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5 Penny Performer's Bio -
Philip Candelaria
Philip Candelaria received his Bachelor of Music degree in Music History from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C. (Canada). Then, at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland (USA), with the generous support of the Canada Council, he completed his Master's degree in guitar performance, studying with Aaron Shearer.
Winner of several national music competitions in Canada and the USA, Philip Candelaria was also the first North American to win the "dégre excellence" at the Bartoli International Guitar Competition in France.
Mr. Candelaria has adjudicated throughout Ontario, in B.C., Manitoba, Quebec, and at the Ontario Guitar Competitions, the Canadian National Guitar Competition, and at the National Guitar Festival “Liliana Pérez Corey” in Santiago, Chile (1998, 2005). In 2004, Mr. Candelaria was a member of the international Jury panel for the International Music Competition “Dr. Luis Segal” in Viña del Mar, Chile.
Mr. Candelaria has made four solo recordings on the Cambrian, Palladium, and Centrediscs labels. These have been described as "dazzling" (Canada Music Magazine), "distinguished" (High Fidelity Magazine - U.S.), and "masterful" (USA Soundboard - GFA).
A founding member of the Canadian Guitar Quartet, Candelaria has made three recordings with the CGQ on the Eclectra label. The second of these, “Les Scenes de Quartiers”, received the Golden Trillium award for the best instrumental album of the year in March of 2005.
Candelaria has toured on four continents and performed in festivals in over a dozen countries. Philip is on the music faculties of Cambrian College, Laurentian University in Sudbury, and the University of Ottawa. His current season includes solo concerts in Canada, concerts in Argentina, Canada, Chile, Europe and the USA with the Canadian Guitar Quartet, and performances with the Guitars Alive Trio.