkowski.de/
The LA Electric 8 - http://losangeleselectric8.com/
FeatherWolf - https://www.facebook.com/FeatherWolftheband
Julian Coryell
Gil Gutierrez