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Michael Savona
Guitar

Michael Savona is an outstanding young guitarist of today’s generation. He has performed in Germany and in major cities across Canada both as a soloist and chamber musician. In addition to receiving many scholarships and awards for his playing, Michael has been invited to play at numerous music festivals and university/college workshops.

Michael received his Bachelor degree from “The Glenn Gould Professional School” and his Masters degree from the University of Ottawa in guitar performance. He has participated in many international guitar festivals and has performed in master-classes for guitar legends such as David Russell, Manuel Barruecco, Leo Brouwer and Norbert Kraft. He has also attended the Humber College Jazz program in Toronto. Michael regularly gives workshops and master-classes at the university and colleges and has adjudicated for performance exams at the University of British Columbia as well as Kiwanis music festivals in Toronto, Ottawa, Sudbury, Guelph, Norfolk, and Walkerton.

Michael is presently on the Board of Directors for The Toronto Guitar Society.

Hal Rodriguez
Guitar

Hal is an outgoing teacher, guitarist, bassist, and composer who is well versed in many styles of popular music including rock, pop, blues, metal, funk, and jazz. He brings a cheerful attitude to his lessons and emphasizes teaching a student’s favourite songs, as well as the fundamentals of music theory and technique so that the student develops a well rounded foundation for continued growth. He has studied with eight-time Juno nominated jazz guitarist Michael Occhipinti, four-time Juno nominated songwriter Mladen Alexander, and premier fusion guitar virtuoso Greg Howe. Hal actively writes, performs, and records with various musicians in the city and is currently continuing his jazz studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.