Christopher Gotzen-Berg

For nearly 20 years, Christopher has shared his passion for the guitar through his performances, teaching, and original compositions. His concert programs include masterpieces from various Spanish composers, original compositions, and flamenco transcriptions. The Times Union newspaper (Albany, NY) complemented Christopher for his “sparkling original compositions”.

Christopher has performed throughout New York State including, 1st Night Binghamton, The Palace Theater (Albany, NY), Adirondack County Community College, Schenectady County Community College, Onondaga Community College, SUNY Albany, The College at St. Rose, The Classical Guitar Society of Upstate New York, The Long Island Classical Guitar Society, and the Linda Morris Auditorium (National Public Radio). Christopher’s debut recording “The Lingering Look” (Wepa Records) gained an award for it’s original compositions from ASCAP.

As a highly sought after guitar instructor, Christopher has taught and performed master classes at such locations as Adirondack County Community College, Blue Sky Studios (Delmar, NY), Mars Music of Albany, Burnt Hills Music Academy, and The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. His private students have performed in master classes with artists such as Thomas Viloteau, and have been to accepted to such institutions as Schenectady County Community College and Florida State University, as well as participating in competitions including The Guitar Foundation of America Competition and the Ithaca College Classical Guitar Competition.