Tom Nothnagle

A professional musician since the 1970s, Tom creates genre-bending improvisations and compositions rooted in classical guitar technique. His training is as varied as his musical approach including instruction/ influence from: Benjamin Verdery, John Hoffman, Michael Lorimer, Nelson Amos, and Pierre Bensusan.

As a native Iowan, Tom began serving in 1990 as a rostered artist for the Iowa Arts Council offering cultural and historical music demonstrations including classical guitar, flamenco guitar, historical banjo, baroque mandolin, and antique parlor guitar. As guest soloist, he has performed in over fifty classical concerts throughout the central Midwest. In 1988, Tom won the All-Iowa Heavyweight Guitar Championship.