Listening to Barron is like going on a journey with a trustworthy guide. He plays with tremendous panache.
- Classical Guitar Magazine |
Guitarist Ben Barron is a native of Northern California. Growing up in a musical family, Ben began his piano studies at age 5 and at age 9 began his passion with playing the guitar. Ben joined his father and brothers in musical performances starting at age 10, played the guitar professionally throughout his teens, and also began studying with renowned guitarist Rey DeLaTorre during this period.
Ben is a graduate of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music from which he holds a Bachelor of Music degree and a Master's in Classical Guitar Performance. At the Conservatory he studied Twentieth Century guitar compositions with David Tanenbaum and Dusan Bogdanovic, and later worked with master guitarist, George Sakellariou.
Ben’s solo guitar CD “20th Century Romantics” was heralded as a “fine disc” by Classical Guitar Magazine. Ben is active as a teacher and a performer in the San Francisco Bay Area and has performed live on television and radio. In addition to teaching and performing, Ben is completing “The Very Best of Joe Pass“ a book of over 25 solos transcribed by Ben and guitarist Warren Haskell. |
