John O’Shea holds a first-class honour’s degree in classical guitar performance from the TUD Conservatory of Music and Drama. He was the first Irish guitarist to graduate on scholarship with a Masters of Music from the USC Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles. At USC John studied with world-famous guitarist Scott Tennant and under the tutelage of Maestro Pepe Romero. He has many years of experience teaching and performing on both sides of the Atlantic both as a soloist and as a member of the Dublin Guitar Quartet. He has performed as soloist and featured player for UL Orchestra, the Irish Composer’s Collective, Limerick Sinfonia, the Irish Chamber Orchestra and the RTE Concert Orchestra. John currently teaches Classical Guitar and Ensemble full time at Limerick School of Music.