About John Holmquist:

Among the most acclaimed classical guitar virtuosi in America, John Holmquist has toured extensively throughout North America and Europe, appearing at music festivals from Pasadena to Inverness, Puerto Rico and Budapest, with broadcasts for the BBC, CBC and National and American Public Radio networks. John Holmquist won first prize and a standing ovation at the Guitar 78 International Competition in Toronto and Solo Recitalist Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and is now also in great demand as teacher and adjundicator, as well as in the role of performer. He is head of the guitar programme at the Cleveland Institute of Music, has published a number of articles and reviews and has edited the recently re-discovered Ten Etudes for Guita by Giulio Regondi, found in a private collection in Moscow by Matanya Ophee and published by Editions Orphee.

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