Community Corner
Bonita Lestina Performance Series presents William Feasley, guitar
Born in Roseburg Oregon, William Feasley
was the first guitarist to receive Peabody Conservatory’s coveted Artist
Artist Diploma. Since making his debut in 1980 with the San Francisco Ballet
performing Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez for Lou Christenson’s ballet Don
Juan, Feasley has maintained an active international touring schedule. A
student of Andres Segovia, he has been a featured performer at international
guitar festivals in Poland, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Bolivia, Australian,
Slovakia, and Peru. Feasley has also toured extensively for the US State
Department. His playing has been described by The Washington Post as sounding
“in the words of Segovia, like a ‘small orchestra’ in the variety of colors
coaxed from a single guitar.” He has released six critically-acclaimed
recordings for the Sonora and Center Earth Labels.