News Corey Whitehead and Javier Alcantara-Rojas recently translated the book written by Manolo Sanlucar entitled "Sobre la guitarrra flamenca: Teoria y sistema de la guitarra flamenca" (About the Flamenco Guitar - Theory and System for the Flamenco Guitar) into English. About Corey Whitehead Corey Whitehead, D.M.A., is the only flamenco guitarist in the world chosen twice by the legendary Manolo Sanlúcar to receive "La Beca del Curso, La forma y naturaleza de la guitarra flamenca" and is the only guitarist from the United States ever chosen for this scholarship. This "Beca" was sponsored by La Agencia Andaluza para Desarollo del Flamenco de Junta de Andalucia. Corey received his Doctor of Musical Arts in Music Performance from the University of Arizona in May, 2002. Since then he has studied extensively with the legendary Cordoba-born flamenco guitarist Juan Serrano, and with the legendary Manolo Sanlúcar, and with luminaries such as Manolo Franco, José Antonio Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Romero, and Paco Serrano. Corey was appointed in May, 2006 as Juan Serrano’s replacement in the area of Guitar Performance, at California State University, Fresno after an international search. Corey and Javier Alcantara-Rojas have recently made the English translation of "Sobre la guitarra flamenca: Teoría y sistema" by Manolo Sanlúcar for The Ayuntamiento de Córdoa and the F.P.M. Gran Teatro. Corey's book “The Flamenco/Classical Guitar Tradition, Mel Bay, 2009, is co-authored with Juan Serrano. Since 2009, Corey Whitehead has exclusively used La Bella guitar and bass strings. Corey has performed classical and flamenco guitar in festivals and on television and radio in the United States, Brazil, Chile, El Salvador, Spain, Italy, France, Morocco, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Yemen and has performed on numerous occasions at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, in Washington D.C. His duo "Douze Cordes," with guitarist Michael Bard has performed in the Middle East, North Africa, Italy and Chile on four tours as Cultural Ambassadors of the U.S. Department of State performing for royalty and dignitaries, in festivals, and on television and radio. In May 2006 he was appointed Assistant Professor in the area of Guitar Performance, (Classical, Flamenco, Jazz) at California State University, Fresno. Corey's duo CD entitled "Tangos y Serenatas" (Centaur Records) is available on in stores and online. Corey’s solo CDs are available on cdbaby.com. He has previously taught at The Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. Prior to receiving the Doctor of Musical Arts, Corey was awarded the Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees in guitar performance from The University of Arizona where he studied with Thomas Patterson, John Ingwerson, Steven Saulls and Andrea Förderreuther. He was a prize winner in the 1996 Music Teacher's National Association Collegiate Artist Competition, and was a prize-winner as an undergraduate in the Norman Sholin Memorial Guitar Competition for graduate students at The University of Arizona in 1990 and 1991. Corey made his debut at the Kennedy Center on April 17th, 2000 with saxophonist Davey Yarborough. His Kennedy Center solo concert on October 18th, 2000. On Dec. 8th 2002 Douze Cordes made its Kennedy Center debut on Kennedy Center Honors Night at the Millennium Stage Concert Series in the Lab Theater. |