Paul Madryga - Curriculum Vitae

Performance

As of August 2010, recent recitals & performances include:

20 February 2010 - Release concert for CD project #2, Tone Colour Paintbrush
15 January 2010: Brandon University School of Music Faculty Concert
October 2009: Featured performer at St. Matthew's Cathedral Te Deum Concert Series, Brandon, and McNally Robinson Booksellers, Saskatoon
Spring 2003-present: Restaurant/Coffee Shop gigging in Western Manitoba area

Gigged professionally as a restaurant & café entertainer for two summers while living in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Have been playing professionally at weddings, receptions, and such in the Western Manitoba area since 1993

September 2003: Graduated with a Master of Music Studies degree from the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University, Australia (Julian Byzantine, teacher)
July 1999, 2000: Two Weeks of intensive trainng with U. de Montréal teacher Peter McCutcheon, and Florida Pedagogue Bruce Holzman
1996-2008: Suzuki guitar teacher-training with Frank Longay, David Madsen, Andrea Cannon, and William Kossler
1991-1995: Bachelor of Music, Brandon University, under the tutelage of David Letkemann
1992-1993: two summers of study with Prince Edward Island guitarist Paul Bernard

Masterclass opportunities:

February 2009: Daniel Bolshoy
May-October 2002: Sydney Guitar Trio, Philip Houghton, Lily Afshar, Z.O.O. Duo, Jochen Schubert
July 2000: Léo Brouwer, Ricardo Cobo
February 2000: Denis Azabagic
July 1999: The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant, Andrew York, John Dearman)
July 1999: Paul-André Gagnon, Patrick Roux, Denis Poliquin
March 1999: Judicael Perroy
March 1998: Philip Candelaria
May 1997: Thomas Williams
March 1997: Robert Kubica & Wilma van Berkel
March 1996: Rachel Gauk
March 1995: Jeffrey McFadden
March 1994: Jean Valliéres
October 1993: Kevin Gallagher
February 1993: Stephen Robinson
March 1992: Harold Micay

Have been on the guitar faculty at the Eckhardt-Grammaté Conservatory, Brandon University, since 1994 - Director of the Conservatory Guitar Ensemble Program since September 2005
Sessional Lecturer in Guitar Ensemble for the Brandon University School of Music since September 2009
Have taught privately in the Western Manitoba area since 1993, in the communities of Carberry, Neepawa, Boissevain, and Brandon

A two-time winner of the Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Composers' Competition; subsequently have had several works in the AMAF Syllabus

December 2000: Completed a six-month term as Administrative Officer for the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition, Brandon, MB
September 2003 - August 2005: Outreach Coordinator for the Brandon University School of Music
2009 - present: Facility Manager for the BU School of Music