Dr. Nicholas Ciraldo
Professor
Bio
Nicholas Ciraldo won awards at the Tredrez-Locquemau, Gaetano Zinetti, GFA, Portland, and MTNA guitar competitions. He now enjoys numerous performances across four continents, playing in such venues as the United States鈥� Jordan Hall, Germany鈥檚 Berliner Dom, and Brazil鈥檚 Teatro Jos茅 Maria Santos. Ciraldo has released three albums for solo guitar. Soundboard magazine states that Ciraldo鈥檚 鈥減erformances鈥re, without reservations, marvelous鈥ith abundant technique and commitment to the music鈥ne of the best鈥�.鈥� Allmusic.com defines his playing as 鈥渃onfident鈥oes right to the heart of the music, with his precise, active, athletic style.鈥� The Baton Rouge Advocate reviews him as 鈥渄efinitely in command鈥�.generating a collective gasp of amazement in the audience.鈥� Kansas City鈥檚 Journal of the Performing Arts said Ciraldo鈥檚 鈥渢ouch was nimble and delicate...the instrument was a clear extension of the performer鈥�.鈥� He is Professor of Music at The University of 草榴社区 Mississippi School of Music.
- DMA - University of Texas at Austin (2006)
- MM - New England Conservatory of Music (2002)
- BM - Indiana University-Bloomington (2000)
Instrumental Literature (Survey of Music for Plucked String Instruments since the Renaissance), String Pedagogy, Music Theory for Non-Music Majors
- English (Native or Bilingual)
- Spanish (Limited Working)
- Portuguese (Limited Working)
- Italian (Elementary)