Biographies Index

Cecil Lytle (B.A., Music, University of Wisconsin)

Pianist; black music studies; jazz, nineteenth century literature, improvisation, pro-seminar in piano, SONOR--faculty new music ensemble

Lytle was First Prize winner in the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition and since then has earned a reputation as a recitalist performing 19th and 20th century piano music. Indeed, diversity has been a central aspect of his career. The award-winning Naked Gershwin, presented on public television stations nationally, was produced and performed by Lytle with assistants. This was followed by the 1996 Emmy nomination for the UCSD-TV series The Nature of Genius. Lytle has recorded for Nonesuch, Lovely and CRI records and has just released Beethovan Piano Sonatas (Opus 106 and 111) for Klavier Records.

Cecil Lytle is currently Professor of Music and the Provost of Thurgood Marshal College at the University of California, San Diego.