Steve Suvada
	Title:	Music Instructor
	Office:	Mundelein 1202
	Phone:	773-508-8319
	E-mail:	ssuvada@luc.edu

Personal Information

Degrees:

M.M., DePaul University

Steven Suvada teaches Introduction to Electronic Music, Class Guitar for Beginners, and Applied Guitar Lessons.

Having just recently completes a series of 14 concert performances as a featured soloist with the Joffrey Ballet, guitarist Steven Suvada has appeared as a soloist with over 30 different symphony orchestras across the country, including the Miami beacg Symphony (playing the Concerto in D, Op. 99 by Castelniovo-Tedesco), DePaul University Symphony at Orchestra Hall (Concerto in D major by Vivaldi), the Civic Orchestra of Chicago (Concerto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo), and the Haroer Symphony Orchestra (Concerto in A major, Op. 30 by Giuliani). Steve has performed in Music and Fine Arts festivals across the country, and his performances have taken him to such venues as Orachstra in Chicago, Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, The Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, and the Folger-Shakespeare Theatre in Washington D.C. he has appeared on TV and radio innimerable times, including Weekend Edition on WLS TV (ABC Chicago) and WNIB FM/Chicago. This past summer featured outdoor performances at music festivals in Minnesota, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois in front of crowds as large as 40,000.

Suvada started studying Jazz Guitar at the age of 7 and at 13, he started the commute to Chicago every Saturday (with his Dad), to study with Richard Pick. having completed both his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees at Depaul University under the guidance of Pick, he has performed in master classes for Manuel Barrueco, charlie Byrd, Eduardo Fernandez, Lawrence Ferrara, Tom Leisek, Jeffrey meyerriecks, Jorge Morel, Joe Pass and Myrna Sislen. In addition, he has given master classes at colleges and universities throughout the country, nicluding Elmhurst College, harper College, Loyola/chicago, Rochester College (Minn), Kings College (Penn), University of West Virginia, and Noth carolina State University. January of 2000 marked the release of his CD. The Interludes, in which he performs solo guitar works composed by Richard Pick. The CD is available through internet retailers Amazon.com, CDNow.com, TheOrchard.com, CDuniverse.com, and BarnesandNoble.com.

As a composer. Mr. suvada was a finalist in the OTI International Composers festival (finishing third), adn has had one of his works features in the national magazine, Second Avenue. In addition to classical guitar performances, Mr. Suvada's multifaceted career has involved accompanying such artists as Vic Damone, RoseMarie, Rosemary Clooney, Bo didley, the Crysals, the O'Jays, the Chi-Lites, Lou Rawls, Les Elgart, donna Summer, Mitzi Gaynor, and Oprah Winfrey. Steve Suvada is currently on the faculties at Elmhurst College, William Rainey Harper College and Loyola University Chicago. he teaches guitar and electronic music.

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