Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University (APSU) will host its annual GuitarFest from March 14th-16th.
This year’s event will feature three concerts, each highlighting an esteemed guitarist showcasing a different style.
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The concerts – all free and open to the public – start at 7:30pm each night at the Mabry Concert Hall in APSU’s Music/Mass Communication building at Eighth Street and Marion Street.
This Year’s Musicians Are:
- Alan Mearn, performing on Monday, March 14th at 7:30pm. Mearn is a virtuoso classical guitarist and Austin Peay State University alumnus. His concert will focus on music from his recently recorded CD of virtuosic Bach transcriptions.
- Paulo Oliveira [2], performing on Tuesday, March 15th at 7:30pm. Oliveira is a Brazilian classical and jazz guitarist and serves as an assistant professor of music at Belmont University. He will present a mixed program of jazz and Brazilian music by Metheny, Bonfá, Bosco and original compositions, including a looping pedal.
- Rene Izquierdo [3], performing on Wednesday, March 16th at 7:30pm. Izquierdo is an internationally acclaimed virtuoso Cuban classical guitarist and is a professor of music at the University of Milwaukee.
GuitarFest is sponsored by the APSU Department of Music [4] and the APSU Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts [5].
For more information, contact APSU professor of music Dr. Stanley Yates at YatesS@apsu.edu [6] or the APSU Department of Music at 931.221.7818.