Petar Kodžas
Petar Kodžas (USA) graduated at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, the Ithaca College and the Eastman School of Music. Since 1997 he is a faculty member at his al ma mater the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music and Eastman Community Music School. His activities include presentations, master-classes and lectures for Guitar Foundation of America, Jeunesses Musicales and College Music Society.
He participated at the international guitar festivals in Belgrade, Alexandria, Ithaca, and Rochester as a performer, teacher and adjudicator. Fascinated by the beauty of various musical epochs his programs are often focused on one theme viewed in the light of different composers. His CD Between Wolrds was released on Clear Note publications.
His most recent project is Complete Works for Solo Guitar by Brazilian composer Radames Gnattali.
Since 1997, Kodžas teaches on Faculty of the Eastman School of Music (Chamber Music) and Eastman Community Music School (Guitar Instructor, String Department co-chair).
He is also a coordinator of Eastman’s Community engagement program Music for All.