Ron Purcell
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Dr. Ronald Charles Purcell (October 5, 1932 – September 7, 2011) was 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 was Professor Emeritus of the Department of Music at California State University, Northridge and Director of the International Guitar Research Archive. His major teachers included 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.
Purcell was born in Santa Clara, California
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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 was 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.
Purcell resided in Sherman Oaks, and spent his free time playing golf and developing The International Guitar Research Archive. He suffered a massive stroke in June 2011. He succumbed to secondary infections and multiple organ failure on September 7, 2011 at the age of 78.
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge is a public university in Northridge, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, California, United States....
, Lisboa Conservatorio de Musica, Lisbon and the Orfeo Catala Lleidata, Barcelona. He was Professor Emeritus of the Department of Music at California State University, Northridge and Director of the International Guitar Research Archive. His major teachers included 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.
Purcell was born in Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
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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
Miguel Llobet
Miguel Llobet Solés was a classical guitarist, born in Barcelona . Llobet was a renowned virtuoso who toured Europe and America extensively. He made well known arrangements of Catalan folk songs for the solo guitar and is also the composer of original works.-Biography:Some details of Llobet's...
and works by Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida
Laurindo Almeida was a Brazilian virtuoso guitaristand composer who made many recordings of enduring impact in classical, jazz and Latin genres...
. 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
Guitar Foundation of America
Guitar Foundation of America is the leading guitar organization founded in the year 1973. The company offer various services ranging from Guitar Lessons, to a Guitar Shop, Competitions and Events. The company is non profit and relies on advertisers on the website and events and donations...
(GFA) and as editor for the American String Teachers Association, Guitar Division, ASTA Journal. He was 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.
Purcell resided in Sherman Oaks, and spent his free time playing golf and developing The International Guitar Research Archive. He suffered a massive stroke in June 2011. He succumbed to secondary infections and multiple organ failure on September 7, 2011 at the age of 78.
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 AmericaGuitar Foundation of AmericaGuitar Foundation of America is the leading guitar organization founded in the year 1973. The company offer various services ranging from Guitar Lessons, to a Guitar Shop, Competitions and Events. The company is non profit and relies on advertisers on the website and events and donations...
- Former Editor, ASTA Journal, American String Teachers Association, Guitar Division,