Resources
Mission
The Twisted Spruce Music Foundation aims to advance and integrate performance, composition, and education of music to engage with and enrich society.
Vision
Twisted Spruce Music Foundation hopes to bring collaboration and inspiration to musicians across the globe, while fostering an environment of artistic growth.
Values
Collaboration | Creativity | Learning | Excellence
Directors
Raymond DiGuiseppe
Attorney
Juris Doctor, University of San Diego School of Law. Attorney & Counselor at Law, licensed in North Carolina, California, the District of Columbia, and New York. Former Deputy Attorney General for the the State of California. Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with Minor in Classical Guitar Performance from East Carolina University.
Mireia Frutos Fernández
Pianist
Performance Diploma in Collaborative Piano, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. MM from the Liszt Academy, Budapest in Piano. BM from Superior Conservatory of Aragón in Zaragoza, Spain in Piano Performance.
Nathan Fischer
Guitarist
Career Specialist with the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Post-Doctoral Fellowship held at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. DMA in Performance History and Literature Eastman School of Music, BM in Performance George Mason University. Fulbright Scholar.
Colin McAllister
Guitarist
Assistant Professor/Co-Director of music Guitar Performance/Music History/Humanities at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. DMA and MM from UC San Diego. Research interests include contemporary music performance and pedagogy, as well as third and fourth century apocalyptic literature.
Anthony Tan
Composer
Ph.D. and M.Mus. in Acoustic and Electronic Music Composition, and Music Perception - McGill University. Meisterklasse in Acoustic and Electronic Music Composition - Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber, Dresden. B.Mus. in Composition, and Piano Performance - University of Calgary. A.R.C.T in Piano Performance - Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto.
Aaron Travers
Composer
Assistant Professor of Music Composition at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. PhD in Composition from the Eastman School of Music. BM in Composition and BA in Classics from Oberlin Conservatory.
Glenn Williams
Finance
Clinical Assistant Professor of Finance, Arizona State University. Ph.D. in Finance, The University of Florida. MBA in Finance, Rollins College. BS in Mechanical Engineering, The University of South Carolina.
Charlene
Kluegel
Violin
Chamber musician, Larsen Strings A/S Artist and co-founder of Duo FAE. DM Indiana University, MM Peabody Institute, BA cum laude Cornell University. Editorial Board Member of the American String Teacher Journal with research, faculty at the Music Institute of Chicago. Grammy nominated for 2016 Best Latin Jazz Album.