GUITAR

Email: mattingly.stephen@gmail.com
Office: OG 080

Stephen Mattingly (guitar) has been warmly received by audiences in the United States and Europe as a soloist and with the Tantalus Quartet whose first CD, debut, was released in July 2007. His performances have aired on KOLO, KUNR, WFLA, WLKY, and NPR affiliates. During the 2007-08 season he was a Featured Guest Artist at the University of Louisville, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and Valdosta State University. As recipient of the prestigious Theodore Presser Award, he directed and performed on a recording of the complete guitar chamber music by Franz Schubert. Dr. Mattingly’s performance editions of these works are available internationally through Chanterelle Verlag.

In addition to his performing career, Dr. Mattingly is the Director of Membership and Development for the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) where he advocates for the growth and enhancement of services for guitarists worldwide. Dr. Mattingly has been a member of the board of directors for the Sierra Nevada Guitar Society and is co-director of the Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival and Competition. Dr. Mattingly has been a guest lecturer or faculty member at various conferences including the GFA Convention, the Iserlohn Guitar Symposium in Germany, the Acadia International Guitar Festival in Canada, and the College Music Society.

Dr. Mattingly also enjoys a vibrant career directing classical guitar studies at the University of Louisville and Bellarmine University in Kentucky where he teaches guitar and music theory courses, and recently joined the faculty of Indiana University Southeast as Adjunct Instructor of Guitar. Prior to this appointment, he founded the guitar program at Truckee Meadows Community College and was a Visiting Adjunct Professor at Florida State University, Chipola College, and Bainbridge College. Dr. Mattingly frequently writes on issues of guitar pedagogy and history. Soundboard magazine published his article on Schubert and the Guitar in its fall 2007 issue.

Stephen earned a Doctorate in Music at the Florida State University under the instruction of renowned pedagogue Bruce Holzman. He also completed a two-year residence in Germany where he was awarded an Artist Diploma while studying with Dale Kavanagh at the Hochschule für Musik in Dortmund. His studies also include masterclasses with Oscar Ghiglia at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy. Prior to his work in Europe, Dr. Mattingly studied with Nicholas Goluses at the esteemed Eastman School of Music where he earned a Master’s and a Bachelor Degree with distinction, a Certificate in Arts Leadership, and a Performer’s Certificate.

Recordings by Stephen Mattingly and by the Tantalus Quartet are available online at iTunes, CD Baby, and ClearNote Publications.