Loncar, Miroslav - Fine Arts

Dr. Miroslav Lončar (pronounced Lonchar) -- a teacher, performing artist, and composer for guitar, is a native of Croatia, currently living in Sterling, Virginia. He teaches guitar and the multicultural performance group World View at Park View High School.  Additionally, Dr. Lončar directs the Loudoun Youth Guitars and leads the Aguado Guitar Concerts - a non-profit organization that promotes classical guitar and provides a variety of performance opportunities for guitarists in the greater Loudoun area. 

Dr. Lončar started his music education in his native Croatia, continued in Austria, where he received his master’s degree, and later in the United States, where he earned his doctorate from the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Lončar has taught music at all levels, from primary to university, having taught classical guitar, music history, music theory, and music appreciation for over twenty years. Prior to joining the music department at Park View High School, he taught at the University of Southern Mississippi, William Carey University, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Copiah-Lincoln Community College, and Sacred Heart Elementary School. Over twenty years ago, Dr. Lončar began conducting the Karlovac International Summer Guitar School and the Imotski Summer Guitar School in his native Croatia, where young guitarists and world-class teachers meet every summer for classes, concerts, and other fun activities. A number of students who attended the Karlovac International Summer Guitar School have gone on to study guitar at prestigious universities. Most of them are now successful performers and teachers.