Francisco J. Burgos was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He studied Classical guitar with Demetrio Ballesteros at the Royal Conservatory of Music, Madrid, Spain where he graduated  with Honors. He has also taken non guitar related courses at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City. He made his New York City Classical Guitar debut Concert at the Carnegie Recital Hall.  His performing activities has taken him to main venues such as the Organizations of American States in Washington, D.C., the Americas Society in New York City, Gusman Performing Arts Center, Miami, Florida, Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Fort Lauderdale, FL., etc. He has numerous presentations to his credits in Radio and Television in USA and abroad. As a teacher he has taught Classical Guitar at the Avila Conservatory, Avila, Spain and at Glassboro State College in New Jersey. He has been invited by several universities for concerts and to offer master classes, lectures and residencies. Francisco Burgos guitar programs are a mix of music from different cultures and styles. From the ancient to the contemporary. He feels at home playing a Suite by J.S.Bach or music by Latin American composers such as Villalobos or Brouwer. Music from Spain is always included in his programs and it can range from the Spanish Renaissance to transcriptions of Albeniz's music and music by Flamenco guitarist Paco Pena. Music by new composers is always featured in his programs. But in addition to performing music by others he also enjoys performing his own compositions. He is the founder and president of Reminiscent Bell, Inc. a company that offers Classical guitar video lessons online, music publishing, music production related services, concerts and also private lessons. In 2004 Reminiscent Bell, Inc. launched an online classical guitar video course for beginners with great success. The course is being used by many subscribers from around the world interested in the intricacies and technical aspects of classical guitar playing.  The course have 43 original lessons and 15 + pieces by various composers like Bach, Tarrega, Carulli, Sor, etc. It includes several original guitar compositions by Francisco Burgos.  An intermediate classical guitar level has also been added. You can preview some of the Online Guitar Video lessons on this website free of charge or have access to all of them by becoming a subscriber. The idea behind this web site is to create an interactive space for any body interested in the different aspects of classical guitar playing. If you would like to be on Francisco Burgos’s mailing list to be notified about new additions and updates on this site please send him an e-mail. He lives in Miami, Florida.

 franciscoburgos@burgosguitar.com