Titles by: LAWRENCE W LONG
LAWRENCE W LONG
He has taught privately and concurrently with the University of Tennessee for most of his adult career. Mr. Long studied classic guitar with the late C. I. Maracle of Toronto and earned a B. S. degree in Music Education from the University of Tennessee. He played string bass with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra for nine years until his private guitar teaching schedule required his full attention. He served a stint with the U.S. Army Band in France where he played guitar, tuba, and trombone. Mr. Long is a founding member of the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Guitar Society and served as its President/ Program Director from its inception in 1971 to 2002. As a testament to his skill as a teacher, many of Mr. Long's students have earned university guitar scholarships, and have gone on to become successful professional teachers and performers. In addition to his busy schedule as a teacher, Guitar Society president, and composer, Mr. Long still finds time to perform. He has enjoyed success throughout the Eastern United States, both as a soloist and with noted tenor Ambrose Holford from the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina to the Holland, Michigan Tulip Festival. Over the years his accolades have been many. But of all the citations and awards of appreciation Mr. Long has received from grateful student groups and others, the one of which he is most proud is the prestigious Who's Who Among America's Teachers award.