Carlo Pezzimenti
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Guitar

Carlo Pezzimenti is an internationally recognized guitar teacher and performer.  He has served on the faculty of Texas Woman's University for over two decades, teaching guitar lessons and guitar chamber ensemble.  Since beginning his study of classical guitar in Florence, Italy at the age of thirteen, Mr. Pezzimenti has worked successfully to impart his wealth of knowledge to students, to further develop his artistry, and to share his musical philosophy with audiences around the world. 

Mr. Pezzimenti met and became a student of Andrés Segovia at his "Music in Compostela" summer festival held in Spain. While studying with the “father of the classical guitar,” he laid a strong foundation for his musical career.  Mr. Pezzimenti continued his studies at Loyola University in Rome with Sergio Notaro.  Later, he earned a degree in music from the prestigious Morlacchi Conservatory in Perugia, and furthered his studies with Jose Tomás in Alicante, Spain.  After returning to the United States in 1974, he attended master classes with Jesús Silva, Oscar Ghighlia and Federico Moreno-Torroba.  His private studies with Segovia continued from 1980 to 1985 during annual visits to Madrid.

Carlo Pezzimenti's Carnegie Hall debut took place in 1982 to great acclaim.  Subsequent performances included concerts with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, the Dallas Chamber Orchestra, and the Las Cruces Symphony Orchestra.  Mr. Pezzimenti has also gained the attention of the music world through performances across the United States, Europe Latin America, and China.  His appearances on the concert stage, as well as on radio and television, have received consistent, ever-widening praise.  He has given live performances on the radio in Spain and the United States, appeared on television numerous times, including the PBS special, "Up Close," and was recently interviewed on National Public Radio’s "Latino USA."  Recent recordings on the Mapleshade Records label include Diplogenesis and The Garden of Occult Pleasures.