4:00 pm, Monday, March 10, 2003
Rieth Recital Hall

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet Master Class

Members of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will present a master class for guitar players, teachers and other interested persons. The master class is free and open to the public.

Popularly known as LAGQ, the quartet has become internationally recognized for their acoustical experimentation, which pays equal homage to Aaron Copland and Led Zeppelin and leaves audiences in awe of their musical virtuosity. While the USC Trojan Family Magazine describes its acoustics as both "rebelliously relaxed" and "amiably iconoclastic," LAGQ's inventive drumming, strumming and thumping defy categorization and have the paradoxical effect of "pleasurable confusion" upon listeners.

Now in their 22nd year, LAGQ has let loose their musical creativity, exploring genres as diverse as jazz, popular, rock, country and Latin and "never have they been more original, more successful or more in demand," according to the USC Trojan Family Magazine. They have toured around the world, receiving acclaim from Nashville to Manila, and have been featured on all major U.S. television networks.

When not touring, the quartet members teach, publish, arrange and compose music, and meet regularly to rehearse and exchange ideas.

Contact: Doyle Preheim, phone (574) 535-7360, email doylecp@goshen.edu

See also: Goshen College press release for more details.