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Laura Lydy
Senior Lecturer
School of Music
Laura Lydy
Senior Lecturer
School of Music
Ms. Laura Lydy serves as the Director of Guitar/String Studies at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Her areas of specialization include teaching applied guitar, pedagogy, and guitar ensemble. She holds a M.M. in Guitar Performance from the Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, Indiana. While attending Indiana University, Ms. Lydy studied with renowned classical guitar virtuoso Ernesto Bitetti and early music scholar Thomas Binkley. In addition to her studies, she co-founded and directed Indiana University’s Young Guitarists Program.
Laura Lydy is an active performer and has appeared in venues across the United States and Europe. She has been featured as both a soloist and as a member of the saxophone/guitar duet Duo Brioso with Dr. Farrell Vernon. Their recordings can be heard on Arizona University Recordings and the Centaur label.
Additionally, she has served as festival director for the Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival. An annual event consisting of concerts, masterclasses, and workshops featuring top guitar ensembles from schools around the Midwest and beyond.
Laura Lydy is an active performer and has appeared in venues across the United States and Europe. She has been featured as both a soloist and as a member of the saxophone/guitar duet Duo Brioso with Dr. Farrell Vernon. Their recordings can be heard on Arizona University Recordings and the Centaur label.
Additionally, she has served as festival director for the Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival. An annual event consisting of concerts, masterclasses, and workshops featuring top guitar ensembles from schools around the Midwest and beyond.