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Guitarist, Marc Garvin has appeared with Cecilia Bartoli and the Houston Grand Opera, the Pittsburgh Symphony Chamber Music Ensemble and in performance with Luciano Pavarotti and the Houston Symphony. He has performed at Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center and has toured as a soloist and ensemble member throughout Canada and the United States. As a frequent performer with the Houston Ballet, he has performed as a soloist in the American Premier of Christopher Bruce's "Ghost Dances". He is also the recipient of Solo Recitalist and Duo Recitalist Grants from the Texas Commission on the Arts, where he performs throughout the state. As a recording artist, Marc Garvin’s first solo album was released in 1993 to wide praise and critical acclaim.
Along with harpist, Kimberly Snaufer, Marc Garvin has developed new repertoire for the unusual combination of harp and guitar. Described as having performed "stunningly beautiful guitar and harp duets to a captivated audience", the Snaufer-Garvin Duo merge their classical backgrounds with their unique creativity to produce exquisite arrangements of South American, Spanish and Classical music ranging from Andean folk songs to the music of Granados, Piazzolla and Bizet. Their widely received CD, "Zero Hour" (Cecilia Productions) is available internationally through the Sylvia Woods Harp catalog. They are artist on the touring roster of the Mid-America Arts Alliance, which is a six state touring region.
Beginning in the summer of 2004, Marc Garvin made his radio debut as the Co-Host of KUHF’s "Pulling Strings" Marc regularly programs for the show which features the music of "Picked, Plucked and Strummed" instruments.
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