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- Jazz/classical guitarist Fareed Haque
Washington State University will feature guitarist Fareed Haque on April 13th at noon (for students and groups fromt he WSU School of Music) and at 8pm in the Kimbrough Music Hall.
You can also catch him at 10:30pm at Rico's Pub in downtown Pullman.
For more details click here.
- Jorge Caballero and Frederic Hand
Baruch Performing Arts Center (NY) will feature guitarist Jorge Caballeron on March 19th. He's the youngest musicians and only guitarist to win the Naumburg International Competition. He's also known for his dazzling virtuosity and intense musicality, and is widely regarded as one of the finest guitarists of his generation.
On April 30th, the same Baruch Performing Arts Center (NY) will feature Frederic Hand. A Grammy-nominated, Emmy-winning guitarist-composer, Frederic Hand is one of the most versatile and compelling guitarists performing today
For more details click here.
- Second Sundays Classical Guitar Concert Series
At the Roger Smith Hotel (NY), Lexington Avenue at East 47th Street in New York City
Co-sponsored by the New York City Classical Guitar Society
Frank Wallace and John Olson, co-curators
Concerts are Sundays at 4:00 pm
Tickets $15. For reservations, email rogersmitharts@rogersmith.com or call (212) 755-1400.
March 14, 2010, 4:00 PM
Dan Acsadi
April 11, 2010, 4:00 PM
Pia Gazarek-Offermann
May 9, 2010, 4:00 PM
Brad Richter
June 13, 2010, 4:00 PM
Dieter Hennings
July 11, 2010, 4:00 PM
Atanas Ourkouzounov and Mie Ogura
For more details click here.
- Kathrin Murray and Troy King, guitar duo
Sunday, March 14, 2010, 3:00 PM
Settlement Music School
416 Queen Street Philadelphia, PA
General admission: $20; Student/Senior: $15; Members: $10
Formed in 2000, the husband and wife duo of Kathrin Murray and Troy King have performed to critical acclaim at concert venues in New York, Baltimore, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Cheltenham, England, to name a few. The Glouchestershire ECHO (England) proclaimed, "Their strong musical rapport was evident in their playing… atmospheric… guitarists of world stature."
With a repertoire spanning many stylistic periods and cultures, their performances are imbued with a passionate commitment to bringing the music alive.
- Manuel Barrueco
Saturday, April 17, 2010, 7:00 PM
First Unitarian Church
2125 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA
General admission: $25; Student/Senior: $20; Members: $15
- 2010 Guitar Festival (PA)
Sunday, April 18, 2010
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Featuring Barrueco masterclass, Lukasz Kuropaczewski concert,
the PCGS Guitar Orchestra, 2009 PCGS competition winner,
2010 competition finals, Student recitals and more
Settlement Music School
416 Queen Street Philadelphia, PA
Individual Events
Lukasz Kuropaczewski recital - $20
Barrueco masterclass - $15
PCGS competition winner/PCGS orchestra - $10
All Day Festival pass - $45
Student recital pass (admission to student recitals,
workshops, orchestra and competition)
Single: $10, family (2+): $20, students in recital/competition: Free.