Michael Ferris, originally from St. Joseph, Michigan, started working in his father's music store at the age of 16 and started playing the guitar at the age of 17. Having had many wonderful teachers, not only with great talent but also great souls, he moved on to study at the internationally acclaimed Mozarteum University for Music and Applied Arts in Salzburg, Austria (*-Die Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Mozarteum) where he completed his M.A. in Guitar. Michael studied under well-known guitarists Maria Isabel Siewers de Pazur, Joaquin Clerch, Augustin Wiedemann, Ricardo Gallen, and the world-renowned player Eliot Fisk. Michael has also had the opportunity to play for master classes held by leading guitarists, such as David Russell, Alvaro Pierri, and David Tannenbaum. In doing so, he has not only learned the instrument, but lived out his dreams.
Artist Mission
I am looking to inspire others by sharing my playing and my experiences
Alternative Links
Great Composers and their Lives This blog is on great composers focusing on their lives and what they had to go through to give their gift of music to humanity.
Inspiring Guitarists / Michael Ferris, Guitarist This website has been created with the intention of inspiring guitarists. It contains the story of how I started playing when I was seventeen and went on to study in the Land of Music with one of the greatest guitarists on Earth. /also recordings-photos
