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CLASSICAL
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Randall Avers
Bio
Randall Avers was born in 1974. He began playing
guitar at age six
and at 13, gave his first solo recital at the
University of Akron’s Gazzetta Hall. Four years
later, Avers placed second in the Guitar Foundation of
America International Competition becoming the
youngest finalist in the competition’s history. He
won several additional awards in international
competitions ranging from the Yamaha Music Competition
to the Concours Internationale de Guitare
Rene Bartoli. Academic awards include the Theodore
Presser Award and the Harriet Hale Woolley
Scholarship.
As an active performer and instructor, Avers has
appeared in music festivals and concert series
throughout North America and Europe. He has been
invited by the United States Information Service to
lecture and perform in North Africa and Egypt as an
Artistic Ambassador.
Avers is a graduate from the Oberlin Conservatory (BM)
and the
University of Arizona (MM). As a post-graduate, he
attended the Conservatoire Nationale Superiere de
Musique et de Danse in Paris (CNSMDP) becoming the
first American guitarist to receive a premiere prix in
both solo and chamber music. He received additional
education at the North Carolina School for the Arts,
the University of Akron and the Walnut Hill School for
the Arts. Currently, Avers resides in Oslo, Norway.
He has released two self-produced recordings to date:
Vistas (1996) and Puerto Viejo (2004).
RECORDINGS/ALBUMS
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Vistas
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Astor Piazzolla
Aquarella -- Sergio Assad
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