LORA Douglas

Three time Grammy nominee guitarist and composer Dr. Douglas Lora Las Casas transits with versatility through the universes of Classical and Popular Music, and has established himself as one of the most prominent artists of his generation.

With a wide range of musical possibilities, Douglas has collaborated with renowned artist such as YoYo Ma, Paquito d’Rivera, Assad Brothers, Anat Cohen, Marco Pereira, Jovino Santos Neto, Ney Rosauro, Marina Piccinini, Paulo Bellinati, among others.

Member of the awarded Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Brasil Guitar Duo, Lora Brothers, Trio Brasileiro and Caraivana, Douglas has performed extensively at the most important theaters and concert halls in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. Appearances with major orquestras such as Dallas Symphony, Houston Symphony, Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas (New York City), Delaware Symphony, Sphinx Organization Orchestra, Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (Brasil) and Aukso Orchestra (Poland).

Dr. Lora is the Guitar Teacher of the Choro Workshop at the Centrum Foundation, in Port Townsend - WA, since 2011. In 2023, Douglas earned his Doctoral of Musical Arts degree at University of Southern California under Scott Tennant, being the recipient of a Teacher Assis- tant scholarship. Dr. Douglas Lora Las Casas is the guitar instructor and course coordinator at California State University Fullerton since August, 2023.