Roy J. Guenther
Composition and Theory
roymusic@gwu.edu
ext. 41053
Phillips Hall 212
Bachelor of Music Education, 1966, Bachelor of Music Theory, 1968, University of Kansas;
Master of Arts, 1974, Ph.D. (Musicology), 1979, The Catholic University of America
Roy Guenther is Professor of Music and Deputy Chair of the Department of Music, where he has taught since 1974. Prof. Guenther has written several books and articles in the field of Russian music and music theory. His translation of Alexandra Orlova's Musorgsky's Days and Works: A Biography in Documents was published by UMI Research Press. Other contributions include articles on Musorgsky and the opera Khovanshchina for the International Dictionary of Opera as well as articles and reviews in a variety of scholarly journals. Prof. Guenther served as a frequent concert reviewer for The Washington Post from 1982-1992. Formerly a trombonist with the United States Marine Band, Prof. Guenther has performed as a soloist and with various chamber ensembles and professional orchestras throughout the Washington area, including the National Symphony Orchestra, the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra, the Filene Center Orchestra, the Washington Ballet Orchestra, and the Bolshoi Opera. As principal trombonist of the American Camerata for New Music, he was the soloist with that ensemble on the world premiere recording of John Stephens' Creations for trombone and string quartet. He and his wife, organist Eileen Morris Guenther, have presented numerous recitals of music for organ and trombone in the United States, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, and Brazil. Prof. Guenther is himself also an organist and pianist and has served Resurrection Lutheran Church in Arlington, Virginia as its Organist/Choirmaster since 1969.
