Welcome to the official website of Marco Oppedisano. Here I bring together my passions for guitar performance, creative composition, and meaningful music education. Whether you’re a student, fellow musician, or simply curious about the guitar, I hope you’ll find inspiration, ideas, and something new to explore throughout these pages.
“...mindbending music for guitar and electronics...hear Oppedisano’s intricate roar.” (Time Out New York)
Marco Oppedisano is a New York City–based guitarist, composer, recording artist, private instructor, and educator known for his innovative work with the electric guitar in electroacoustic music. Over nearly three decades, his adventurous sound world has earned international recognition, with praise from Time Out New York, Downtown Music Gallery, Tokafi, and FAME. His recordings appear on labels such as Tzadik Records, Clean Feed Records, Bridge Records, New Focus Recordings, Mutable Music, EM Records (Japan), Capstone Records, and Spectropol Records.
Oppedisano’s music has been performed by ensembles and soloists worldwide, featured at institutions including the Eastman School of Music and Brooklyn College, and included in films such as Jules Bishop’s Besides These Walls and Don Cato’s award‑winning Dead Man Rides Subway. His work has been broadcast on WNYC’s New Sounds, WFMU, BBC Radio 6, and CBC Radio 2, and he has been profiled in Ralph Gibson’s State of the Axe: Guitar Masters in Photographs and Words, Andrea Aguzzi’s Visionary Guitars, and Sergio Sorrentino’s La Chitarra Elettrica nella Musica da Concerto.
A native of Brooklyn, NY, Oppedisano holds a BA in Music Composition from Brooklyn College/CUNY, and an MA in Music Composition along with an Advanced Certificate in Music Education from the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College/CUNY. In addition to being a longtime private guitar instructor, he is a New York State certified K–12 music teacher, and his works are published through his ASCAP‑affiliated company, Out Your Ear.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_Oppedisano)