Michael Vascones is a guitarist and mandolinist from Queens, New York. Michael completed his undergraduate studies in guitar at the Juilliard School in 2021, studying under Sharon Isbin, and finished his graduate studies at Manhattan School of Music in 2023 as a student of Mark Delpriora. Michael currently attends the University of Southern California for his doctorate in music, where he is an assistant lecturer in the guitar department. Michael has performed on guitar and mandolin with prestigious orchestras and chamber ensembles, including New World Symphony, Ensemble Fantasque, USC Thornton Symphony Orchestra, The New Juilliard Ensemble, and the MSM Symphony Orchestra. Michael has won first prize in numerous national and international guitar competitions, including the Boston Guitarfest Competition, Le Domaine Forget 2025 Guitar Contest, ASTA-Los Angeles Classical Guitar Competition, Southern Guitar Festival and Competition, and he was the winner for the National Federation of Music Clubs Guitar Award.

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