Hilary Field
International performing and recording artist, Hilary Field, has
garnered praise for her dynamic virtuosity, her sensitive
musicianship, and for the emotional depth she brings to the
heart of classical guitar music. Hilary has held faculty positions
as the head of the Guitar department at Seattle Pacific University
and Pacific Lutheran University in Washington State. Hilary is a
past winner of the Northwest Young Artist Series Competition
and was the first guitarist to win the Frances Walton Soloist
Competition. She has released several award-winning CDs,
including her debut recording, Music of Spain and Latin
America, which was an award winner for Classical Album of the
Year by the National Association of Independent Record
Distributors. Other CDs include Ballad Stories, Siente, Cantilena,
Airoso - guitar and viola, and Premieres. Hilary was recently
sponsored by the US Embassy to perform and tour in South
America, and has been a featured performer in international
guitar festivals such as Festival Entrecuerdas in Chile, Festival
Internacional de Guitarra ICPNA in Perú, Série Grands Concerts
in Québec, the Long Island Guitar Festival in New York, The
Memphis International Guitar Festival, and the Guitar Masters
Series in Orlando, Florida. She has received grants for
composing and performing new music by the Seattle Office of
Arts and Culture, 4Culture, and Artist Trust. Soundboard, the
official magazine of the Guitar Foundation of America notes
“Field plays everything with a refined musicality, immaculate
technique, and unfailingly lovely sound.” The Seattle Times
exclaims that classical guitarist, “Hilary Field, is a dynamic
player. She doesn’t just recite what can often be complex work,
but imbues it with fire and grace.”
Hilary Field is a fiscally sponsored project of the Allied Arts Foundation.
If you'd prefer to donate by check, please make check payable to "Allied Arts Foundation" and indicate "Hilary Field" in the memo line. Checks can be mailed to:
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