Vincent Muscarella

Classical guitarist Vincent Muscarella performs along the east coast of the United States and in Canada as a soloist, chamber musician, and ensemble member. Vincent performs in a variety of settings including symposiums, conferences, festivals, music venues, recital and concert halls, and theaters.

As a classical guitarist, Vincent has performed at notable venues and festivals including the DiMenna Center for Classical Music, Port Washington Theater, Long Island Guitar Festival, Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, Kaplan Concert Hall, the Philippines Consulate in NYC, The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT, and the Midsummer Dream Music Festival in Quebec.

Vincent is one half of the Long Island Flute and Guitar Duo performing a wide variety of repertoire from composers like Giuliani, Tedesco, Baksa, and Piazzolla. Vincent has performed in many guitar ensembles in the U.S. and abroad premiering pieces by guitar composers like Andrew York and Alan Hirsch. In 2014, Vincent premiered his Guitar Quartet no.1 at the Guitar Foundation of America Symposium in NYC with the LIU Post guitar ensemble. Vincent has performed solo recitals in NYC, Baltimore, and Northern Virginia at a variety of venues and performance spaces.

Vincent has performed in masterclasses for many of the world’s greatest classical guitarists including Eduardo Fernandez, Jason Vieaux, David Leisner, Paul O’Dette, Andrew York, Gyan Riley, Jerome Ducharme, Raphaella Smits, Newman and Oltman Duo, Rene Izquierdo, and William Kanengiser.

As an educator, Vincent teaches guitar at music festivals, public schools, community music programs, colleges, and in private studios around the NYC, Northern Virginia, and Baltimore areas. Vincent has taught private and group guitar classes in public schools on Long Island for several years. Currently, Vincent is a teaching artist at Mason Community Arts Academy in Fairfax, VA where he teaches classical guitar. Vincent is an adjunct instructor of guitar at Jackson College in Michigan and a graduate teaching assistant in music at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

Vincent holds the Master of Music degree in classical guitar performance from Towson University in Towson, Maryland where he studied with Troy King. As an undergraduate and graduate student, Vincent was presented with talent awards and awards of distinction in guitar studies, instrumental music, and music history. Currently, Vincent is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in classical guitar performance at George Mason University where he studies with Matt Trkula.