Curriculum Vita Kurt J. Martinez Associate Professor Department of Music The University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley

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1 Curriculum Vita Kurt J. Martinez Associate Professor Department of Music The University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley Contact Information (956) Chronology of Education Doctorate of Musical Arts. The University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, Wisconsin. Dissertation Title: The Use and Adaptation of the Folia in Select Solo Guitar Literature (c th Century). Directed by Javier Calderon Master of Music. Georgia State University. Atlanta, Ga Bachelor of Music. University of Miami. Coral Gables, Fl. Chronology of Employment Present Interim Director UTRGV School of Music. University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Tx Present Associate Professor, UTRGV School of Music. University of Texas- Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Tx Interim Chair, Department of Music and Dance. The University of Texas Associate Professor. Department of Music. The University of Texas Assistant Professor. Department of Music. The University of Texas Lecturer. Department of Music. The University of Texas-Pan American. Edinburg, Tx.

2 Adjunct Professor. Department of Music. The University of Texas- Awards,Grants and Fellowships UTPA Faculty Development Council Grant, $ Artist Residency- North Carolina Council of the Arts UTPA Faculty Development Council Grant, $ Weslaco Bi-Cultural Museum, $ Texas Commission on the Arts, $ UTPA Faculty Development Council Grant, $2, UTPA Faculty Development Council Grant, $2, Teaching Assistantship. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, Wi. $10, Advanced Opportunity Fellowship. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Madison, Wi. $15, Teaching Assistantship. Georgia State University. Atlanta, Ga. $ Music Teachers National Association Competition. 2 nd place Georgia Music Teachers Association. Outstanding Performer. Supplemental Education July Festival de Guitarra Cordoba. Attended the workshops, Naturaleza y Formas de la Guitarra Flamenca. Cordoba, Spain (Manolo Sanlucar, Manolo Franco, Paco Serrano and Jose Antonio Rodriguez) and Accompanamiento al Cante Flamenco (Manolo Franco). May Academia de Guitarra Flamenca. Studies with David el Poeta Jerez, Spain. December Academia de Guitarra Flamenca El Carbonero. Studies with Manuel Lozano El Carbonero. Jerez, Spain August Studies with Enrique Vargas. Madrid Spain. June Corsi Internazinale di Chitarra. Diploma di Perfezionamento. Biella, Italy. Studies with Angelo Gilardino and Luigi Biscaldi. October Festival International de Guitarra. Cuernavaca, Mexico. Studies with Manuel Barrueco. July Christopher Parkening Masterclass. University of Montana. Bozeman, Montana. Studies with Christopher Parkening. Performances, Masterclasses, Festivals and Workshops.

3 Sept Chamber Recital with UTRGV string faculty. UTRGV Performing Arts Center July Solo Recital Festival Internacional de Guitarra del Noreste Teatro Nazas. Torreon, Mexico July Solo Recital Festival Internacional de Guitarra del Noreste Templo de San Ignacio Loyola. Parras, Mexico July Adjudication Concurso Nacional de Guitarra de Mexico. Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico July Solo Recital UTPA. Edinburg,Texas. April 2014 UTPA Guitar Festival Recital with Paco Navarro Nov 2013 Solo Recital Teatro Cesar Rengife. Merida, Venezuela Nov 2013 Solo Recital- Festival Internacional de Guitarra Solistas del Mundo Teatro Teresa Carreno Caracas, Venezuela Nov Lecture- Quinientos Anos de la Folia Auditorio del Posgrado, Colegio de Sonora. Hermosillo Sonora, Mexico. Nov Performance and masterclass- IX Festival Internacional de Guitarra Sonora. Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. October Solo Recital UTPA. Edinburg, Texas October 2012-Solo Recital South Texas College. Mcallen, Texas July Lecture/Recital: Quinientos Anos de la Folia XVII Festival Internacional de Guitarra del Noreste. Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. July Adjudication Primer Concurso Nacional de Guitarra de Mexico. Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. March Adjudication Brownsville Guitar Festival and Competition. February Duo Recital with Mark Ramirez UTPA, Edinburg, Texas. November Visiting Artist recital at South Texas College. Mcallen, Texas April UTPA Cuadro Flamenco Concert. Performance with Vicente Griego and Christian Puig. Edinburg, Texas. April Performance UTPA Guitar Festival. Edinburg, Texas April Duo Recital with Cindy Crips UTPA, Edinburg, Texas March Soloist with UTPA Symphony Orchestra March Adjudication at Brownsville Guitar Festival and Competition. October 2010-Solo Recital UTPA. Edinburg, Texas April UTPA Cuadro Flamenco Concert. Performance with Vicente Griego and Jose Valle. Edinburg, Texas. June Faculty member at Curso de Guitarra Granada- Granada, Spain. March Adjudication at Brownsville Guitar Festival and Competition. March Soloist with Valley Symphony Orchestra. Harlingen, Texas. March Solo Recital- Laredo Community College. Laredo, Texas. February Solo Recital- Casa Cultura. Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico February Lecture Recital- Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas. January Soloist with Valley Symphony Orchestra. Mcallen, Texas. November Solo Recital- North Georgia Guitar Summit. Young Harris

4 College,Young Harris, Georgia. October Duo Recital- Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica. San Jose, Costa Rica. June Performance and faculty member at Curso de Guitarra Granada- Granada, Spain. March Adjudication at Brownsville Guitar Festival and Competition. October Solo Recital- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. September Artist Residency- North Carolina Council of the Arts- Performed recitals throughout Union County, North Carolina. July Participated as faculty member at Curso de Guitarra Granada- Granada, Spain. November Solo Recital and Masterclass- Beloit College. Beloit, Wisconsin. November Solo Recital and masterclass- University of Wisconsin-Rock County. Janesville, Wisconsin. July Performed in Gran Teatro in Festival de Guitarra Cordoba. Cordoba, Spain April2007- Masterclass at Philladelphia Guitar Society Festival. Philladelphia, PA. April 2007-Masterclass and Performance at Bucks Community College. Newton, PA. March Performance and Masterclass at Del Mar College. Corpus Christi, TX. April Adjudication and Masterclass at Brownsville Guitar Festival and Competition.. June Performance and Masterclass at Guitarras Infantiles Workshop. San April Adjudication and Masterclass at Brownsville Guitar Festival and Competition.. June Performance and Masterclass at Guitarras Infantiles Workshop. San Feb Featured on Artist Series. Copiah-Lincoln College. Wesson, Mississippi. Feb, Masterclass at Copiah-Lincoln College. Wesson, Mississippi. June Performance and Masterclass at Guitarras Infantiles Workshop. San May Performance and Masterlass at Lawrence Conservatory of Music. Lawrence, Wisconsin. July Performance in Instituto Saliesani. Muzzano, Italy. Have presented recitals in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Texas and South Carolina.

5 Festivals Director, fundraiser and coordinator of all activities: April UTPA Guitar Festival April UTPA Guitar Festival and Competition April 2013-UTPA Guitar Festival and Competition April UTPA Guitar Festival and Competition April UTPA Guitar Festival and Competition April UTPA Guitar Festival and Competition April UTPA Guitar Festival and Competition Research The Use and Adaptation of the Folia in Select Solo Guitar Repertoire (c th Century). DMA Dissertation University of Wisconsin-Madison. Times Roman, 12 point type, double spaced,117 pages. Publications Five Hundred Years of La Folia Soundboard Vol. 30 no.2 (2004). Recordings Folias (2003)- a CD which parallels the research of the doctoral dissertation. Ten versions of La Folia were recorded illustrating the transformation this work has undergone as it has been reused for five hundred years.

Mr. Francisco Loera. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Music (956)

Mr. Francisco Loera. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Music (956) Mr. Francisco Loera The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Music (956) 665-2353 Email: francisco.loera@utrgv.edu EDUCATION MA, The University of Texas - Pan American, 2000 Major: Spanish Dissertation