Born and raised in Juneau, Alaska, Dusty Woodruff discovered his love for the guitar at the age of fourteen as a self-taught musician. He went on to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from Abilene Christian University in Texas where he studied with Dan Mitchell and David Brandon. Dusty later moved to Georgia with his wife Jordan. In 2006, he received his Master of Music degree from the University of Georgia, where he studied with John Sutherland. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Georgia in classical guitar performance.

As a member of the Athens Guitar Trio, Dusty Woodruff has written a number of arrangements that have been received with great acclaim, some of which are found on the CD “Emergence” by the AGT. It is through these arrangements for the trio that he and its members work to bring the repertoire for guitar ensemble to a wider public. Dusty has also arranged several works for solo guitar. His recorded contributions are to be found on the supplemental CD from Everybody’s Classical Guitar 1, along with collaborations with the other members of the Athens Guitar Trio.

Dusty Woodruff was awarded first place in the 2004 GMTA competition for graduate division for guitar, selected to be a contender at the Shadt String Competition in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He has been a guest performer with the Voices of North Georgia, the Augusta State University Orchestra, the Augusta Opera and was invited to be the guest accompanist to the debut of Kevin Kelly’s choral setting of Stations of the Cross (2011).

Dusty Woodruff is active as a soloist and concerto performer and has conducted master-classes across the United States.

In his role as an educator, Dusty Woodruff heads the Guitar Department at Augusta State University, and at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville. He also maintains a private guitar studio in Athens, Georgia.