Classical guitarist Brian Luckett has performed in solo and chamber music recitals throughout the United States. His post graduate work emphasized chamber music equally with solo repertoire and he has continued down this same path in his professional career with a particular interest in contemporary solo and chamber repertoire. Recent performances have paired him with guitarist Eliot Fisk and flutist Carl Hall. Other recent highlights include performances on the Schwartz Center Opening Festival, the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta's Noontime Series and Family Concert Series and numerous solo and chamber recitals at Emory and Agnes Scott College.

Brian has been featured in many programs on both NPR and Minnesota Public Radio and has premiered several new works for the guitar including a concerto and several large chamber works. His debut solo CD, Serenades of the Unicorn, features the music of Einojuhani Rautavaara and Nikita Koshkin.

In addition to performing, Brian is an occasional composer and has had several original guitar works premiered in Cincinnati, Minneapolis and Atlanta. He has writen for solo guitar as well as guitar and flute, guitar and violin and guitar ensembles. His Doctoral thesis, Ensemble Workbook: for Beginning to Intermediate Guitarists, contains twenty-seven brief works for guitar trio and quartet.

Brian earned his Bachelor's degree from the University of Louisville's School of Music where he studied with Douglas Jones and was awarded the institution's first guitar performance degree. He was then awarded a full scholarship to pursue a Master's degree at the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music with Segovia student and renowned guitar pedagogue, Clare Callahan. At CCM, Brian also served as Ms. Callahan's teaching assistant. Upon completion of his Master's degree, he relocated to Minneapolis where he earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Minnesota, where he studied with acclaimed guitarist and composer Jeffrey Van. At the U of M, Brian served as Mr. Van's teaching assistant for four years. Brian has also studied in several classes with the Italian guitar virtuoso Oscar Ghiglia and has participated in classes with Christopher Parkening, Scott Tennant and David Tannenbaum.

Brian is on faculty of Emory University and Agnes Scott College.

Brian performs on guitars by Atlanta luthier Kristopher Barnett.

Nicole Randall, flute

Nicole, as a flautist, currently performs with the Mercury Season, Capitol City Opera, and various jazz situations throughout Atlanta. You can find out more and listen to Nicole’s music at http://www.nikkinotes.com