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About Fred Benedetti
Benedetti’s official site and Grossmont College biography document classical-guitar study that included a 1986 Andrés Segovia masterclass. Both sources place his long career in San Diego through performances with local orchestras, opera and theater organizations, and decades of college teaching.[1][2]
The biographies distinguish classical work from Benedetti’s contemporary projects. They identify the Odeum Guitar Duo, the Benedetti/Svoboda Guitar Duo, and Blurring the Edges, whose recording with Peter, Tripp, and Hall Sprague received a 1994 San Diego Music Award for pop-jazz album.[1][2]
Benedetti’s official site also documents composition and extensive studio work while linking directly to his YouTube archive and a curated Spotify playlist. Those paths cover solo guitar, ensemble collaborations, and original music without relying on an event upload.[1]
San Diego teaching
Grossmont documents Benedetti’s guitar-studies leadership and his long faculty relationship with San Diego State University.[2]
Odeum Guitar Duo
Both biographies identify the duo as one of Benedetti’s principal recorded classical and contemporary projects.[1][2]
Blurring the Edges
The pop-jazz recording joined Benedetti with members of the Sprague family and received a San Diego Music Award in 1994.[1][2]