John Griffiths
JOHN GRIFFITHS, Oficial de la Orden de Isabel la
Católica BA PhD Monash
Professor of Music
b. Melbourne, Australia. BA (Monash) 1975; PhD (Monash) 1984. Performance studies at Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Basle), as well as in Germany and Spain. In 1993 he was made an Officer of the Order of Isabel la Católica for his contribution to Spanish culture. He has over 50 international publications on the vihuela and early Spanish instrumental music, and has also contributed articles to leading reference works such as The New Grove and Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. He is an internationally renowned performer of a variety of instruments including lute, vihuela, and baroque guitar and has published numerous solo and ensemble recordings. During 1997-1998 he was Visiting Professor at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He is currently completing a book on Spanish music during the reign of Philip II and conducting a large research project on lute music in Naples c.1600.