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 Pasquale Bianculli began playing the guitar at the age
of 13. His earliest musical influence was his father, Philip, an accomplished
woodwind player and jazz musician. He began his studies under Joseph Cassano in
Brooklyn, New York. In 1972, he continued intensive studies under Jerry Willard
and Edgard Dana at the Guitar Workshop, one of the foremost centers of guitar
instruction at that time. He has also performed in master classes with Angel
Romero and Timothy Walker, and received tutelage from Alexandre Lagoya. He
received his M. Mus. degree from SUNY at Stony Brook in 1981. That same year,
he was given the honor of performing for the legendary guitarist, Andres
Segovia, in Granada, Spain.
| At the
Festival |
Performance Class:
Audition
Preparation Techniques.
April 28 at 11 a.m.
(NYSSMA prep and college auditions) |
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Since his solo debut at Weill Recital Hall in 1983, Mr.
Bianculli has pursued a dual career as performer and teacher. As a recitalist,
he has been heard across the U.S., Canada, Europe and the Caribbean. He
performs regularly with his wife Kathleen McDonald, a flutist. In 1989, both he
and Ms. McDonald taught at the Jamaica School of Music in Kingston, Jamaica,
performing throughout the island in schools, churches, and on television for
the JBC. They recently completed a tour that included performances in the
Netherlands, Italy, Germany and France. In addition, he has taught at SUNY
Stony Brook, and the Rocky Ridge Music Center in Colorado. Currently, he is on
the faculty of United Nations International School and the C.W. Post Campus of
Long Island University.
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