Dr. William Yelverton, Classical Guitar and Lute
Guitar Studies at MTSU

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Live concert recordings from MTSU Guitar Students
 
D.M. Florida State University, Tallahassee
Guitar Performance
M.M. University of Miami, Florida
Guitar Performance
B.M. Berklee College of Music, Boston
Music Theory and Composition

Prize Winner:
Guitar Foundation of America
International Competition

 Research and performance interests
* Solo Concert Performance
* Classical Guitar Technique
* Flamenco Guitar Technique
* Lute/Early Music
* Chamber Music
* Guitar/Lute History and Literature
* Folk/World Music
* Jazz Studies
* Guitar Transcription
* Fretboard Harmony


William Yelverton websites:

*William Yelverton -Concert Guitarist Website

* William Yelverton's performance schedule 2009-2011
(View previous performances here)

*William Yelverton performance recordings - Real Player and MP3 sound clips website

* William Yelverton's MTSU School of Music Faculty Website

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MTSU Guitar News:

* TENNESSEE GUITAR FESTIVAL at MTSU - March 21-25, 2010
* Congrats to MTSU Guitar grad Salome Sandoval who is performing with the Boston Camerata
* TN Governors School for the Arts announces a new program in classical guitar
* Congrats to MTSU Guitar grad Jimmy Moore who finished his Doctorate at FSU and is now Director of Guitar Studies at Manatee School for the Arts in Bradenton, FL.
* Congrats to MTSU Guitar graduate Silviu Ciulei who won the $1000 Fifth Prize in the Parkening International Guitar Competition at Pepperdine University, May 28-30. The triennial Parkening Competition is the preeminent guitar competition in the world, offering $65,000 in cash prizes. Silviu, age 23, was the only USA college student to win a prize in the 2009 Parkening International Competition.
* Congrats to MTSU Guitar graduate Erol Ozsever who won the $500 FIRST PRIZE at the 2009 Rosario Guitar Competition
* MTSU guitar grad Matt Palmer performs - video: Villa-Lobos - Etude #2 - wins the Sholin Guitar competition at the University of Arizona. 2007
* MTSU guitar grad Silviu Ciulei performs - video: Jongo, Nuages, La Maja de Goya
* MTSU guitar grad Silviu Ciulei receives a Graduate Assistantship and Deans Fellowship from Florida State University to study with Bruce Holzman, one of the largest scholarship packages ever given to a Masters level student at FSU
* MTSU junior guitar student, Silviu Ciulei wins the $500 SECOND PRIZE at the Appalachian Guitar Competition in Boone, NC on Sun, April 15, 2007. This is the fourth consecutive year that an MTSU student or grad has won a prize in this competition.
* MTSU junior guitar student, Silviu Ciulei wins the $2000 SECOND PRIZE at the Texas International Guitar Competition in Dallas on Sat, March 24, 2007
* Congratulations to MTSU Guitar student Erol Ozsever who has received a scholarship for graduate study at Indiana University from Professor Ernesto Bitteti
* TENNESSEE GUITAR FESTIVAL at MTSU March 16-21, 2007
* Congratulations to MTSU Guitar student Erol Ozsever who won his third consecutive Second Prize in the Beethoven Club Guitar Competition in Memphis, 3/03
* MTSU Guitar Graduates receive Graduate Assistantships for Doctoral study - Luke Finney - Indiana University, Matt Palmer - Univ. of Arizona, Jimmy Moore - Florida State Univ.
* MTSU sophomore guitar student, Silviu Ciulei wins the FIRST PRIZE at the Beethoven Club Guitar Competition in Memphis, TN on Sat, March 4, 2006. MTSU Guitar Students sweep all of the prizes - Erol Ozsever - Second Prize and Kip Minton - Third Prize
* MTSU Guitar Graduate, Matt Palmer wins the $1000 FIRST PRIZE at the Columbus State Guitar Competition in Columbus, GA on Sunday, February 19, 2006.
* MTSU Guitar Graduate, Matt Palmer wins the $1000 FIRST PRIZE at the Music Academy of North Carolina Guitar Competition in Greensboro on Saturday, October 8, 2005.
* MTSU Guitar Students Salome Sandoval and Silviu Ciulei have been invited to perform at the Guitar Foundation of America Convention in Oberlin, Ohio, Oct 21-26
* Congratulations to MTSU Guitar student Silviu Ciulei who won Second Prize in the Mississippi Concerto Competition on 4/23/05
* Congratulations to MTSU Guitar Graduate Luke Finney who won First Prize in the Southeastern Guitar Congress held at Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL, 4/16/05
* Congratulations to MTSU Guitar Graduate Matt Palmer who won Second Prize in the Appalachian State Guitar Competition
* Congratulations to MTSU Guitar student Erol Ozsever who won Second Prize in the Beethoven Club Guitar Competition in Memphis, 3/05
* Congratulations to MTSU Guitar student Silviu Ciulei who advanced to the semi-finals in the Schadt Concerto Competition
* Congratulations to MTSU Guitar student Josh Tannehill who won the Tennessee Music Teachers National Association Guitar Competition on 11/6/04.
* MTSU Guitar graduate Salome Sandoval New Website
* Congratulations to MTSU Guitar student Salomé Sandoval for winning Third Prize in the East Carolina State University Competition at East Carolina State University, NC on 7/14/04.
* Congratulations to Silviu Octavian Ciulei, Romanian Guitarist and Georgescu Competition Winner. He has been awarded a full international scholarship to attend MTSU this fall as a freshman guitar performance major. This is the largest scholarship ever given to an MTSU music student.
* MTSU welcomes guitar Graduate Assistant, Josh Tannehill
* Congratulations to MTSU Guitar student Matt Palmer on his Graduate Assistantship offer from Appalachian State University where he will be studying with Douglas James
* Congratulations to MTSU Guitar student Luke Finney on his Graduate Assistantship offer from Austin Peay State University where he will be studying with Stanley Yates
* Congratulations to MTSU Guitar student Salomé Sandoval for winning Third Prize in the Appalachian Guitar Festival Competition at Appalachian State University, NC on 4/4/04.
*MTSU welcomes adjunct guitar instructors Roger Hudson , Salomé Sandoval, and Paul Abrams -jazz guitar.
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