Patrick Kerber holds performance degrees from
Loyola University and the University of New Orleans. His studies also include two years of
study as a private scholarship student with Pepe Romero in San Diego. Guitarist Patrick
Kerber has been performing as a solo recitalist on stage, radio, and television for over
twenty years. He has performed with the
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra and has been a repeat soloist with the Louisiana
Sinfonietta and the New Orleans Civic Symphony. Mr
Kerber is also sought after as a recital accompanist, having performed with such artists
as John Tyson, Michelle Kemp, and Emily Truckenbrod.
Mr. Kerber’s compositions have been heard in such venues as NPR’s nationally
broadcast Concert Today and the Guitar Foundation of America’s annual
convention, performed by himself and such acclaimed guitarists as Scott Tennant, Randy
Pile, and Michael Patilla. His composition, Bagatelle,
for guitar solo was chosen from among over 100 international entries to appear in the
Guitar Foundation of America’s 1994 Set Piece Composition Anthology published
by Mel Bay. A commission from the
Southeastern Louisiana University Drama Department to compose incidental music for Janet
Martin’s Play Talking With led to an invitation to join the music faculty at
SLU. Mr. Kerber’s experience in
publishing also includes editorial participation in Pepe Romero’s highly acclaimed Guitar
Style and Technique.
Mr. Kerber was also producer of the highly successful weekly radio program , “The
Classical Guitar” for NPR affiliate WWNO 90 FM in New Orleans from 1987 to 1992. He has two recordings for the Kubla Music label
and is planning a recording consisting entirely of his won compositions.
As an educator, Mr. Kerber brings a wealth of knowledge and practical experience to the
studio. His master classes have brought rave
reviews citing his uncanny communication and motivational skills.
He has taught at the University of New Orleans, Xavier University, the internationally
recognized New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts, and currently is on the faculty of
Southeastern Louisiana University i. Though
most of his students come form the southeastern United States, Mr. Kerber has attracted
students from South America and Europe, and competition prizes are numerous.
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