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Quotes:
Performing
“…..one
of the finest young guitarists of his generation. Joseph Ikner plays with a
beautiful and rich tone, one possessed by very few guitarists.”
Dr.
Elliot Frank
“Joseph
Ikner is a player of great strength and sensitivity.
His combination of a refined technical skill and expressive phrasing
produces music that has joy and power. A
fine concert artist.”
Dr.
Andrew Zohn
Teaching
“Joseph
Ikner has the ability to immediately connect with students on a personal level
and is on target with the students' most pressing needs."
Greg
Shirer
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Education
1998-2000
MM in
Guitar Performance, East Carolina University
1994-1998
BM in Guitar Performance, magna
cum laude, East Carolina University
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Teaching
Positions
Joseph
Ikner is currently the director of one of the nation's largest guitar
programs, in Loudon County, Virginia. Previously, he was the guitar professor at Campbell University.
He also taught at Johnston Community College in
Smithfield, North Carolina, and Resurrection School in Cary, North Carolina.
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Competitions
1st
Prize - South Carolina National Guitar Competition, 2001
Finalist
- Aranjuez Strings International Guitar Competition, 2001
1st
Prize - North Carolina Music Teacher’s
Association Guitar Competition, 1997 and 1999
Finalist
- East Carolina University Summer Guitar Workshop Guitar Competition,
1999
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Performance
Experience
Joseph
Ikner’s performances as both a soloist and chamber musician have taken him
throughout eastern North America from Quebec, Canada to Southern Florida.
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Radio
Broadcast
Joseph
Ikner performed in concert at the Majesty of the Guitar in Spain Exhibition
held in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. This program was recorded by National
Public Radio and aired on programs that highlight musical events in
Mississippi.
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Commissioned
Work
In
the interest of creating new music, and with the help of Campbell University,
Joseph Ikner commissioned Dr. Andrew
Zohn, an accomplished guitarist/composer,
to compose a work for solo guitar. The result of this collaboration is Comedic
Situation, premiered by Joseph Ikner at Campbell University in the spring of
2002 as part of their Performing
Artists Series.
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