John Francis Composer Arranger Teacher Eleven String Alto Guitar

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John Francis was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He took up the guitar at the age of eleven. At age 14, he studied classical guitar and arranging for a short time with Fred Konomos, before shifting to the blues. When he moved to the Wichita, Kansas area in 1979, he studied jazz and related styles with David Coffin. In 1981, he took a few semesters at Wichita State University with Jerry Hahn. For the last several years he has been in close association with classical and jazz guitarist Richard Johnson. Francis began teaching in 1980 and has developed many of his own pedagogical works. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Communication, magna cum laude with a minor in music composition, in 1997. In 2003, Francis formed the Tarrega Guitar School, a system of study based on the principles of Francisco Tarrega. Today, Francis divides his time between teaching, composing, and promoting concert artists and their masterclasses as the director of the Wichita Guitar Society. As a composer and arranger for over thirty years, he has written and arranged music for many instruments, but his primary emphasis has remained the guitar. His musical influences are diverse, ranging from the Baroque to the Blues, from Celtic to Rock, from Jazz to many eclectic World Musics. An advocate of multistring guitars. Francis is pictured here with an eleven- string classical alto-guitar (Altgitarr) made by Georg Bolin of Sweden. The alto-guitar was invented by Bolin. Other instruments include a ten-string classical guitar made by American Luthier Jimmy De Cava. He formerly owned an alto made by Michael Sanden.

John Francis Perormance Videos (Original Material)

John Francis Live Performances: (10:05)

Television - KCTU TV Live

1. "Coral Sunset" May, 2007 (3:11)

2. "Cafe au lait" June, 2007 (2:46)

3. "Marco's Bicycle By The Sea" March, 2007 (1:55)

At the Wichita Historical Museum

4. "Mr Cool," May 25, 2008 (2:11)

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