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This is an eclectic album of 6 and 12 sting acoustic guitar music, played by classically trained virtuoso Catherine Altamura, who wrote and arranged most of the pieces. It is one of the only recordings ever made of classical repetoir played on a 12 stringed instrument, and recorded with a world class orchestra. Catherine was born in Berkeley, Californis, and began playing the guitar at age 5. She studied with various artists in the San Francisco Bay Area for several years, and then attended the San Francisco Conserveratory of Music, studying under George Sakellariou and Larry Ferrara. She has performed in several Master Classes with Christopher Parkening. When Catherine was a young adult, she began composing her own pieces, and writing and arranging pieces of historical Christian Music. With a growing passion for the 12 string guitar, she began combining her advanced classical technique with the depth of Christian literature, and practicing it on the 12 string guitar. In 2005, Catherine had the opportunity to record a collection of her pieces, both with solo guitar and with the Skywalker Chamber Orchestra. Luminaria is the first recording of its kind.