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Laura Mazza-Dixon
Director of the Early Music Ensemble

Bio:
  • Education: M.F.A. in Performance of Medieval and Renaissance Music, Sarah Lawrence College ; B.M. with High Distinction in Classical Guitar Performance, Pennsylvania State University School of Music  
  • Classical Guitar studies with David Leisner, Jerry Willard, Philip de Fremery, and Ann Willard
  • Viola da Gamba studies with Judith Davidoff, Sarah Cunningham, and Grace Feldman
  •  Medieval Chant Studies and Renaissance notation and ensemble studies with LaNoue Davenport and Alexander Blachly  
  • Certified Suzuki Guitar Teacher in books I – VII , studies with Frank Longay, William Kossler, and Mary Lou Roberts  
  • Teaching experience includes: Windy Hill Guitar Studio, The Guitar Workshop, University of Massachusetts-Amherst , and Saint Joseph College 
  •  Workshops, lecture recitals, and conference presentations in Pennsylvania , Connecticut , and Minnesota , including "Finding Common Ground" 
  • Founder and director of Heart's Ease, a contradance band, and the Granby Family Dance Series  
  • Performances with Citysingers, the Litchfield Chamber Orchestra, Concentus Laurentius and the Utah Shakespeare Festival
  • Listed on the Connecticut Performing Artists roster with the Village Fair Duo
  • Featured on the Connecticut Classical Guitar Society recordings, “A Winter Fantasy” and “Gift of the Guitar”  
  • Hartt Community Division faculty member 1986 - 1989 and 2005 - present