The extraordinary FIU alumnus composer Carlos Rafael Rivera visited Mesut Özgen's guitar class at FIU during the Panther Alumni Week on February 2, 2015, sharing his invaluable experiences as a professional musician with the guitar students.
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Now you can apply to FIU School of Music through a digital application tool called GetAcceptd !! The guitar program at FIU offers aspired students a wide range of opportunities to develop necessary skills on their way to become high-level professional musicians. Scholarships and financial aid are available. Read more
The FIU-Miami Guitar Orchestra, directed by Mesut Özgen, will present an eclectic program of music from Baroque to modern, as well as jazz and traditional musics from the Andes, and Colombia in two concert at the Wolfsonian-FIU in Miami Beach on Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 3:00 pm and at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall in Miami on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at 4:00 pm. Read more
The official Mesut Özgen YouTube Channel launched with a video playlist from the first concert of FIU GuitArt Series 2014-15. The playlist includes four videos with the visiting artist, internationally renown harpsichordist, composer, and Baroque specialist Anthony Newman from the Plucked Baroque concert on October 3, 2014. Read more
Internationally renown harpsichordist Anthony Newman and guitarist Mesut Özgen present a concert featuring works by Bach, Vivaldi, Boccherini, Domeniconi, and Newman, as part of the FIU GuitArt Series, at the Wertheim Performing Arts Center Concert Hall on Friday, October 3, 2014 at 7:30 pm. Read more
The FIU GuitArt Series will start the 2014-15 season with internationally renown harpsichordist and composer Anthony Newman's visit between September 30th and October 3rd. Mr. Newman will be giving a lecture-demo on Baroque performance practice and conducting a guitar master class, as well as a duo concert with Mesut Özgen. Read more