Pianist

Join Boyd Professor Willis Delony and other esteemed faculty members as he presents selections from Delony's latest album "Standards and Improvisations - Music by Joe Makholm," along with a special performance of "Impromptu Variations (After Chopin)" by LSU colleauge Stephen Beck.

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Willis Delony, Faculty Recital

First United Methodist Church of Baton Rouge

Join faculty members Willis Delony (piano), Espen Lilleslåtten (violin), and Dennis Parker (cello) as they unite for an evening of exquisite chamber music, showcasing two defining works of the twentieth century.

The Music of Ravel & Baker: Delony, Lilleslåtten, and Parker in Recital

Ogden Honors College

Vermont-based violinist Joana Genova and Boyd Professor Willis Delony join to perform music from their recently-released recording, The Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Stephen Dankner. Genova and Delony are enthusiastic champions of Dankner's lush and emotionally-charged compositions. Their LSU performance will be followed by two concerts in New Orleans, where Dankner was a longtime resident and former director of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA).

The Music of Stephen Dankner: Joana Genova, violin & Willis Delony, piano

Louisiana State University

Guest artist Jared Hauser, Professor of Oboe at Vanderbilt, joins LSU Boyd Professor Willis Delony in an exciting evening of music for oboe and piano. Highlights of this program include the jazz-tinged Sonata for Oboe and Piano by Howard Levy, formerly of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, plus a new work by renowned LSU composer Brian Nabors. Hauser and Delony will be recording this program for release later in 2025.

Guest Artist Jared Hauser with Boyd Professor Willis Delony

Vocalist Nicole Zuraitis, winner of the 2024 GRAMMY Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, joins LSU Boyd Professor Willis Delony and members of the LSU jazz faculty to start our performance season with a one-of-a-kind concert.

Nicole Zuraitis with Boyd Professor Willis Delony &

The LSU Jazz Studies area welcomes jazz drummer Leon Anderson, Jr. to kick off our spring performance season alongside Boyd Professor Willis Delony (piano), Associate Professor Doug Stone (saxophone), and Assistant Professor Molly Redfield (bass).

Leon Anderson, Jr. with the LSU Jazz Faculty

Described as a "sensitive, elegant soloist" with a "subtle refined style" by Gramaphone Magazine, Jared Houser maintains an international stature as a performing and teaching artist, serving on the faculty of the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University. For his performance at LSU, Houser joins LSU Boyd Professor Willis Delony for an evening of jazz selections, as well as solo oboe repertoire.

Jared Hauser (Oboe) with Willis Delony (Piano) | Faculty & Guest Recital

LSU Boyd Professor Willis Delony presents "Images, Standards, Improvisations and Ballades - with a little Stardust in the end", an afternoon program of piano music exploring the connections between classical and jazz traditions through classic works by Claude Debussy, Frederic Chopin, Joe Makholm, John Lewis, Wayne Shorter, and Hoagy Carmichael.

Willis Delony (Piano) | Faculty Recital

Amarillo Symphony Concertmaster Espen Lilleslåtten joins LSU colleagues Dennis Parker and Willis Delony for a virtuosic trio program exploring the vibrant intersections of jazz, folk, and classical traditions in music by Ravel and David Baker.

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Willis Delony

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 20, 2027

Masters at Play: Ravel and Baker · The Amarillo Symphony

Past events

Apr 26, 2026

Willis Delony, Faculty Recital · LSU School of Music

Oct 16, 2025

The Music of Ravel & Baker: Delony, Lilleslåtten, and Parker in Recital · LSU School of Music

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Piano Trio by Ravel

The Amarillo Symphony

Piano in Roots II by Baker

The Amarillo Symphony

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