Jason Priset

Dr. Jason Priset is an internationally recognized guitarist as both a soloist and chamber musician with performances throughout the United States as well as concerts in Taiwan, England, and Spain.  Dr. Priset holds a Master of Music and Doctorate of Musical Arts from Stony Brook University and specializes in a variety of lute and guitar-related instruments.  Dr. Priset also holds a Bachelor of Music from the State University of New York at Fredonia and has recently completed Formació Continuada at Escola Superior Musica Universidad de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. Dr. Priset has appeared in concert through the Chamber Music Society of Detroit, Great Music in a Great Space, and Midtown Concerts (through GEMS) including concerts in the Cathedral at St. John the Divine and Alice Tully Hall in New York City as well as L’Auditori and Museu de la Música in Barcelona, Spain.  Dr. Priset has appeared in concert with Paul O’Dette, Nigel North, Emma Kirkby, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, and the jazz trombonist Ray Anderson to name just a few.  Concerts include performances with Brandywine Baroque, Early Music New York, Newton Baroque, LOFT Opera, Piffaro : The Renaissance Band, Stony Brook Opera, and Voyces of Staten Island.

As an educator Jason holds an extensive guitar and lute studio in Stony Point, NY near New York City and teaches students of all ages in a very eclectic number of styles. Dr. Priset has served on faculty at Montclair State University since 2016 and currently teaching both guitar and lute. Currently, Dr. Priset is also serving as Executive Director for the Lute Society of America Summer Festival (the largest festival of its kind in the United States) as well as serving on faculty at the Amherst Early Music Festival.