Brian Head
Composer
1964 –
Who is Brian Head?
Brian Head is an American composer, guitarist, and music theory and composition professor.
He performs frequently as a soloist and collaboratively with numerous groups, including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Opera, inauthentica, Jacaranda and Xtet. His compositions have been widely performed throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Brian Head holds an unusual dual appointment at the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California, where he is a member of both the Classical Guitar and the Composition faculties, positions he has held since 2001. He maintains an active guitar studio there, lectures on a wide range of subjects, and directs the music theory program. As of 2010, he is the acting chair of the Classical Guitar department and Assistant Dean for curriculum.
From 2004-2010, Head led the Guitar Foundation of America as its president. He now serves as the Artistic Director.
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- Born
- Oct 14, 1964
Washington, D.C. - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- University of Southern California
- University of Maryland, College Park
- Employment
- University of Southern California
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on July 23, 2013
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