Fernando Troche is pursuing a Bachelor’s of Arts in Music at the College of Charleston, studying classical guitar under the direction of Marc Regnier. Recently, he has performed in the Early Music Series and the Young Artists Series during the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, St. Luke’s Chapel Series, Bishop Gadsden Young Artists Series, The French Protestant (Huguenot) Church Special Services, and many Student Recitals at the College of Charleston.

Born in Uruguay, Fernando began his musical studies at the San Martin Conservatory in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he studied classical guitar with Osvaldo Vassarotto. He continued his studies at the University of Music in Uruguay with Amilcar Rodriguez Indá and Mauro Marasco, also taking jazz training with composer Ángel Varela Rey. Mr. Troche was teaching young students in Colonia, Uruguay between 2003 and 2005. He has participated in several master classes with Eduardo Fernandez, Marco Sartor and Eduardo Gilardoni among others.

He founded the “Arkhangel Trio” with tenor Martin Nusspaumer and pianist Santiago Bonifacio and “Trio-Fusion” with bassist Alejandro Carbajal and percussionist Rodrigo Villanueva in Uruguay. He also played in diverse chamber settings in cities such as Porto Alegre (Brazil), Punta del Este, Montevideo and Colonia (Uruguay), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Baton Rouge, LA, San Francisco, CA, and Charleston, SC (USA).