▁and ▁composer . ▁ ▁Del p ri ora ▁is ▁currently ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Gu itar ▁Department ▁at ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁School ▁of ▁Music , ▁where ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁Mark ▁is ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁of ▁The ▁Ju illi ard ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁teach es ▁guitar ▁studies . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁guitar ▁with ▁Rol ando ▁Val d és - B lain ▁and ▁later ▁with ▁Manuel ▁Bar r ue co . ▁He ▁studied ▁theory / com position ▁in ▁his ▁early ▁te ens ▁with ▁Roland ▁Tro gan ▁and ▁later ▁with ▁Gi ampa olo ▁B rac ali . ▁Mr . ▁Del p ri ora ▁has ▁recorded ▁for ▁Koch ▁International ▁Class ics , ▁Sound sp ells , ▁Phili ps , ▁T z ad ik , ▁and ▁C RI . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁has ▁recorded ▁ 6 ▁CD s ▁with ▁fl ut ist ▁La ure l ▁Z ucker ▁on ▁Cant il ena ▁Records . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁perform er , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁wrote ▁after ▁his ▁debut : ▁" The ▁first ▁notes ▁of ▁Mark ▁Del p ri ora ' s ▁guitar ▁rec ital ▁established ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁music ian ▁of ▁authority . ▁In ▁a ▁little ▁Moz art ▁trans cription ▁by ▁Julian ▁B ream ▁he ▁showed ▁a ▁rare ▁feeling ▁for ▁the ▁specific ▁gravity ▁of ▁a ▁Moz arte an ▁phrase , ▁for ▁the ▁in ev it ability ▁of ▁its ▁rise ▁and ▁fall . ▁Del p ri ora ▁is ▁a ▁guitar ist ▁to ▁be ▁reck oned