Classical Guitarathon closes the 2012-2013 Sundin season

Saturday, May 25th, 8 p.m.

The Classical Guitarathon is the last concert of the season. It will feature guitarists Kris Anderson, Ben Gateño, Jake Jonker, Jeff Lambert, Jeffrey Van, and Brent Weaver. Read more about the performers in the May/June issue of the Guitarist.

Minnesota Guitar Society Seeks Managing Director

Love guitar? Support the MGS? Want to get paid to help us? The Managing Director of the MGS, Paul Hintz, is retiring at the end of the current season and we are now seeking his replacement.

Please see the complete job description and information on how to apply.

The deadline for applications is midnight, April 5th, 2013.

Community Concerts Begin February 24th

Michael Ziegahn, Sunday February 24th, 2 p.m.

Longtime Twin Cities flamenco guitarist Michael Ziegahn gives a program of traditional and original compositions with palmas and percussion by La Tarara at the Woodbury Central Park indoor amphitheatre. Free and open to the public.

Annett Richter & Tiana Grise, and Joan Griffith & Gary Shulte, Sunday March 24th, 2 p.m.

The first half of the concert features classical guitarist Annett Richter and flutist Tiana Grisé in a program of favorites from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The second half features classical and jazz guitarist Joan Griffith, accompanied by violinist Gary Shulte, in a program of Brazilian music and jazz, including selections from Griffith's CD Sambanova. At Dreamland Arts in St Paul, admission by donation. Visit www.dreamlandarts.com for more information.

Classical guitarists Eva Beneke and Maja Radovanlija, Sunday April 21st, 7 p.m.

Classical guitarists Eva Beneke (faculty member at McNally Smith College of Music) and Maja Radovanlija (faculty member at the University of Minnesota, and member of the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet) give a joint recital. Each will perform solo selections, and there will be duets and improvisation! At Dreamland Arts in St Paul, admission by donation. Visit < www.dreamlandarts.com for more information.

A Traveling Guitarathon, Sunday May 5th, 6 p.m.

Archtop jazz guitarist Reuben Ristrom, steel-string virtuosos Bobby Ekstrand and Bobby Stanton, and classical guitarist extraordinaire Jeff Lambert each will play a solo set. The world of guitar, brought to the beautiful stage of Yellow Tree Theatre in Osseo. Admission by donation. Visit www.yellowtreetheatre.com for more information.