Emre Sabuncuoğlu

Emre Sabuncuoglu is a Turkish classical guitarist, arranger, composer and mathematician. He is on the faculty of the Los Angeles Guitar Academy.

Early years Born in Ankara, Turkey, he attended Ankara Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi where he took guitar lessons from Güneş Apaydın. During high school, he was accepted to Hacettepe University State Conservatory where he studied with the internationally acclaimed Turkish guitarist Ahmet Kanneci. He also studied music theory and composition with Kemal Çağlar.

Education Emre received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics at Middle East Technical University, specializing in universal algebra and lattice theory. From 1998 to 2000, he worked with the mathematician and composer Andreas Tiefenbach toward his Master of Science degree in Mathematics. During this time, he taught mathematics as a departmental associate, and classical guitar at the METU Classical Guitar Society.

Emre is on the faculty of the Los Angeles Guitar Academy (LAGA). Though he no longer actively teaches, he remains a key contributor to LAGA Online in the development of the curriculum and sheet music publications through his arrangements.

Awards and honors 2005—Anna H. Bing Music Award, Los Angeles, CA 2005—Young Guru Academy Participant, Raleigh, NC 2002-2004—Andrés Segovia Endowed Music Scholarship, Los Angeles, CA 2000-2002—Dean's List, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA 2000-2002—Tuition Scholarship, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA 2000—Eczacibasi Foundation Award, Istanbul, Turkey 1996—First Prize, Antonio Lauro Classical Guitar Competition, Ankara, Turkey 1993—Honorable Mention, Guitares du Saubestre, Pau, France 1992—First Prize, Arthez de Bearn International Guitar Competition, Pau, France