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A passionate and e xpre ssive sty le couple d w ith a form idab le te ch niq ue h as garne re d atte ntion for Sim on Pow is as a A passionate and e xpre ssive sty le couple d w ith a form idab le te ch niq ue h as garne re d atte ntion for Sim on Pow is as a tale nte d soloist, ch am b e r m usician and innovator. Grow ing up in Sy dne y , Australia, Pow is b e gan h is studie s at th e age of ve on th e corne t. Inspire d b y h is b roth e rs m usical pursuits h e took up th e guitar at age e le ve n and b e gan an e nduring ob se ssion th at w ould re sult in pe rform ance s th rough out Europe , Australia, Asia, and th e Am e ricas.

Afte r com ple ting h is studie s at th e Sy dne y Conse rvatorium of M usic w ith Raae le Agostino in 2004, Pow is trave le d Afte r com ple ting h is studie s at th e Sy dne y Conse rvatorium of M usic w ith Raae le Agostino in 2004, Pow is trave le d e xte nsive ly th rough out Europe to study w ith som e of th e w orlds m ost re now ne d virtuosos. O scar Gh iglia, D avid Russe ll, Pave l Ste idl and Anie llo D e side rio h ave h ad a gre at im pact on th e m usical sty le and te ch nical foundation th at Pow is posse sse s. From 2006 to 2010 h e atte nde d Yale Unive rsity on full sch olarsh ip, and unde r th e m e ntorsh ip of Be njam in Ve rde ry h e w as aw arde d th e rst doctorate for a classical guitarist in ove r th irty y e ars.

As a te ach e r Pow is h as instructe d m aste rclasse s in Lim a, M e xico City and Ne w York and at Yale h e w as e m ploy e d as As a te ach e r Pow is h as instructe d m aste rclasse s in Lim a, M e xico City and Ne w York and at Yale h e w as e m ploy e d as b oth a guitar instructor at th e sch ool of m usic and a te ach ing fe llow in th e de partm e nt of m usic. W ith a grow ing inte re st in pe dagogy h e de cide d to unde rtak e re se arch in sigh t re ading for h is doctoral th e sis. Insigh ts and e ncourage m e nt from Je rry W illard, D avid Le isne r, Joh n W illiam s and Be n Ve rde ry h ave h e lpe d de ve lop sigh t re ading se m inars th at Pow is h as give n in m usic sch ools, guitar socie tie s and guitar fe stivals around th e w orld.

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