Performing Arts

Charles Hulihan

CHARLES HULIHAN, Chuck Hulihan holds a Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance from the University of Connecticut where he studied with guitarist Mark M. Davis and cellist Mary Lou Rylands, and a Master of Music in Guitar Performance from Arizona State University where he studied with Frank Koonce. He has performed in literally dozens of master classes with such international artists as Eliot Fisk, Manuel Barrueco, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Sharon Isbin, David Tanenbaum, Benjamin Verdery, and Ricardo Iznaola. He has studied at the Aspen Music Festival, American Mandolin and Guitar Summer School, National Guitar Summer Workshop, and Guitar and Lute Institute at California State University. In addition to his classical studies, Chuck has taken part in workshops with European gypsy jazz guitarists such as Boulou and Elios Ferre, Angelo Debarre, and Tchavalo Schmitt.

Chuck performs in Duozona with his wife, flutist Theresa Hulihan. As a duo, their concerts have been hailed "Truly an evening of Bravos" and " a global trek of sound". They have performed throughout the U.S. with appearances at the American Mandolin and Guitar Festival in Rhode Island, 1st Wooden Flute Conference in Washington, and the around Arizona at venues such as the Kerr Cultural Center, Scottsdale Center for the Arts, and the Chandler Center for the Arts. Composers such as John W. Duarte (Five Moods), Sy Brandon (Southwestern Suite) and Douglas Da Silva (Suite Brasileiro) have written pieces for them, and in 2007 their first CD, "Colors", was released on the Emeritus label, featuring the world premiere recording of music for flute and guitar by Sy Brandon, and pieces by Bozza, Ibert, and Truhlar.

He has performed with the Arizona Chamber Symphony, at the National Flute Association's Phoenix Convention,and in Arizona State University's "Schubert Celebration" and "Tribute to Rafael Mendez" concerts. His performance of Conrad Susa's "Carols and Lullabies" with the Phoenix Bach Choir was broadcast on Public Radio International. He began his teaching career as an assistant to Frank Koonce at ASU, where he has also directed the ASU Guitar Orchestra. He has taught at the Arizona School for the Arts, presented clinics at the American Mandolin and Guitar Summer School in Rhode Island, been the featured guest teacher at the Guitar Associates Summer Workshop in New Mexico, and been a classical music host on 89.5 FM KBAQ in Phoenix. Since 2007, Chuck performs with the Hot Club of Phoenix, playing acoustic swing music in the style of the great gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. Recent highlights include a pair of performances at the New Mexico Djangofest in October of 2007.

Contact Information
Office Location	MU1-117
Office Phone	(623) 845-3715
Office Fax	(623) 845-3754
email	charles.hulihan@gcmail.maricopa.edu

Office Hours
Day	Hours
M - F	11:00am

Courses Taught

Class Guitar
Class Guitar II
Class Guitar III
Class Guitar IV
Chamber Ensemble: Guitar
Studio Class: Guitar
Private Instruction
Computer Literacy for Musicians