Eric Slavin was born on a US Marine base in Hiroshima,
Japan. As a child, he studied piano under the guidance of the Hungarian
pianist Agi Rado, but later turned to the guitar. He earned his
BA in Music from the American University where he studied guitar
with the late John Marlow, a member of the Washington Guitar Quintet.
He also holds an MA in music from New Mexico State University. In
South America, Mr. Slavin studied guitar with Abel Carlevaro. He
also studied with Guido Santorsola on the analysis of guitar quartet
repertoire, including works dedicated to the Santa Fe Guitar Quartet.
When not touring with the SFG4, Mr. Slavin teaches classical guitar
at the El Paso Music Conservatory and is a faculty member at El
Paso Community College.
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