John Couch (classical guitarist)

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Peter Couch is a New Zealand classical guitarist and currently based in Canberra, Australia

Born in 1976 in Hamilton, New Zealand, John won 1st prize in the 1994 New Zealand Guitar Competition, the event that sparked his performing career.

Studying under Gunter Herbig John completed his Bachelor of Music in Performance in Auckland in 1997. John continued his study at the Canberra School of Music, where in 1998 under Timothy Kain he gained his Post–Graduate Diploma (Performance and Research), followed by his Masters of Music in Performance in 2000.

John is currently based in Canberra as one of the teaching staff at the Canberra School of Music, although travels worldwide, performing many concerts and recitals and competitions, with orchestra, chamber, and solo.

John has released two solo CDs:

1. A Fairytale…with Variations (2001) 65m30s
2. Desdemona’s Song (2005) 66m22s

[edit] External links

• John Couch - official website

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