M. Luciana Lombardi


Education


College and University Degrees

  • University of California, Los Angeles, 1972-77 Ph.D.
  • Indiana University, Bloomington, 1969-71 M.A.
  • University of California, Los Angeles, 1964-65 M.L.S.
  • Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1957-61 B.A.

Private and Master Classes--Viola da Gamba and Cello

  • John Hsu: Cornell University Summer Viol Program, Ithaca, New York, 1982, 1983, 1985.
  • Aston Magna Academy, French Baroque, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, 1982.
  • Wieland Kuijken: Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Bolinas, California, 1981, International Summer Academy for Ancient Music, Innsbruck, Austria, 1979.
  • Peggy Sampson: Viola da Gamba Society of America, Western Chapter Workshop, Santa Barbara, 1974, 1978, Early Music Workshop, University of Victoria, British Columbia, 1975.
  • Ruth Adams, James Lockhart, UCLA, 1972-73.
  • Janos Starker, Bloomington, Indiana (auditor, master classes), 1970.
  • Harvey Shapiro, New York City, 1966-68.
  • Joseph DiTullio, Los Angeles, 1959-65.

Honors, Grants, Fellowships


  • KUSP-FM, ‘Pataphysician of the Year, 1989.
  • Cornell University Summer Viol Program, scholarships, Ithaca, New York, 1982, 1983, 1985.
  • Aston Magna Academy, Inter-disciplinary fellowship, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, 1982.
  • Santa Cruz Festival of Living Music, travel grant, Innsbruck, Austria, 1979.
  • University of California, Los Angeles, graduate fellowships, 1972-77.
  • Foreign Area Fellowship Program, Bibliography, Indiana University, University of California, Los Angeles, Brazil, 1970-73.
  • Indiana University, graduate fellowships, 1969-71.
  • Sigma Alpha Iota scholarships, Los Angeles, 1960, 1961.
  • Occidental College Music Department, scholarships, 1959, 1960.

Professional Memberships


  • American Federation of Musicians Local 153, San Jose, California, member, 1988-
  • Early Music America, founding member, 1985-
  • Institute for Historical Study, San Francisco, founding member, 1985-
  • San Francisco Early Music Society, 1975-
  • Viola da Gamba Society of America, member, 1975-
  • Western Association of Women Historians, member, 1974-

Related Community Service


  • Public radio, KUSP-FM: Classical Music DJ, weekly host and programmer. Other (off-air activities) audition, select, and classify hundreds of new recordings per year, serve onplanning and programming committees and participate in fundraising auctions and pledge drives, 1978-2004.
  • Viola da Gamba Society of America, Monterey bay area representative, 1984-
  • Moderator, conference panel: “Women’s Creative Process: Re-enchanting Society,” Women’s Caucus for the Arts Monterey Bay Chapter, Santa Cruz Art League, March 1993.
  • Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay, board of directors, 1992-95.
  • Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, initial planning, Spectra Arts in Education committees, 1978-79, 1987, 1994.
  • Santa Cruz Chamber Players, Board of Directors, Founding Member, President, 1990-97.
  • Santa Cruz Baroque and Living Music Festivals, Board of Directors, Founding Member, President, 1977-87.

Music Teaching, Coaching, Demonstrations


  • Private studio, 1974-
  • Classical Music DJ, KUSP, Santa Cruz, 1978-2004.
  • Applied Music Instructor, Cabrillo College, Aptos, 2002, 2003.
  • Play Day Coach, Viola da Gamba Society of America, Pacifica Chapter, Oakland, March 2002.
  • Performance-demonstration: Cabrillo College, Aptos, 1990, 2001.
  • Performance-demonstration: Elementary and Middle Schools, Santa Cruz county, 1984, 1989, 1997, 2001.
  • Faculty assistant, consort coach, Viola da Gamba Society of America, Conclave, Boulder, Colorado, 1985.
  • Instructor, University of California, Santa Cruz, Board of Studies in Music, 1977-80.

Library, Teaching, and Other Employment


  • KUSP-FM, Music recordings library. Audition, selection, classification, 1985-2004.
  • Adjunct faculty, San Jose State University Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Indexing, classification, bibliography, cataloging, 1978, 1979.
  • Indexing business: Lombardi Indexing Services, 1972-1992.
  • Summer faculty, University of Southern California School of Library Science. Collections, cataloging, classification, 1972, 1973.
  • Summer faculty, University of Southern California School of Library Science. Collections, cataloging, classification, 1972, 1973.
  • Herstory Index. Indexer, 1970s.
  • Community college libraries, Santa Monica, West Los Angeles, Valley, Glendale, Los Angeles. Reference, cataloging, classification, 1971-74.
  • Seminar leader, with D. J. Foskett (London, England), Instituto Brasileiro de Bibliografía e Documentação, Rio de Janeiro, 1971.
  • University of California Los Angeles, Research Library. Reference, bibliography, 1964-65, 1971-74.
  • Indiana University, Bloomington. Latin American bibliography, 1969-71.
  • H.W. Wilson Company, Bronx, New York. Indexer, Library Literature, 1967-69.
  • Julliard School, New York, Library. Cataloging, classification, New York, 1967.
  • New York Public Library, Lincoln Center. Reference, 1966.
  • New York Public Library, 42nd Street and 5th Avenue. Reference, 1965.
  • Other Employment, 1958-63
  • Survey Research Center, University of California Berkeley.
  • Yosemite National Park, California .
  • Positano Coffeehouse, Malibu.
  • Computer Control Corporation, Santa Monica.
  • Sees Candies Stores, Los Angeles.
  • Kelly Services, California.

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