November 27, 2007

SIUC Guitar Ensemble to perform on Dec. 4

by Andrea Hahn

CARBONDALE, Ill. — The Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Music presents an evening of classical guitar performed by students devoted to the guitar as their primary instrument of study.

The SIUC Guitar Ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 4 at the Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall. General admission is $7.50 and students get in for $3.

The program includes guitar trios and quartets with music by Beethoven, Chopin, Almeida, Barrios and contemporary composers Patrick Roux and Ian Gammie. SIUC Professor of Classical Guitar Joseph Breznikar conducts the ensemble.