A native of Philadelphia, PA, Andrew Linton began guitar studies in 1982 at the age of twelve in Orange City, FL with Carl Cancel, playing mostly popular guitar styles until the age of nineteen.  In 1989, he attended the Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) in Hollywood, CA at Musicians Institute, where he received a certificate of completion in 1990.  During the time of study at GIT, Mr. Linton made the transition from electric to classical guitar, studying with David Oakes.  In 1991, he attended Stetson University in DeLand, FL, where he studied with Dr. Stephen Robinson, receiving a B.M. in Performance in 1997.  A M.M. in Performance was completed in 2004 at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga with Dr. Mario Abril.  Andrew Linton has performed in the master classes of Stephen Robinson; Ricardo Cobo; Adam Holzman and Norbert Kraft and has also performed as a soloist and chamber musician in a variety of functions, including an appearance with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra (Jacksonville, FL) in a presentation of the children’s program Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery.  He is currently Coordinator of Music Resource and a part-time faculty member at Lee University in Cleveland, TN, where he heads the classical guitar program.  In addition to teaching applied lessons in classical guitar, Andrew is also the founder and director of the Lee University Guitar Ensemble. He, his wife Reneé and their two sons, Jonathan and Jacob, reside in Cleveland, TN.