The Passing of Our Inspiring Friend

Frank Longay, classical guitarist and educator, is a founding member and chairman of both the Guitar Committee of the International Suzuki Association and the Guitar Committee for the Suzuki Association of the Americas. He has studied with Rey de la Torre and George Sakellariou.

His efforts have distinguished him as an internationally recognized music educator. He has performed and conducted teacher development courses and children’s workshops on numerous occasions in Australia, several countries in South America and Europe and across the United States. His students have won prestigious awards including the Bay Area Unicef Concerts and the Junior Bach Festivals. He has been featured in articles in Suzuki World, the American Suzuki Journal, Soundboard (the journal for the Guitar Foundation of America) and in an interview for Acoustic Guitar Magazine.

For his dedication to the development of Suzuki Guitar School™ and the creation of the Longay Conservatory of Guitar, Mr. Longay has been honored as a 2006 recipient of the distinguished Creating Learning Community award presented by the Suzuki Association of the Americas.

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