George Sprengelmeyer is presently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in guitar performance at the Peabody Conservatory, where he has had the opportunity to study with both Raymond Chester and the internationally acclaimed recording and concert artist Manuel Barrucco. He received his Bachelors and Masters degrees from the Hartt School of Music where he studied with Richard Provost. Mr. Sprengelmeyer is an accomplished soloist and chamber performer. As a soloist, he has given concerts at the Peabody Conservatory, Hartt School, Wilkes University, College Misericordia and the Connecticut Classical Guitar Society. He has also performed as a member of the Kithara Guitar Trio with whom he commissioned an arrangement of the Concertino, by Gabriel Grovlez, and premiered "In a Raindrop ... the Moon" written by Bruce Reiprich for the trio. He received first place in the Hartt School's Commencement Competition and was a finalist at the 1992 M.T.N.A. International Collegiate Artists Competition. Mr. Sprengelmeyer is currently the Head of the Guitar Department at Wilkes University and Guitar Instructor at College Misericordia, in Wilkes Barre PA.