Richard Todd - bio

In his formative years, Nashville-born guitarist Richard Todd won scholarships to study with Clare Callahan at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Robert Guthrie at Southern Methodist University, and Matteo Mela in Cremona, Italy. During these years he earned a number of awards, including First Prize in both the Music Teachers’ National Association Competition and the National Federation of Music Clubs Competition.

Richard’s recent performances include solo concerts in Dayton, Cincinnati, Dallas, Denton and Nashville. Orchestral performances include appearances with the Cincinnati Philharmonia and Dallas Chamber Orchestras, among others. In addition, he has been a featured artist on live radio broadcasts for several NPR affiliates and has made television appearances in San Remo and Imperia, Italy. Soundboard Magazine described his CD, which features works by Bach, Scarlatti, Barrios, and Silva, as showing “intensity, variety of tone color, and ebb and flow in the music.”

Currently serving as Assistant Professor of Music at Tennessee State University, Richard is a doctoral candidate at the University of North Texas, where he has studied with Tom Johnson. Recent festival engagements include the Lachine International Guitar Festival and Competition in Montreal, Canada, the Festival Mediterraneo della Chitarra in Cervo, Italy, the Columbus State University Guitar Symposium, and Chitarre in Chiostro in L’Aquila, Italy.