Christopher Gotzen-Berg

Solo classical guitar music spanning various time periods and composers. Light discussions about the pieces and the composers.

For nearly 20 years, Savage Classical Guitar Sponsored Artist Christopher Gotzen-Berg has shared his passion for the guitar through his performances, teaching, and original compositions. His concert programs include classical masterpieces, original compositions, and flamenco transcriptions. The Times Union newspaper (Albany, NY) complemented Christopher for his “sparkling original compositions”.



Christopher has performed throughout the US including, 1st Night Binghamton, The Palace Theater (Albany, NY), Freedom High School (Orlando, FL), McCallum Fine Arts High School (Austin, TX), Generations Church (Austin, TX), Adirondack County Community College, Schenectady County Community College, Onondaga Community College, SUNY Albany, The College at St. Rose, The Classical Guitar Society of Upstate New York, The Long Island Classical Guitar Society, ZEB's (NYC), YMCA The Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, The Lake George Music Festival, and the Linda Morris Auditorium (National Public Radio). Christopher’s debut recording “The Lingering Look” (Wepa Records) gained an award for it’s original compositions from ASCAP.



As a highly sought after guitar instructor, Christopher has taught and performed master classes at such locations as Adirondack County Community College, Blue Sky Studios (Delmar, NY), Mars Music of Albany, Burnt Hills Music Academy, and The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. His private students have performed in master classes with artists such as Thomas Viloteau, Ben Verdery, Jorge Caballero, and David Leisner; and have been to accepted to such institutions as the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, Ithaca College, Peabody, the Jacobs School of Music, and Florida State University, as well as participating in competitions including The Guitar Foundation of America Competition and the Ithaca College Classical Guitar Competition.



As a solo classical guitarist, my requirements are very simple, all I need is a chair and access to electricity. I bring all of my own equipment.