Taylor Klinsky

Graduate of the Eastman Community Music School, affiliated with the Eastman School of Music, with an honors diploma in Classical Guitar

Videos

Tarentella by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

Saudade No. 3 by Roland Dyens

Violin Sonata in C Major, BWV 1005 Largo by Johann Sebastian Bach

Education

Mr. John Wiesenthal

Guitar Department Chair at Hochstein School of Music
2011-2014

Dr. Petar Kodzas

Associate Dean and Director of the Eastman Community Music School
2014-2017

Dr. Lynn McGrath

Classical guitar instructor at Eastman Community Music School; Director of Regional Symposia, Artistic Director of International Youth Competition for the Guitar Foundation of America
2017-present

Volunteer Experience

Guitar Adventure at Eastman Community Music School

Assistant teacher for a group of beginner guitar students in grades 2-6
Weekly, 2019 and 2021

Master Classes

Kenneth Meyer

Instructor of Applied Music and Performance (Guitar) at the Setnor School of Music, Syracuse University
First-prize winner of Music Teacher's National Association Collegiate Artist Competition
June 2017

Raphaella Smits

Chair of Lemmens Institute; First woman to win 1st prize in XX Certamen Internacional de Guitarra Franciso Tarrega
April 2017; June 2019

William Kanengiser

Guitar Faculty at USC Thornton School of Music
Founding member of the Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
June 2018

Emma Rush

Instructor of Classical Guitar at Mohawk College
Member of Azuline Duo
March 2019

Vojislav Ivanovic

Instructor of Classical Guitar at the Music Academy of East Sarajevo
Founder and director of the International Guitar Festival United
Member of Levante Guitar Duo
October 2019

Dr. Douglas Rubio

Professor of Classical Guitar at Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam
June 2021

Johan Smith

Grand prize winner of Guitar Foundation of America's International Concert Artist Competition in 2019
April 2022

Performances

Rochester Guitar Salon

Affiliated with Rochester Guitar Society, venues including the exhibition room at Barnes and Noble, Java's Café, and virtually on Zoom
Monthly performances, 2018-present

Student Showcase Recital at Eastman Community Music School

Annual, selected to perform, 2015, 2017-2020

Eastman Guitar Studio Recitals

As a soloist and with the Eastman Community School Youth Guitar Ensemble II
3-4 annually, 2014-present

Fairport Canal Days

June 2, 2019

Opening performance in TY Zheng concert, GFA 2017 Winner's Tour

Performed with Eastman Community School Youth Guitar Ensemble II
December 3, 2018

Skaneateles Library Guitar Series

Performed with Eastman Community School Youth Guitar Ensemble II
April 27, 2019

Eastman Community Music School Winterfest

Annual, 2016-present

Eastman Community Music School Springfest

Annual, 2019-present

Competitions

Great Lakes Guitar Society Youth Competition Junior Division

First place winner
2018

Great Lakes Guitar Society Youth Competition Senior Division

First place winner
2019

Long Island Guitar Festival National High School Competition

Second place winner
2019

James Stroud Classical Guitar Competition

Semi-finalist
2022

Solos Performed

Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
 Tarantella
David Kellner ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
 Phantasia D-dur/D-Major
Roland Dyens ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
 Saudade No. 3
from Trois Saudades
Dusan Bodgoanovic ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
 6 Balkan Miniatures
Johann Sebastian Bach ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
 Violin Sonata in C Major, BWV 1005 Largo

Duets Performed

Francis Kleynjans ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
 Trois Climats
Manuel de Falla (arr. Emilio Pujol) ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
 The Miller's Dance
from The Three Cornered Hat

Performed with Mary Jedynak, classical guitar

Chamber Music Performed

Mozart (Transcribed by Emilio Pujol) ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
 Adagio
Olga Amelkina-Vera ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
 Nebulae
Georges Bizet (arr. Jeremy Sparks) ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
 Habanera
Véronique Gillet ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
 Danza inspirado por la música llanera
Edvard Grieg (arr. Chris Lee) ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
 In the Hall of the Mountain King

Performed with the Eastman Community Music School Youth Guitar Ensemble II