Lute Study Programs
There are many colleges and universities offering early music programs, but when it comes to programs specifically offering degrees in lute performance the options are not as plentiful. This list is dynamic and subject to change.
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Amherst College
Location: 220 South Pleasant St.
Amherst, MA. 01002
Teacher: Suzette M. Farnham
Contact: (413)542-2000
Website: amherst.edu
Boston University College of Fine Arts
Location: 855 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA. 02215
Teacher: Catherine Liddell
Contact: Send Email
Website: bu.edu
Eastman School of Music
Location: 26 Gibbs St. Rochester, NY. 14804
Teacher: Paul O’Dette
Contact: (585)274-1000
Website: esm.rochester.edu
Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Location: Silk St., Barbican, EC2Y BDT, London, UK
Teacher: William Carter
Contact: + 44 (0)20 7628 2571
Website: gsmd.ac.uk
Jacobs School of Music Indiana University Bloomington
Location: IU Bloomington, East Studio Building, JS319
Teacher: Nigel North
Contact: Send Email
Website: music.indiana.edu
KMH Royal College of Music
Location: P O Box 27711, SE-11591, Stockholm, Sweden
Teacher: TBA
Contact: + 44 8-16 18 00
Website: kmh.se
McGill University:
Location: 845 Sherbrooke Street West
Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 0G4
Teacher: Sylvain Bergeron
Contact: James Administration Building
General inquiries: 514-398-4455
Website: mcgill.ca
Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna
Location: Singerstrade 26 1010 Vienna, Germany
Teacher: Luciano Còntini
Contact: +43 1 512 7747-460
Website: muk.ac.at
Peabody Conservatory of The John’s Hopkins University
1East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, MD. 21202
Teachers: Richard Stone, baroque lute and theorbo, Ronn McFarlane, lute Masterclasses
Contact: (667)208.6500
Website: peabody.jhu.edu
Royal Conservatory The Hague
Location: 2595 CA The Hague The Netherlands
Teachers: Joachim Held, Mike Fentross
Contact: Julianna Van Stoiberglaan 1 | Send Email
Website: koncon.nl
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Location: Leonhardsstrasse 6, 4051, Basel, Switzerland
Teacher: Marc Lowen
Contact: +41 61 264 57 57
Website: fhnw.ch
University of the Arts Helsinki
Location: Töölönkatu 3 A4, P O Box1, Helsinki, Finland
Teacher: TBA
Contact: + 358 29 4472000
Website: uniarts.fi
USC Thornton School of Music
Location: 840 W 34th St., Los Angeles, CA. 90089
Teacher: Jason Yoshida
Contact: (213)821-6052| Send Email
Website: music.usc.edu
Hochschule für Künste
Location: Dechanatstrasse 13-15, Bremen
Teacher: Joachim Held
Contact: 0421 9595 1000
Website: hfk2020.de
Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst
Location: Escherheimer Landstrasße 29-39, Frankfurt am Main
Teacher: Yasunori Imamura
Contact: +49 (0) 69-154 007 0
Website: hfmdk-frankfurt.de
Hochschule für Musik Köln
Location: Dagobertstr. 38, 50668 Köln
Teacher: David Bergmüller
Contact: +49 221 9128180
Website: musik-in-koeln.de
Hochschule für Musik
Location: Nürmberg
Teacher: Björn Colell
Contact: Contact page 0911/215 22 – 163
Website: hfm-nuernberg.de
Staaliche Hochschule für Musik Trossingen
Location: Schultheiß-Koch-Platz 3, 78647 Trossingen
Teachers: Rolf Lislevand, Claudia Caffagni
Contact: Send Email
Website: hfm-trossingen.de
Universität der Künste
Location: Bundesalle 1-12 10719, Berlin
Teacher: Sam Chapman
Contact: Send Email | (030) 3185-0
Website: udk-berlin.de
Université de Moncton
Location: 18 Antonine-Maillet Avenue, Moncton, NB Canada E1A 3E9
Teacher: Michel Cardin
Contact: Send Email
Website: umoncton.ca/prof/umcm-cardin_michel
Hofstra University
Location: Hempstead, New York 11549-1000
Teacher: Christopher Morrongiello
Contact: Send Email
Website: hofstra.edu/faculty-staff/faculty-profile.html?id=1049
Durham University
Location: The Palatine Centre, Stockton Road, Durham DH1 3LE
Teacher: Hector Sequera
Contact: Send Email
Website: durham.ac.uk/staff/hector-sequera/
Benjamin Narvey
Location: Private lessons in Paris 75012
Teacher: Benjamin Narvey
Contact: benjaminnarvey.com/contact/
Website: benjaminnarvey.com
Yale University
Location: 469 College St, New Haven, CT 06511-6609
Teacher: Grant Herreid
Contact: Send Email
Website: yalemusic.yale.edu/people/grant-herreid
The Juilliard School
Location: 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023, 212-799-5000
Teacher: Charles Weaver
Contact: Send Email
Website: juilliard.edu/music/faculty/weaver-charles
Rhodes College
Location: 2000 North Parkway, Memphis, Tennessee 38112
Teacher: Žak Ozmo
Contact: Send Email
Website: rhodes.edu/bio/zak-ozmo
Jan Čižmář
Location: MUK Wien, the Academy of Music “Karol Szymanowski” in Katowice, Poland and at JAMU Brno
Teacher: Jan Čižmář
Contact: jancizmar.com
Website: jancizmar.com
Conservatorio di Milano
Location: Conservatorio di Musica “Giuseppe Verdi” via Conservatorio, 12 – 20122 Milano tel. 02 762110
Teacher: Francesca Torelli
Contact: Send Email
Website: consmi.it/it/didattica/docenti/5482/torelli-francesca
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Location: Leonhardstrasse 6, CH – 4009 Basel. Telephone +41 61 264 57 57
Teacher: Peter Croton
Contact: peter-croton.com/contact
Website: peter-croton.com
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Location: 100 Campus Drive, Weatherford, OK 73096
Teacher: Carey Morrow
Contact: Send Email
Website: swosu.edu/directory/carey-morrow.php
Conservatoire de Tours
Location: 2 Ter Rue du Petit Pré, 37000 Tours, France. Phone: +33 2 47 21 60 30
Teacher: Pascale Boquet
Contact: Send Email
Website: conservatoiretours.fr
Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya
Location:
Teacher: Xavier Díaz-Latorre
Contact: Send Email
Website: esmuc.cat/professorat/xavier-diaz-latorre/
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Location: Pfingstweidstrasse 96, Postfach CH-8031 Zürich, Tel. +41 43 446 46 46
Teacher: Eduardo Egüez
Contact: Send Email
Website: eduardoeguez.com
University of Birmingham
Location: Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom, Tel: +44 (0)121 414 3344
Teacher: Lynda Sayce
Contact: Send Email
Website: birmingham.ac.uk
Royal Academy of Music
Location: Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5HT, UK. Telephone +44 (0)20 7873 7373
Teacher: Elizabeth Kenney
Contact: Send Email
Website: ram.ac.uk/people/elizabeth-kenny
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Location: Leonhardstrasse 6, CH – 4009 Basel. Telephone +41 61 264 57 57
Teacher: Marc Lewon
Contact: Send Email
Website: lewon.de
Andrea Damiani
Location: Conservatorio Santa Cecilia in Rome
Teacher: Andrea Damiani
Contact: Send Email
Schola Cantorum Basiliensis
Location: Leonhardstrasse 6, CH – 4009 Basel. Telephone +41 61 264 57 57
Teacher: Julian Behr