Alex Park is an acclaimed international concert guitarist engaged as a soloist and collaborator throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. Alex started his music education on the piano at an early age but fell in love with the guitar at the age of 13, initially learning rock, pop and jazz. He soon gravitated towards the classical guitar and pursued it in earnest.

 

         Alex gave his first solo recital in 2013 which stirred critical excitement and future engagements. In 2016, Alex won the Thomas M. Osborn Concerto Competition and attained the opportunity to perform with the Pepperdine Orchestra. Since then, Alex has performed with the Culver City Symphony Orchestra, Beach Cities Symphony, and the Westlake Village Symphony.

    

       Alex received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Pepperdine University studying under one of the world’s preeminent virtuosos of the classical guitar, Christopher Parkening. He received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree under Brian Head and Scott Tennant at the University of Southern California (USC) and his Master of Music degree studying under Andrew York at California State University Fullerton. He also had the opportunity to study with the two members of the “Royal Family of the Guitar,” Pepe and Angel Romero. In his first year at USC, Alex received the USC Thornton Ensemble Award. As an educator, Alex is faculty at Pepperdine University which is ranked #1 in “The Ten Very Best Colleges for Classical Guitar Performance” by Music School Central. He also has a private studio where he teaches guitar, piano, and music theory/composition. 

 

       In 2019, Alex released his debut album, Classical Guitar, receiving positive reviews from critics and press. Classical Guitar Magazine wrote the album is "Fantastic!" and Fanfare wrote, “a winning combination of technical assurance, versatility, and interpretive finesse.” His recordings have been featured on radio stations including WXXI (Rochester, NY), WQED (Pittsburgh, PA), CJPX (Montreal, QC) and many others.

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       In addition to his classical guitar career, Alex has worked on film and media projects as a session guitarist and composer. He has been on the music team for films that have won awards from the Emmy Awards, Cinema Los Angeles Film Festival, and the International New York Film Festival. He also recorded on the guitar for the theme park the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride. Alex has a collection of guitars from all around the world and has utilized those instruments for film music including the lute, pipa (China), and balalaika (Russia). 

 

       Alex has collaborated with various brands such as Lekato Musical Instruments and is endorsed by Augustine Strings. 

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