| November
15, 2004 | LOGAN — Guitar
enthusiasts have been treated to the best of jazz
and classical guitar this semester at Utah State
University, and now it’s time for student
guitarists to step into the spotlight.
The Utah State University Electric and Acoustic
Guitar ensembles, under the direction of Mike
Christiansen, are featured in concert Monday,
Nov. 22, at 7:30 p.m. in the Taggart Student Center
Auditorium. Tickets are available at the door.
Admission is $3 and free for Utah State students
with current ID.
Three acoustic ensembles and two electric ensembles
will perform, Christiansen said. Each ensemble
is made up of five to nine guitarists and includes
guitar majors and non-majors alike. This is the
28th year that Utah State guitar ensembles have
performed on campus.
“Many of the members of the ensembles will
be graduating and pursuing careers in music,”
Christiansen said. “All members of the guitar
ensembles are members of a minority group —
they are guitarists who can read music.”
Two of the ensembles will be conducted by student
conductors, Bill Hepworth and Kathryn Tingey.
The repertoire for the concert includes a wide
variety of musical styles, including “The
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” by G.F. Handel,
“The Cay,” a reggae piece written
by Christiansen, “Manha de Carnival, ”
a bossa nova by Luis Bonfa and music by the Beatles,
arranged by student conductor Tingey.
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