José Manuel Garcia

José Manuel Garcia, born in Caracas, Venezuala, graduated from Emil Friedman Conservatory in 1992. He received his BM in piano performance from Clayton State College and his MM in piano performance from Georgia State University in 2001. He held a graduate teaching assistantship at the University of Georgia and is a doctoral student studying with Dr. Evgeny Rivkin. His prizes include the Spivey Foundation Scholarship, the 1991 Harriet Serr Piano competition, and second prize at the 1994 Moises Moleiro National Piano competition.