Ben Howard studied classical guitar with Gilbert Biberian in Leeds, England and has performed in master classes conducted by Dennis Koster, Alice Artzt, and David Russell. Before his retirement, he taught private lessons in classical guitar at Alfred University and performed in faculty recitals. More recently, he has been making videos, combining visual imagery with the sounds of the guitar.
Selected Videos
Solo Guitar
Israel Goldfarb, “Shalom Aleichem”
Miguel Llobet, “El Noi de la Mare”
Francisco Tarrega, “Oremus”
Peter Maxwell Davies, “Farewell to Stromness”
Franois Poulenc, “Sarabande”
J.S. Bach, “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”
Robert de Visee, “Tombeau de M. Mouton”
Sylvius Leopold Weiss, “Allemande”
Philip Rosseter, “Mrs. Taylor’s Galliard”
Niel Gow’s Lament for His Second Wife
Luys de Narvaez, “Guardame las Vacas”
Alonso Mudarra, “Fantasia X”
Anon, “Go From My Window”
Anthony Holborne, “The Night Watch”
Robert Ballard, “Entree de Luth”
Francois Couperin, “Les Baricades Misterieuses”
J.S. Bach, Sarabande, Lute Suite No. 3 (BWV 995)
J.S. Bach, Allemande, Lute Suite No. 1 (BWV 996)
“Loch Lomond / Red is the Rose”
John Dowland, “As I Went to Walsingham”
H.J. Gauntlett, “Once in Royal David’s City”
Duets with Moises Guevara
Anon., “La Rossignol”
Jorge Cardoso, “Milonga”
John Dowland, “My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home”
William Lawes, “Suite for Two Lutes”
Francesco da Milano and Joanne Matelart, “Recercate Concertante”
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