Awards & Honors
2012, Professional Development Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2012, Santa Cruz Chamber Players Music Commissioning Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2012, Porter College Distinguished Visiting Artist & Lecturer Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2010, Santa Cruz Chamber Players Music Commissioning Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2010, Porter College Distinguished Visiting Artist & Lecturer Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2009, ATC (Art, Technology, and Culture Series) Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2009, Professional Development Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2009, Porter College Distinguished Visiting Artist & Lecturer Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2008, Professional Development Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2008, Porter College Distinguished Visiting Artist & Lecturer Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2007, Merrill College Music Commissioning Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2007, Porter College Distinguished Visiting Artist & Lecturer Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2006, Telly Award for the Outstanding Music/Concert Production of “New Dimensions in Classical Guitar” TV program, which was broadcast on UCTV
2006, Center for Teaching Excellence Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2006, Porter College Distinguished Visiting Artist & Lecturer Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2006, Professional Development Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2004, University of California Television (UCTV) Production Fund Grant, La Jolla, California
2004, Professional Development Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2003, Porter College Hitchcock Poetry Fund Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2003, Porter College Distinguished Visiting Artist & Lecturer Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
2003, UCIRA Demonstration Projects Grant, University of California Institute for Research in the Arts
2001, Porter College Fellowship Grant, University of California, Santa Cruz
1999, UCSC Center for Teaching Excellence Grant
1997-98, Dean's Council Scholarship, Arizona State University
1997, Prizewinner, Portland Guitar Competition, Oregon
1994, The Yale School of Music Alumni Association Prize for students who have not only excelled in their respective fields, but also have made an important contribution to the general life of the school
1993, The Yale School of Music Dean's Prize for the most outstanding student in the graduating class
1992, The Edward Wardwell Fellowship for outstanding students in chamber music, Yale University
1986, The Spanish Government Scholarship for “Curso de la Música Española,” Santiago de Compostela, Spain