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José Antonio Guerrero Ortiz was born in 1979 in Corpus Christi, Texas, raised in Monterrey, NL, Mexico. José Antonio has been a performer for twenty-five years, five years of which have been devoted to the study of Flamenco guitar and its music with the Ballet Nacional Folklorico. He began studying classical guitar at the age of 9 under the teachings of classical pianists Kim Bryce and Sarah Reina, also, classical guitarists Philip Hii, Tony Morris, Michael Soupkup, Michael Perez, Gabriel Ayala, and currently guitarist/composer, Mark Anthony Cruz. Antonio has performed in master classes which included the likes of Los Romeros guitar quartet, Juan Serrano, Fernand Vera from Kithara Duo, Dr. Matthew Hinsley (Director of ACGS), and Bolivian guitarist Javier Calderon. At 18 years old, Antonio further expanded his musical direction by joining Latin Talk. As a member of Latin Talk and salsa combo, Antonio shared the stage with such influential artists as Strunz and Farah, Jose Feliciano, Lara and Reyes, and Guadalupe Esparza (from the Mexican group "Bronco") Aside from performing in the nationally recognized Texas Jazz Festival, José Antonio has taken his skills to various regions of Texas including Houston, Dallas, the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo, San Antonio. He has also performed in Monterrey, NL, Mexico. José Antonio is a recent participant in the classical guitar festival, Guitars Galore, under conductor Dr. Michael Quantz. José Antonio has also performed with the Texas State University Guitar Ensemble in the Brownsville Guitar Festival and Competition. Not only is he a performer, but José Antonio has enjoyed his career as a composer of his instrument, under the guidance of composer Mark Anthony Cruz and Dr. Russell Riepe, José Antonio was honored to have three of his compositions for solo guitar, Prelude, Nocturne, and Fantasia (Homenaje a Dimitri Fampas), which he dedicated to Maestro Fampas's daughter, Greek guitarist, Eva Fampas in 2009 in Athens, Greece. José Antonio has also been teaching for 14 years privately, including as a contracted teacher in Corpus Christi and Seguin, Texas . José Antonio holds a Bachelor's degree from Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas and is currently finishing his Master's degree at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.