Titles by: RICARDO IZNAOLA
RICARDO IZNAOLA
Ricardo Iznaola has pursued for over five decades an international career as performing and recording artist, composer, teacher and author. An American citizen, he was born in Havana, Cuba in1949, and has resided since 1980 in the United States, after having lived in Venezuela and Spain, countries where he established deep personal and musical roots. Winner of nine international prizes as performer and composer, he has performed, offered masterclasses, judged international competitions and appeared in many music festivals in four continents. His published works include four books on guitar technique, practicing methodology, and anatomy and biomechanics as applied to guitar playing; over 50 musical scores, for solo guitar, guitar and mixed instrumental ensembles, vocal and orchestral compositions; over 25 articles and monographs, and 17 commercial recordings. After thirty-two years of service, Mr. Iznaola retired in June 2015 from his tenured appointment as Professor of Guitar, Artist-in-Residence and Chair of the Guitar and Harp Department at the Lamont School of Music of the University of Denver. During his tenure he also served as Director of the Conservatory Program, founded and co-directed-with his wife, Victoria Brandys-ten International Guitar Week festivals, was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Artist Award in 1990, and named the University Lecturer in 1 999. In 2004 he was named Distinguished University Professor in Music, the highest faculty honor awarded by the University of Denver. In June of 2016, the Guitar Foundation of America inducted Mr. Iznaola to its Hall of Fame, and awarded him the Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award, for "monumental contributions to the life and art of the guitar." iznaolaguitarworks.com