Alexander Dunn

Canadian classical guitarist Alexander Dunn has performed to enthusiastic acclaim in Canada, the USA, Cuba, New Zealand, Mexico, Brasil, Southeast Asia, Japan, China, South Africa, Western and Eastern Europe, and Russia. In solo recital, concerto, and chamber music he is consistently praised for his expression and musicality. He has been a featured soloist with orchestras including the Vancouver Symphony, CBC Vancouver Radio Orchestra, Victoria Symphony, Winnipeg Symphony, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, La Jolla Symphony, Malaga Sinfonico, San Francisco Conservatory Orchestra, New England Symphony, and many major US orchestras as guest artists with Los Romeros.
Feature recitals at major music festivals include the Aspen Music Festival, Darmstadt’s Ferienkurs für Neue Musik, Salzburg’s Sommerakademie der Hochschule Mozarteum, Vancouver New Music, International Guitar and Lute Institute, Stetson International Guitar Workshop, Guitar Foundation of America International Conference, Northwest Guitar Festival, the Paracho Festival de Guitarra, the Vancouver Festival, Early Music Society of the Islands, Canadian Broadcasting Company Festival de Printemps, Zihuatenejo International Guitar Festival, Boston GuitarFest, Appalachian Guitar Festival, and many others. A new music enthusiast, Mr. Dunn has played works of standard works by Ligeti, Maxwell Davies, Carter and adventurous contemporary works and live electronics at home and abroad.

He holds a Masters Degree in Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of California, San Diego, where he was a protégé of Pepe Romero; his extensive summer studies were at the Aspen Music Festival and the Salzburg Mozarteum; he has guest taught at universities and conservatories around the world. Dr. Dunn’s outreach efforts include hosting the Orontes Guitar Quartet from Syria, where they escaped the ravages of the civil war, and were hosted at the University of Victoria under his mentorship. Dr. Dunn received both the Provost’s Advocacy and Activism Award and the Award for Teaching Excellence – being considered one of North America’s finest guitar mentors with a steady stream of successful students. He is a member of the College of Examiners for the Royal Conservatory Toronto and heads one of Canada’s top guitar programs at the University of Victoria, as well as Guitar Studies at the University of California, Irvine.