 Grand Canyon Guitar Society Concert Series
at the Coconino Center for the Arts
Compelling and beautiful music in a rare intimate setting - that's what the upcoming 2007-08 Grand Canyon Guitar Society concert series offers. For the first time, the Guitar Society is partnering with Flagstaff Cultural Partners to offer their full season of classical guitar concerts at the Coconino Center for the Arts.
Six amazing concerts tucked under the pines at the Coconino Center for the Arts - it's a can't-miss series. Three concerts remain for 2008 - See the full schedule of concerts below. Tickets are available online through our secure credit card payment system (below), by calling (928) 779-2300, or at these Flagstaff outlets: Arizona Music Pro, Custom Sound Instruments, and Cedar Music.
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Grand Canyon Guitar Series
Schedule of Concerts
*all events take place at the Coconino Center for the Arts Duo Caputo Pompilio
Please read message below!
Saturday, March 29
7:00 P.M.
Hi Friends of Guitar!
As you may know, this weekend Grand Canyon Guitar Society will present the final concert of the 2007-08 season, our most successful season yet. We appreciate your attendance and support at these concerts, we couldn't do this without YOU!
I regret to announce that our Italian guitar duo, Duo Caputo-Pompilio encountered difficulties with US Immigration upon arrival in Philadelphia last week. They were turned around and sent home to Italy, due to minor clerical errors in their visa application. The concerts planned in Philly, New York, Florida, and Arizona were canceled. I apologize for not annnouncing this sooner, but I needed to wait until all options had been exhausted.
That is the bad news, here is the good news:
Michael Chapdelaine, International Fingerstyle Champion (1998) and Guitar Foundation of America 1st prize winner (1982) will perform on Saturday evening in the place of Duo Caputo Pompilio. To say that we have an ace up our sleeves may be an understatement, Mr. Chapdelaine is the only guitarist ever to win both of these prizes (one for steel string guitar, the other for nylon string classical guitar). He's quite extraordinary, and I'm sure you'll enjoy him!
He plays a mixture of styles, from Bach to Beatles, Come Together to Recuerdos to Wipe Out! He studied in many classes with Andres Segovia, yet will perform on steel string. His website with videos and audio excerpts is excellent.
He will lead a masterclass on Coconino Community College's LoneTree Campus on Saturday, March 29 from 1-3PM. This class is free and open to the public.
All details of the concert are the same as the duo's concert. His concert will take place at 7:00 PM Saturday March 29 at Coconino Center for the Arts. Tickets are $15 in advance (at Arizona Music Pro, Cedar Music, and Custom Sound Instruments), and $18 Day of Show. All tickets for "Duo Caputo Pompilio" will be honored.
For those who might be disappointed that the duo will not be playing, we will be happy to refund the purchase price of your ticket. We offer our deepest apologies that we will not hear the duo, and will work to present them the next time they plan to be in the US.
Thank you again for your continued support and enthusiasm, and we hope to see you this Saturday at Michael Chapdelaine's class and concert!
Cheers,
Craig
Craig Yarbrough, Executive Director
Grand Canyon Guitar Society
928.213.0752
Flagstaff, Arizona
Tickets for this concert are $18.
Tickets are available at the door.
Previous shows:
Craig Yarbrough - September 29, 2007
Jorge Caballero - October 13, 2007
Tom Sheeley - November 17, 2007
Thomas Viloteau - January 26, 2008
Xuefei Yang - February 22, 2008
The Grand Canyon Guitar Society Concert Series
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