... a strong technical ability along with a depth of feeling ...in his choice of program, the order in which he performed his pieces, and in his performance, Ward displayed sensitivity and taste...
-Corpus Christi Caller - Times

... coped brilliantly with the immense difficulties of the score. This was one of the major musical events of the San Diego season
-San Diego Reader

... an exceptionally well-rounded musician who is comfortable playing music from any period
-Celin and Pepe Romero

... possesses a strong command over his instrument and has a large repertoire of both solo and chamber literature - he is a dynamic performer
-Neil Anderson

... for connoisseurs of classical guitar, or for those who merely wanted an evening of beautiful music, the concert was most fulfilling
-The Classical Guitar Society of Hawaii

... guitarist Robert Ward's efforts produced an evening of fantastic chamber music which was received by an enthusiastic audience
-The Boston Classical Guitar Society

Robert Ward holds degrees in guitar performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, BM, and the University of California San Diego, MA. He has studied with Angel, Pepe and Celin Romero, Michael Lorimer, Lee Ryan, and George Sakellariou. He has also participated in master classes with Pepe Romero, Abel Carlevaro, Jose Tomas, Jordi Savall, and Jurgen Huebscher. Mr. Ward has performed extensively throughout the New England area, Texas, California and Hawaii. In Paris, he premiered three works written for him at the famed Theatre de Renalgh. At the 4th International Guitar Congress in Corfu, Greece he was a featured performer and teacher. In San Diego, Mr. Ward was active with both the La Jolla Playhouse and the San Diego Public Theater, as well as participating in rare performances of El Cimmaron by Hans Werner Henze. In Boston, he produced and performed in a concert event memoriam tribute to Andres Segovia shortly after the Maestro's passing in 1988. He served for two years as the Artistic Director of the Boston Classical Guitar Society and remains active with the society as both a performer and an honorary board member. Recent performances include a series of concerts with Music at Eden's Edge, Guitar Foundation of America Inernational Festival, the EOS ensemble, the Enchanted Circle; National Association of Composers at Jordan Hall and the premieres of Underwater (dedicated to Mr. Ward) by Andy Vores and The Jaguar and the Moon for soprano and guitar by Peter Child. Mr. Ward has been a soloist with the New England Philharmonic, the Belmont Symphony Orchestra, the Northeastern Symphony, the Bridgewater Sinfonia, the Mozart Society Orchestra at Harvard and the Newton Symphony Orchestra. He has been a featured artist on radio shows Morning Pro Musica, Classics in the Morning, Off the Record and Chamberworks and has recorded for Centaur Records. Robert Ward is a faculty member at Northeastern University, The Brookline Music School and The New School of Music.