Classical Guitarist, Rafael Vivanco is set to perform on March 13, 2022 at 3pm Central Time for Sheridan Music Studio’s Music with a View concert series.

   Rafael Vivanco started playing the guitar at the age of 11 in Peru. He performed regularly in Lima while studying classical guitar with Alonso Acosta Ojeda. He went on to complete his Bachelor of Music degree in classical guitar performance at the University of British Columbia in Canada, where he also learned to play the lute and the baroque guitar with members of the Vancouver Early Music Ensemble. He received his Master of Music degree at Roosevelt University in Chicago. He has also taken lessons and masterclasses from guitarists such as Eduardo Fernandez, Fabio Zanon, Jason Vieux, Alexander Dunn, Michael Strutt and Ray Nurse.     Rafael was sponsored to teach and perform in the USA for over 10 years by Jim Scoglietti of Sherry Brener Inc., the Spanish guitar importer and Guitarra Magazine editor who collaborated with icons such as Andrès Segovia and Christopher Parkening, to popularize the Spanish guitar around the world. Rafael’s live performances have been broadcast on public radio, and he has been a recurring guest in music festivals such as The Chicago Latino Music Festival, The Chicago Flamenco Festival, The Latin American Guitar Festival of Chicago and the International Guitar Festival of Milwaukee, among others. He was also given an artistic residence at the Cervantes Institute of Chicago in 2017, where he taught and performed. Rafael has participated in several ensembles like The UBC Guitar Quartet, and The Early Music Series of Collegium Musicum at the University of British Columbia, and with other projects such as the Spanish music group Kantuz, the piano and guitar group Duo Vivanco/Sikina, and the Lisa Zane Ensemble.

Sheridan Music Studio is sponsoring our 3rd Annual Music with a View Festival and Competition - Mozart with A View. This year we have more instrument, ensemble and age categories. If you love Mozart, now is your chance to shine! Ages 8-88!

We have an exciting program planned for our gorgeous studio in downtown Chicago- featuring the Mozart Three Piano Concerto, the Bach Two Piano Concerto in C minor, Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart's most famous Arias, Saint-Saen's Danse Macabre, and so much more! YOur ticket entitles you to LIVE admission- OR a Live-Stream, if we must limit audience attendance due to COVID19. The shows will go on! We are raising money for Sheridan Music Studio Foundation NFP- concert series, competition, scholarships and studio enhancements. Your generosity helps our programs and directly helps many professional and aspiring  musicians make a difference in people's lives!

Our Festival and Competition is for ALL AGES AND LEVELS. Focusing on the works of W.A. Mozart, we will invite participants in Piano, Strings, Voice, Chamber Music and Concertos.