Education
D.M.A. in Performance, Cleveland Institute of Music, expected December 2014
M.M. in Performance, Yale University, May 2010
B.M. in Performance, Columbus State University, 2008
Summa cum laude
Solo Performances
Concert presented for the Virtuoso Showcase Classical Guitar Series in 2011 (Nashville, Tennessee)
Concert presented for the Cleveland Classical Guitar Society in 2011 (Cleveland, Ohio)
Concert presented at Buffalo State College in 2010 (Buffalo, New York)
Concert presented for the Greater Cincinnati Guitar Society in 2011 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Concerts presented at the 2006-2009 Tennessee State Classical Guitar Seminar (Nashville, Tennessee)
Concert presented for the Troubadour Guitar Series in 2008 at Wofford College (Spartanburg, South Carolina)
Concert presented at the 2008 Sauble Beach Guitar Festival (Ontario, Canada)
Concert presented at the 2007 East Carolina Guitar Festival (Greenville, North Carolina)
Concerts presented at the 2004-2007 Guitar on the Mediterranean Festival (Cervo, Italy)
Concert presented at the 2007 Guitar Festival of Lipica (Lipica, Slovenia)
Concert presented for the Fort Worth Guitar Guild in 2006 (Fort Worth, Texas)
Concert presented for the Fitzgerald Arts Council Concert Series in 2005 (Fitzgerald, Georgia)
Concert presented at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in 2006 (Albany, Georgia)
Performance on National Public Radio’s From the Top in 2003 (Bristol, Tennessee)
Ensemble Performances
Guitar concerto performance with the Albany Symphony Orchestra in 2010 (Albany, Georgia)
Guitar and voice performance for the 2010 Guitar on the Mediterranean Festival (Cervo, Italy)
Guitar quartet performance for the Connecticut Guitar Society in 2008 (Hartford, Connecticut)
Guitar quartet performance for the 92nd street Y in 2008 (New York City)
Guitar duo concerto performance with the Columbus State University Philharmonic Orchestra in 2007 (Columbus, Georgia)
Performance with the Columbus State University Wind Symphony in 2006 (Columbus, Georgia)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance at Columbus State Guitar Symposium, February 2013 (Columbus, Georgia)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance at University Louisiana at Lafayette, March 2013 (Layfayette, Louisiana)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance at Kennesaw State University, March 2013 (Kennesaw, Georgia)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance at Cut Bait Music Festival, May 2013 (Columbus, Georgia)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance at the Conservatorul George Enescu, June 2013 (Iasi, Romania)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance around Holland, June 2013 (Holland)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance at the East Carolina Guitar Festival, July 2013 (Greenville, North Carolina)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance for the Atlanta Guitar Guild, August 2013 (Atlanta, Georgia)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance at Columbus State University with Cellist Wendy Warner, October 2013 (Columbus, Georgia)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance at Porterfield United Methodist Church with the Columbus State University Percussion Ensemble, November 2013 (Albany, Georgia)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance at Columbus State University with the Columbus State University Percussion Ensemble, November 2013 (Columbus, Georgia)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance at the Guilford Community Arts Center, December 2013 (Guilford, Connecticut)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance at St. James Episcopal Church, December 2013 (Montclair, New Jersey)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance at University of Alabama Birmingham, February 2014 (Birmingham, Alabama)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance at the Columbus State Guitar Symposium, February 2014 (Columbus, Georgia)
Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo Performance at ArtBeat with Cellist Wendy Warner, March 2013 (Columbus, Georgia)
Guitar duo concert for the Chattahoochee Guitar Society in 2006 (Auburn, Alabama)
Teaching
Teacher for the Cleveland State University Community Music Program from 2011-present (Cleveland, Ohio)
Teacher for the Celebrity School of Music from 2011- 2012 (Warrensville Heights, Ohio)
Teacher for the Avon School of Music from 2011-present (Avon, Ohio)
Masterclass given for the Greater Cincinnati Guitar Society in 2011 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Masterclass given for the Darton College guitar department in 2010 (Albany, Georgia)
Masterclass given for the Buffalo State College guitar department in 2010 (Buffalo, New York)
Masterclass given for the College of Mount St. Joseph guitar department in 2010 (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Faculty artist at the 2007-2009, 2013 East Carolina University Guitar Festival (Greenville, North Carolina)
Masterclass given for the Conservatorul George Enescu, June 2013 (Iasi, Romania)
Masterclass given at University of Alabama Birmingham, February 2013 (Birmingham, Alabama)
Faculty artist at the 2006-2009 Tennessee State University Classical Guitar Seminar (Nashville, Tennessee)
Graduate teacher of Yale undergraduate students in 2008-2010 (New Haven, Connecticut)
Teacher for the New Haven Public Schools through the Yale Music Outreach Program 2009-2010 (New Haven, Connecticut)
Masterclass given for the Weaver Academy for Performing and Visual Arts in 2006 (Greensboro, North Carolina)
Teacher for the Columbus Conservatory of Music in 2006 and 2007 (Columbus, Georgia)
Teacher of private guitar students 2002-present
Competition Awards
1st prize in the 2006 East Carolina Guitar Competition (Greenville, North Carolina)
2nd prize in the 2006 Music Academy of North Carolina Guitar Competition (Greensboro, North Carolina)
3rd prize in the 2006 St. Joseph International Guitar Competition (St. Joseph, Missouri)
4th Prize in the 2007 Appalachian State Guitar Competition (Boone, North Carolina)
4th Prize in the 2004 Lachine International Guitar Competition (Montreal, Canada)
4th prize in the 2006 National Guitar Workshop International Competition (New Milford, Connecticut)
Honorable Mention in the 2007 Columbus State University Guitar Symposium (Columbus, Georgia)
Semi Finalist in the 2006 Portland State Guitar Competition (Portland, Oregon)
Academic Honors
Edmund C. Saranec Scholarship, Yale University, 2008-2010
Presser Foundation Music Scholarship, Columbus State University, 2007-2008
Woodruff Award, Columbus State University, 2004-2008
Publications
Mozart: Five Divertimenti k. 439b for two guitars. Sharpe Zohn Guitar Duo. Powell, OH: Clear Note Publications, 2014.
References
Professor Jason Vieaux, Cleveland Institute of Music (Cleveland, OH)
Dr. Andrew Zohn, Columbus State University (Columbus, GA)
Dr. Richard Todd, Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN)