William Feasley – Classical Guitarist

Classical guitarist William Feasley was the first guitarist to be awarded the Peabody Conservatory’s coveted Artist Diploma.

He has since been the recipient of numerous prizes and awards: a gold medal in the PanHellenic Guitar Competition in Athens, the Baltimore Chamber Music Awards and a Governor’s Citation for Outstanding Achievements in the Arts in Maryland. Feasley was selected to play for Andrés Segovia at the master’s historic last class at the University of Southern California was later featured on the CBS special Eulogy of Segovia.

In addition to his solo work, Feasley is also the founding member of The D’Amore Duo, with Yeon Jee Sohn.

“Feasley’s guitar sounded, in the words of Segovia, like ‘a small orchestra’ in its variety of colors.”
– Joseph McLellan, The Washington Post

Latest Releases

The Pateroller Sonata was written for William Feasley in 2011 by the celebrated American composer Peter Madlem. The piece had its premiere later that same year at the Forfest Festival of New Music and Art in Kromeritz, Czech Republic. Learn more.

William Feasley records and performs exclusively on guitars made by Randy Angella of Concord, California.