2024 Paul Rolland Lifetime Achievement Award
Louis Bergonzi
Louis Bergonzi has more than 40 years of experience teaching stringed instruments to students in elementary through graduate school. He was on the faculty at the Eastman School of Music, and the Illinois (Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses). Bergonzi served as a guest conductor for numerous all-state and regional honors youth orchestras throughout Asia, Australia, and North America. Bergonzi has published materials and arrangements for school orchestras and in major research journals. From 1998-2000, Dr. Bergonzi served as President of the American String Teachers Association.
About the Award
This award, given periodically at the discretion of the ASTA National Board, recognizes a pedagogue of renowned stature who has made significant contributions to the profession throughout their career.