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Christopher Laughlin
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Classical / Spanish Guitarist
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Also Performs As: Wedding Musician
Country: United States
Based In: Northbrook, Illinois
Performs: Worldwide
From: Contact
Country: United States
Based In: Northbrook, Illinois
Performs: Worldwide
From: Contact
Guitar virtuoso Christopher Laughlin performs a wonderfully varied program, including timeless classics by Albeniz and Tarrega, flamenco works by Paco de Lucia and Paco Pena, and arrangements of popular music by U2, Guns ‘N Roses, Elton John, the Beatles, and more!
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Biography
Christopher Laughlin, classical guitarist, has performed extensively across North America and around the world. Under the sponsorship of the United States Information Service he has toured on five continents, performing in Portugal, Greece, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Doha, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Haiti, Austria, Yugoslavia, Romania, The Czech Republic, Cyprus, Ghana, Benin, Cameroon, and Bolivia.
Mr. Laughlin has performed as soloist with the Symphony of the Shores, Chicago Chamber Orchestra, the Westshore Symphon
... y, the St. Joseph Pro Musica, the LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra, the Northwest Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Symphony String Quartet. As a recital soloist he has performed in Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Baltimore, Ann Arbor, Toledo, Washington, and New Haven, and numerous other cities across North America. He has made two recordings for Peregrine Records, Danza!, and Simplicio.
Mr. Laughlin began his guitar studies at age 14 in Chicago. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, and a Master's degree from Yale University. In 1984 he was awarded a Fulbright Grant for study in Paris with Uruguayan guitarist Betho Davezac, continuing his studies for a second year with a grant from the French government. While living in Paris he won prizes in two international competitions, the Concours International de Guitar in Sable-sur-Sarthe, France, and the Concours International de l'U.F.A.M. in Paris.
Christopher Laughlin teaches at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Milwaukee, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and at The Christopher Laughlin School of Music in Northbrook, Illinois.
Experience
He has toured on five continents, performing in Portugal, Greece, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Doha, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Haiti, Austria, Yugoslavia, Romania, The Czech Republic, Cyprus, Ghana, Benin, Cameroon, and Bolivia.
Mr. Laughlin has performed as soloist with the Symphony of the Shores, Chicago Chamber Orchestra, the Westshore Symphony, the St. Joseph Pro Musica, the LaPorte County Symphony Orchestra, the Northwest Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and the Symphony String Quartet.
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