A Little Bit of Georgia in Des Moines!

Civic Music Association will present the Georgia Guitar Quartet in concert on Friday, April 17 at 7:30 pm in Sheslow Auditorium. If you are a fan of classical guitar, you are going to LOVE this concert. These four men from the America South truly bring a new and refreshing voice to classical guitar!

For me, this was a new adventure. If I am listening to acoustic guitar it is usually Tim Reynolds, Dave Matthews or someone like John Prine. However, after listening to the Quartet's newest CD "Mosaic" all week, I am hooked! From classical favorites from Ravel and Chopin to arrangements by Quartet Member, Jason Solomon, you will not be disappointed!

In other news, I can't believe this is the last concert of our 2008/09 Season!

Here are my favorite memories of each concert:

--Discussing music therapy with Regina Carter, and learning it is her biggest passion. She is an amazing woman and musician!

--Trying to pile four of the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble artists AND their instruments in my jetta to transport them from the airport to the Hotel Ft. Des Moines. I think they were hanging out of my windows!

--Watching Andreas Klein coach Drake University piano students during his fabulous Master Class.

--Laughing in the car with John Pizzarelli and band as he did a stellar impression of singer Michael McDonald! I believe he had made up a song about a fellow band member's high electric bill in New York City.

--Seeing my old friend Byron Stripling and loving every minute of his concert and educational workshop at Roosevelt High School.

In a previous post, I discussed our Partners in Music Education Programs. Here is some information about the program scheduled for the Georgia Guitar Quartet. This program is generously sponsored by the Douglas Dixon Memorial Fund.

Date: Friday, April 17

Time: 10:00 am

Location: Hillis Elementary

The Georgia Guitar Quartet will present an interactive workshop for students at Hillis Elementary. All participating students will receive a discount ticket to the concert that evening.

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See you at the concert!