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Michael
Belajonas is an Assistant Professor of Music at Suffolk Community College in Selden,
NY. He is a graduate, Summa Cum Laude, from the State University of New
York at Stony Brook. Michael possesses a Master of Music in Classical Guitar
as well as a Master of Arts in Music Theory-Composition. He is the author
of over seventy arrangements for Guitar Ensemble including several original compositions
which have been premiered by the Suffolk Community College Guitar Ensemble and
performed by such diverse groups as the University Ensemble of the College of
William and Mary and the Guitar Orchestra of the Tidewater Classical Guitar Society.
His endeavors as a freelance guitarist have afforded Michael the opportunity to perform in various settings including Merkin Hall, The Staller Center for The Performing Arts, and as a guest artist on concert series sponsored by various local Arts Councils. Michael has been twice recognized for excellence in teaching, being awarded inclusion into Fifth and current Sixth Editions of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. In recognition of Excellence in Academic Achievements, Michael has been awarded membership in the Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society. He has also participated in Performance Workshops, Clinics, and Master Classes in various styles of playing, learning from such diverse artists as Jerry Willard, Howard Morgen, and Robert Fripp to name only a few.