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Jerry Willard, Artist in Residence;
Guitar and Chamber Music
Email Jerry Willard at luter[at]nyc.rr.com or visit http://members.tripod.com/luter
Jerry Willard was born in Cleveland, Ohio and began studying the guitar with his father Jeff Willard who was a guitarist. The guitar pedagogue Sophocles Papas recognized his talent and invited Mr. Willard to study with him in Washington, D.C. Subsequently Mr. Willard studied with guitarists Richard Lurie and Alirio Diaz. Mr. Willard's performances on guitar and lute range from performances of 16th-century work from the original tabulature to his own transcriptions of music from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. He has appeared in Alice Tully Hall and Carnegie Hall in New York City, and he has concertized extensively throughout Europe and The United States. Well known as an ensemble player, he has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, The New York Opera Company, The New York Consort of Viols, and The Long Island Baroque Ensemble. He has published many transcriptions for guitar including "The Complete Lute Music of J.S. Bach" available through Music Sales Corp. and "Ten Sonatas of D. Scarlatti" available through AIG Publications.Curriculum Vitae | More Information
Email Jerry Willard at luter@bellatlantic.net or visit http://members.tripod.com/luter
Summary of Qualifications
Specialist in early music and period instruments.
Performer of contemporary music for the modern guitar.
Over twenty years of guitar and lute teaching experience.
Academic advisor to doctoral and master candidates at SUNY Stony Brook.
Serve on doctoral, search and budget committees.
Faculty judge for auditions and doctoral oral exams.
Academic courses taught:
Viheula, Lute and Guitar, 1650-1750
Master Clas in Guitar and Lute Performance
Musical Instruction
1968-1972 Guitar studies with John Williams, Alirio Diaz, Miguel Rubio and Richard Lurie
1968-1970 Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland Ohio
1969 Interpretive coaching with cellist Warren Downs
1964-1968 Interpretive coaching with violinist Misha Mishakoff
1962-1963 Guitar Studies with Sophocles Papas
Professional Experience
1978-present SUNY at Stony Brook, New York
Artist-in-Residence, Lute and Guitar
1989-present American Institute of Guitar. New York City
Instructor
1985-1989 Oberon Foundation for the Performing Arts. Smithtown, New York
President and co-founder
1964-1972 Private Instructor in New York City, Ann Arbor, Michigan and Cleveland Ohio.
1992 Guitar and Lute Institute. Arcata, California
Performance Faculty
1985-1989 Montclair State College. New Jersey,
Visiting Specialist
1976 Contemporary Institute of Guitar. Port Washington, New York
Co-founder
1972-1975 Guitar Workshop. Roslyn, New York
Artist-in-Residence
1973 Lincoln Land Community College. Springfield, Illinois.
Artist-in-Residence
1970-1972 Cleveland State University. Cleveland, Ohio.
Guitar Faculty
1970-1972 Akron University. Akron, Ohio
Guitar Faculty.
Teaching Effectiveness
Many of my students at SUNY Stony Brook and private students have gone on to have and maintain professional careers as teachers and performers including:
David Doig: DMA graduate of SUNY Stony Brook. Well known as a classical and jazz guitarist, he is on the guitar faculty at Nassau Community College, Long Island New York.
Richard Savino: DMA graduate of SUNY Stony Brook. International touring and recording artist, an expert on period instruments, well known for his historical research in the guitar and lute and is on the guitar faculty at Sacramento State University, California.
Thomas Foggia: DMA graduate of SUNY Stony Brook is now guitar faculty California State University, California.
Stephen Heim: DMA graduate of SUNY Stony Brook is now guitar faculty C.W. Post University, Greenvale, New York.
Peter Argondizza: MM graduate of SUNY Stony Brook is now guitar faculty at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, and Mentor for the Board of Royal Music Schools.
Pasquale Bianculli: MM graduate of SUNY Stony Brook is now guitar faculty at the United Nations School of Music, New York City.
Michael Belajonas: MM graduate of SUNY Stony Brook is now guitar faculty at the Suffolk Community College, Selden, New York.
Pupil of Sophocles Papas
Member:
Long Island Baroque Ensemble
Bach with Pluck
New York Consort of Viols
Editions and Transcriptions:
The Lute Suites of J. S. Bach, transcribed by J. Willard, Ariel Publications, New York, NY: 1980.
Bach Inventions for Guitar Duo, transcribed by J. Willard, Ariel Publications, New York, NY: 1980.
Three Sonatas for Recorder and Guitar, (works by Telemann, Loeillet, and Handel), continuo by J. Willard, Ariel Publications, New York, NY: 1981.
Ten Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti, transcribed by J. Willard, American Institute of Guitar Publications, New York, NY: 1990.
The Library of Guitar Classics, ed. J. Willard, AMSCO Publications, New York, NY: 1995