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Date: 3/26/02
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SOUTHEASTERN STAGES GUITAR FESTIVAL APRIL 8-12
HAMMOND -- Southeastern Louisiana University's 2002 Guitar Festival, scheduled for
April 8-12, will offer a feast of guitar music -- from classics, to Flamenco, to new compositions.
'The theme of this year's festival is 'Something Old, Something New,'" said its director,
guitarist and composer Patrick Kerber, a member of the Southeastern music faculty. "We will
feature new music for the guitar as well as traditional works, including an exciting performance
of traditional flamenco song and dance by Alianza Flamenca."
"I am also very proud to present professionally, a former student of mine, Southeastern
alumnus Magnus Jerkebo, as one of the festival performers," Kerber said.
The festival's five concerts are free to the public, Kerber said. The festival also includes a
roundtable by guitar composers and a masterclass by virtuoso Michael Patilla.
April 8, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium: Kerber's concert of music for
guitar will spotlight the talents of faculty colleagues Emily Truckenbrod, soprano, and Farrell
Vernon, saxophone, and feature a new work by composer-in-residence Stephen Suber. The
Concert Choir, the university's premier vocal ensemble, will perform Tedesco's "Romancero
Gitano" for choir and guitar under the direction of Dirk Garner.
. April 9, 2 p.m., Sims Memorial Library: Jerkebo and guitarist Asa Sahlee will perform
music by French and Swedish composers.
April 9, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium: Southeastern's popular
Classical Guitar Ensemble, directed by Kerber, will perform music for guitar with flute, voice,
guitar duo, quartet, and ten guitars. The concert will also feature sopranos Daveda Karanas of
Mandeville and Patricia Ramirez of Hammond, and new music presented under the auspices of
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National Association of Composers, USA (NACUSA) by Southeastern alumnus John Crabtree,
Dinos Constantinides, and William Price.
April 10, noon, Pottle Music Building, Room 124: A roundtable of NACUSA members
will discuss the unique possibilities and problems faced by composers of guitar music at a
symposium titled "Composing for the Guitar."
April 10, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium: Alianza Flamenca expresses
the passion of Spain's world famous folk art of dancing, singing, and fiery guitar through an
exciting concert of zapateos, rasqueados, palmas, and the "cante jondo."
April 11, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Music Building Auditorium: A solo concert by virtuoso
guitarist Michael Patilla.
April 12, noon, Pottle Music Building, Room 124: Patilla will share his knowledge
with students in an open lesson forum. The public is welcome to attend to "hear the guitarists of
tomorrow," Kerber said.
The Southeastern Guitar Festival is sponsored by Sims Memorial Library, the College of
Arts and Sciences, the departments of Music and Dramatic Arts and Foreign Languages, and the
Southeastern Guitar Society. The Guitar Society is a community organization of guitar
enthusiasts formed to provide financial and other support for guitar activities in southeast
Louisiana.
For additional information about the Southeastern Guitar Festival, contact Kerber at
985-549-2886 or 985-542-1319.
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Press release available online at www.selu.edu/news/spring02.html