Concerts by Ashley Lucero and Mircea Gogoncea

Week of March 11, 2023

Romantic Guitar Evening, with Ashley Lucero and Mircea Gogoncea
A Lineage of Sound, with Ashley Lucero
Interactive Concert, with Mircea Gogoncea

Mircea Gogoncea, DMA, is a 30-year-old Romanian-German classical guitarist based in Los Angeles. He has performed in over 350 concerts on 5 continents. With a total of 169 competition prizes, he is also considered one of the most awarded guitarists in the world. He is Head of Guitar at tonebase, the leading online resource for video tutorials with the world’s most inspiring musicians. He recently graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Southern California, his sixth university degree and second doctoral-level diploma. His debut as a composer took place in early 2022, when he performed an entire concert of music he wrote for guitar, live electronics, and audience participation.

Ashley (Ash) Lucero is a guitarist, composer, and educator from the United States known for her musicality and humor on stage. She explores multiple styles through both intensive performance study and inspired improvisation. She is currently attending the University of Southern California in pursuit of her Doctorate in Musical Arts and studies classical guitar privately with Bill Kanengiser of the Grammy Award winning group, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Her other musical styles include flamenco guitar and avant-garde improvisation.