Richard Todd

A native of Nashville, Tennessee, guitarist Richard Todd won scholarships in his formative years 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. More recently, he earned the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree at the University of North Texas under the tutelage of Thomas Johnson. 

Richard’s recent performances include solo concerts in Houston, Fort Worth, Greenville, North Carolina and Atlanta.  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 a faculty member at Tennessee State University, Richard also teaches theory courses in addition to heading guitar studies. He serves as Director of the Tennessee State University Classical Guitar Seminar, and is a regular member of the faculty at the Festival Mediterraneo  della Chitarra in Cervo, Italy.  He will also appear this summer at the Festival Lipica in Slovenia, the Guitar Guild Music Festival in Fort Worth, and the Sauble Beach Festival of the Classical Guitar in Canada.