School of Music

Brian Barany is a classical guitarist based out of the Los Angeles area. He performs regularly throughout California and has competed throughout the United States and Canada. His studies have also taken him abroad to Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Barany holds a bachelor's degree from California State University, Northridge, where he studied with Dr. Steven Thachuk, and a master's degree from Azusa Pacific, where he studied with Michael Kozubek and Tom Hynes. He is currently a candidate for a Doctorate of Musical Arts in classical guitar performance at USC, with a minor in Studio Guitar.

Over the last 10 years, Barany's recognition has included the Randy Rhoads Memorial Endowment (2004), 1st Place in the ASTA Solo Guitar State Competition (2008), and the Scholar Laureate Delegate on Music to Eastern Europe (2006). Recently, he completed his SAA certification and teaches Suzuki method guitar at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, in addition to teaching at APU. Barany also has many years of chamber music experience. Presently, he is a member of the Westside Duo, in which he explores not only classical music, but jazz and popular styles as well.