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Carolan's Welcome & Sir Festus Burke - by Turlough O'Carolan - Jerry Willard guitar MrJDWillard 247 views Carolan's Welcome & Sir Festus Burke by Turlough O'Carolan arranged and played by Jerry Willard guitar - recorded in Stowe Vermont July 2011 - For more of my music and mp3s...
Easy Baroque Pieces for Classical Guitar by Jerry Willard MrJDWillard 557 views The Baroque period of music flourished in Europe from 1600 to 1750, and began with Italian composers such as Claudio Monteverdi (1567- 1643), Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739)...
Easy Renaissance Pieces for Classical Guitar by Jerry Willard MrJDWillard 654 views The Renaissance was a time of astonishing innovation and imagination in the musical arts. Easy Renaissance Pieces for Classical Guitar brings to life some of the best-known...
Summertime by George Gershwin Played on Guitar by Jerry Willard MrJDWillard 220 views Arranged for guitar and played by Jerry Willard. A new publication from Music Sales Corporation. "George Gershwin 17 Pieces Specially Arranged for Classical Guitar" by Jerr...
Lady Be Good & Looking For A Boy - By George Gershwin played by Jerry Willard Guitarist MrJDWillard 90 views Arranged for guitar and played by Jerry Willard. A new publication from Music Sales Corporation. "George Gershwin 17 Pieces Specially Arranged for Classical Guitar" by Jerr...
I Got Rhythm By George Gershwin played by Jerry Willard Guitarist MrJDWillard 167 views Arranged for guitar and played by Jerry Willard. A new publication from Music Sales Corporation. "George Gershwin 17 Pieces Specially Arranged for Classical Guitar" by Jerr...
Swanee by George Gershwin Played on Guitar by Jerry Willard MrJDWillard 152 views Arranged for guitar and played by Jerry Willard. A new publication from Music Sales Corporation. "George Gershwin 17 Pieces Specially Arranged for Classical Guitar" by Jerr...
Old Yellow Farm House MrJDWillard 91 views This quintessential Vermont farm house, built in 1820, is available for rent in the fall, winter and spring. Its' front porch overlooks a farmers field and beyond that the ...
Two Russian Songs by Nicholas Alexsandrov - performed by Jerry Willard - Panormo guitar 1831 MrJDWillard 699 views Russian guitar music by Nicholas Alexsandrov played on a Louis Panormo guitar 1831 by Jerry Willard Recorded in Stowe Vermont June 2011 - For more of my music and mp3s with...
Rumores de la Caleta - Isaac Albeniz MrJDWillard 179 views Rumores de la Caleta by Isaac Albeniz arranged for solo guitar and performed by Jerry Willard - recorded in Stowe Vermont July 2011 on a Fernandez guitar made in Madrid 196...

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JERRY WILLARD - www.jerrywillard.com

Born in Cleveland, Ohio Jerry Willard's first teacher was his father, Jeff Willard, an accomplished guitarist in his own right. The guitar pedagogue, Sophocles Papas recognized his talent and invited Mr. Willard to study with him in Washington, D.C. Willard studied with guitarists, Richard Lurie and Alirio Diaz, who developed his musical and technical approach to the guitar. He also worked with violinist, Misha Mishakoff and cellist, Warren Downs who expanded his knowledge of musical interpretation.

Mr. Willard has performed at Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall in New York City. He has concertized extensively throughout Europe and The United States. Raymond Ericson of the New York Times wrote, "The recital was exemplary. Mr. Willard took lute in hand for some pieces by Adrian LeRoy and John Dowland and turned that normally pale-sounding predecessor of the guitar into a brilliant and vivid instrument. Back with the guitar, the performer played his own transcriptions of Bach's Lute Suite in E minor and five dances from Britten's Gloriana' plus Henze's attractive `Drei Tentos'. It was again the clarity of Mr. Willard's playing that gave special pleasure."

Willard is an accomplished player of all types of fretted instruments including the archlute, Renaissance lute, Baroque guitar, nineteenth century guitar, and modern guitar.
Well known as an ensemble player, Mr. Willard has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, The New York Opera Company, The New York Consort of Viols, and The Queen's Chamber Band. He is a regular member of the The Queen's Chamber Band and has performed and recorded with them since their inception.

Willard has published many publications for guitar including "The Complete Lute Music of J.S. Bach" and "The Complete Works of Gaspar Sanz" both available through Music Sales Corporation. Mr. Willard records for Lyrichord Discs. http://lyrichord.com/ He has recorded music for arch-lute, Baroque Guitar and Renaissance lute. He has just finished a recording of opera potpourris by Giuliani and Mertz on a Lacote guitar made in Paris in 1820. Mr. Willard resides in New York City and is on the faculty of the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

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