NATHAN FISCHER

American guitarist Nathan Fischer is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Music at the American University in Cairo, Egypt (AUC).
Living in Egypt, Nathan’s primary area of research is the study, performance, and recording of music with special consideration of works by Egyptian and Arabic composers. As a performer, he has appeared throughout the United States, Yugoslavia, Italy, Spain, Russia, and the Middle East.
As an entrepreneur and advocate for the advancement of the arts, Nathan has volunteered as a board member for a variety of non-profit organizations. These activities led him to incorporate the International Guitar Institute, an organization in which he serves as President.
Nathan has been the recipient of multiple grants including the Howard Hanson Foundation for New Music and U.S. Fulbright Scholar Award. As a U.S. Fulbright Scholar, Nathan advanced his research while teaching at the Academy of Arts in Cairo, Egypt.
Nathan earned a Bachelor of Music from George Mason University, and earned a Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from the Eastman School of Music in Performance and Literature of Guitar. For his teaching and performing achievements through 2004, the Eastman School of Music presented him with the Andrés Segovia Award for Musical Accomplishment and Human Endeavor.

For more information please visit www.nathanfischer.com.

Biography courtesy of AUC Department of Performing and Visual Arts