About Adam Whitlark
Born in Columbia, SC in 1993, Adam grew up playing the tenor saxophone and electric guitar in live bands. He began formally studying music theory and composition at the College of Charleston in 2015. Since then, he has composed works performed in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Maine. Adam has written for ensembles such as The University of Tennessee Wind Ensemble, The University of South Carolina Graduate String Quartet, Atlantic Music Festival Orchestra, University of Tennessee Vocal Studio, Charlotte Country Day School Concert Band, among other groups. The genres and influences of his music range from contemporary classical compositions to rock and roll, jazz, and folk.
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Adam Whitlark recently earned his M.M. in Music Composition, in addition to a graduate certificate in Music Theory Pedagogy at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. During this time, Adam served as a teaching assistant for the Department of Musicology.
Adam is currently a guitar instructor in Charlotte, NC. In addition to developing the skills of his students, Adam is currently composing new music to be performed in the near future. For ​information about guitar lessons, music theory/composition lessons, existing works, potential collaborations or requests for new works, please email: adamwhitlark@gmail.com
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For comments, questions, or to request scores, please e-mail: adamwhitlark@gmail.com