APSU GuitarFest 2005
February 14-17
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville TN

Featuring:

• the multiple Grammy nominated Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
• Emmy nominated National Fingerstyle Champion Pete Huttlinger
• Classical/Fingerstyle master Andrew York
• classical virtuosos Philip Hii and Stephen Aron
• APSU guitar faculty Roger Hudson and Stanley Yates
  

Monday, Feb.14    7.30pm		Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, concert    mmc concert hall    $25 adult / $12 student     For reservations please call (931) 221-7001or 221-7818
Tuesday, Feb. 15    11.00-1.00pm		LAGQ, masterclass    mmc 152    free admission
7.30pm		Philip Hii, recital    mmc concert hall    free admission
Wednesday, Feb. 16    10.00-12.00		Philip Hii, masterclass    mmc 229    free admission
7.30pm		Fingerstyle Guitar Concert with Roger Hudson, Pete Huttlinger and Andrew York    mmc concert hall    free admission
Thursday, Feb. 17    10.00-12.00		Stephen Aron, masterclass    mmc concert hall     free admission
7.30pm		Stanley Yates, 10th anniversary faculty recital    mmc concert hall    free admission

For more information please e-mail Stanley Yates at YatesS@apsu.edu
or call (931) 221-7818

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet | back to top | www.lagq.com

Recognized as one of America's premier instrumental ensembles, the LAGQ is one of the most charismatic groups performing today. Their latest CD, "Guitar Heroes," released on Telarc, has garnered TWO Grammy nominations for Best Classical Crossover Album and Best Engineered Album and has received raves for its unique ability to capture the feeling and fervor of diverse musical styles such as jazz, bluegrass, rock and flamenco.

Pete Huttlinger | back to top | www.PeteHuttlinger.com

A featured performer on Eric Clapton's recent "Crossroads" guitar festival and the winner of the prestigious Walnut Valley Festival National Fingerstyle Champion in 2000. He has just released his latest CD, The Santa Rita Connection. This newest collection is hot on the heels of his critically acclaimed Naked Pop CD, released on Steve Vai’s Favored Nations label. As a sideman he has performed at such venues as the Hollywood Bowl and London's Royal Albert Hall with John Denver, Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and stadiums around the world with numerous other pop and country superstars.

Philip Hii | back to top | www.PhilipHii.com

Described by Acoustic Guitar Magazine as "the Heifetz of the classical guitar," Philip Hii’s ground-breaking Bach CD received rave reviews from critics in Germany, England, Japan and the US and was chosen as Guitar Player Magazine's picks of the month. Another CD, "Stream of Consciousness," is a compilation of originals arranged for solo guitar and synthesizers. His latest CD, of music by Chopin, has just been released on the GSP label. A native of Malaysia, Philip Hii started playing the guitar at age ten.

Andrew York | back to top | www.AndrewYork.net

Voted "Best Classical Album" of 1994 by Guitar Player Magazine readers’ poll, York’s solo CD Denouement illustrates his groundbreaking style as a composer and guitarist. York is featured on Rhino Records Legends of Guitar, the Windham Hill Guitar Sampler, and guitar luminaries John Williams and Christopher Parkening have recorded his works as well. A published composer worldwide through Alfred Publications, Hal Leonard, Guitar Solo, Ricordi in London, and Gendai in Japan, York also recently filmed a video for the Mel Bay Artist Series.

Stephen Aron | back to top | www.StephenAron.net

Described by the New York Times as "cultivated and musical," Stephen Aron has recently performed in Los Angeles, Montreal, Miami, Rochester, New Orleans, San Francisco, Quebec, Portland, New York and Tucson. His newest CD is a 3-disc set, features the complete 51 Chopin Mazurkas on solo guitar (Mel Bay). A prizewinner in the 1983 GFA Competition, Mr. Aron has adjudicated and produced numerous national and international competitions, and has given lectures, performed and taught master classes at numerous guitar festivals, conservatories and colleges throughout the US.

Roger Hudson | back to top | www.RogerHudson.com

APSU guitar instructor Roger Hudson is one of Nashville's most sought-after classical/electric guitar performers and session players. As a composer, he has written numerous works for solo guitar, along with chamber music and a concerto for guitar and strings (recently premiered by the Nashville Chamber Orchestra). Roger's on-going feature column, "Fingerstyle Basics" appears in each issue of Fingerstyle Magazine.

Stanley Yates | back to top | www.StanlyYates.com

APSU Professor of Music Dr. Stanley Yates celebrates his 10th year in Clarksville with an eclectic recital to include a Concerto for Classical Guitar and Jazz Piano, a Brazilian sonata for guitar and cello, and Spanish composer Francisco Tarrega's variations on the "Carnaval of Venice" Yates can also be heard in various local venues as lead guitarist and singer with the all-faculty rock 'n roll group the "Oxymorons."

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