Robert Sheffer

Education

• B.M. Grove City College, Voice, Guitar, 2013
• M.M. Houghton College, Guitar Performance, Composition, 2015

Employment

• Grove City College- Adjunct Professor of Guitar
• Washington & Jefferson College- Adjunct Professor of Guitar
• Peters Creek Baptist Church- Music & Worship Associate
• Pittsburgh Classical Guitar Society- Vice-President

Performance Experience

• Master Class with David Russell (Guitar), 2017
• Guest Soloist (Guitar) with Pittsburtgh Concert Chorale 2017, A Procession Winding Around Me (Jeffrey Van)
• Semi-Finalist, Lancaster International Guitar Competition 2011
• Winner of Grove City College Concerto Competition 2010, Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquin Rodrigo)

Courses Currently Taught

• Applied Guitar Lessons (1/2 hour and 1 hour)
• Guitar Class I
• Guitar Class II

Publicly Available Recordings

• Be Thou My Vision (Single) 2020
• Give Me Jesus (Single) 2020
• A Classical Guitar Christmas (Album) 2019
• Runaway (Single) 2019

Research/Academic Interests

• Musical Form and Grammar in Post-Classical Music
• Non-Classical Influences in Contemporary Classical Guitar Composition
• Aesthetics of Musical Analysis
• The Role of Music in General Revelation

Other Interests

• Cooking
• Studying Theology

You May Like to Know

• Wife: Maggie (Barr '13) Sheffer, Children: Maria, Amelia

Staff/Faculty Image
Lastname	Sheffer
Title	Music Lesson Instructor in Guitar
Grove City College Alumni
Email Address	ShefferRB@gcc.edu