John Hedger

John has studied composition and received a masters in composition at the University of Kentucky under American composer Joseph Baber, who in turn, studied with Howard Hanson and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. John Hedger's original and yet unpublished work for solo guitar "Variations and Fantasia on a Theme by John Dowland" won the Toronto "Guitar 87" Quest For New Music Procan award in 1987. Johns setting of "Four Shakespeare Songs" won the Kentucky Oswald Competition in the early 80's. The recording clips of some of these works here were transfered from 20 year old cassette tape and may be somewhat crude in quality. The Henry VIII tune "Pastime With Good Company" is my own setting for lute, composed in Elizabethan style. The Spanish Pavan is an Elizabethan lute duo performed here with Rod Stucky at a Centre College recital in 2001. Please check back for postings of new original works for guitar & lute that I will be writing and recording. These compositions are unpublished and scores are available by contacting me here or at my website www.johnhedger.com...Mr. Hedger has studied guitar & lute in master classes and/or private lessons with Manuel Barrueco, Paul O'Dette, Narciso Yepes, Nigel North, Elliot Fisk, Eduardo Fernandez, George Sakellariou, David Russell, David Kelsey, Michael Fogler, and others. John Hedger currently teaches guitar at Transylvania University in Lexington, KY...at Berea College in Berea, KY...at Centre College, Danville, KY ...and at his private studio in Lexington at Don Wilson Music Co. (859) 278-7459John plays finely handcrafted guitars by Thomas Rein (St. Louis, MO)... a 7-course tenor lute by British luthier Reid Galbraith, and alto lute by Dan Larson...Also!...Hear John play the blues at http://www.myspace.com/johnnyroyandtherubtones