Guitarist David Stringer recently graduated with the Doctor of Music degree from Florida State University. David is an alumnus of Gulf Coast State College where he has taught classical guitar since 2018 and Understanding Music since 2023. He also teaches classical guitar studies at Chipola College.
Dr. Stringer has performed for audiences in the Southeastern United States and Canada. He has attended many music festivals and competitions including L'Academie Internationale Domaine Forget, Quebec, Canada (2012), Guitar Foundation of America Convention (2013), Columbus State University Guitar Symposium, Columbus, Georgia (2009, 2013, 2014), and East Carolina University Summer Guitar Festival, Greenville, North Carolina (2009). In 2009, he won the Artist Competition in guitar at the Winter Music Symposium held at the University of North Florida. David has enjoyed playing at many other types of venues as well: Stetson University College of Law Hall of Fame Reception and Dinner, and the Panama City Center for the Arts. He performed in masterclasses with great teachers such as David Russell, Pavel Steidl, Denis Azabagic, Lorenzo Micheli, Matteo Mela, Odair Assad, Marko Feri, Adam Holzman, Jason Vieaux, Marco Sartor, Julian Gray, and Stephen Robinson. In 2007, while attending Gulf Coast State College he began his classical guitar training with Dr. Joao Paulo Figueiroa.