Ron Purcell

Ron Purcell

Dr. Ronald C. Purcell is an American guitarist, with degrees from the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, California State University, Northridge, Lisboa Conservatorio de Musica, Lisbon and the Orfeo Catala Lleidata, Barcelona. He is presently Professor Emeritus of the Department of Music at Cal State, Northridge and Director of the International Guitar Research Archives. His major teachers include Andrés Segovia, Emilio Pujol, Macario Santiago Kastner, Alirio Diaz and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, whose "Hommage to Purcell", Op. 170, No. 38 is dedicated to him. He has produced recordings with Klavier Records and El Maestro Records and has published two books and numerous performance editions with Chanterelle, Warner/Chappell (formerly Belwin-Mills) and editions with Mel Bay Publishing Co. including the complete works of Miguel Llobet and works by Laurindo Almeida. Dr. Purcell has written many articles for various organizations and societies. He has served as the first president and later as a board member for Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) and as editor for the American String Teachers Association, Guitar Division, ASTA Journal. He is presently the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the American Guitar Society and Director of The International Guitar Research Archive, IGRA. Recently, he was elected Vice President to the Board of Directors for the Augustine Foundation in New York City.

Honors

*Chairman, Board of Directors American Guitar Society.
*Director, The International Guitar Research Archive. (http://library.csun.edu/igra/)
*Vice President to the Board of Directors, Augustine Foundation, NYC.
*Former President and board member , Guitar Foundation of America
*Former Editor, " ASTA Journal", American String Teachers Association, Guitar Division,

He currently resides in Sherman Oaks, and spends his free time playing golf and developing The International Guitar Research Archive.

References

External links

* [http://www.csun.edu/music/facstaff/purcellron.html Official website at Cal State, Northridge]


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