Renowned Los Angeles Guitar Quartet at Rockwell Hall
The Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall proudly presents America's premier instrumental ensemble the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet on Friday, March 12 at 8:00pm. Their appearance at the Performing Arts Center is part of the 2003-2004 Great Performers Series, presented by M&T Bank.
Ticket prices for the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet range from $29.50-$15. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Rockwell Hall Box Office, 1300 Elmwood Ave. or by calling 716-878-3005. Box Office hours are Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm.
After an appearance on the Rockwell Hall stage during the 2002 Buffalo Niagara Guitar Festival, the Performing Arts Center is pleased to welcome back the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Recognized as one of America's premier instrumental ensembles, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet is one of the most charismatic groups performing today. Popularly known as the LAGQ, these four virtuosi bring a new energy to the concert stage with their eclectic programs and dynamic musical interplay. Their critically acclaimed transcriptions of concert masterworks provide a fresh look at the music of the past, while their interpretations of works from the contemporary and world-music realms continually break new ground. The LAGQ has set new standards for the guitar quartet medium.
Due to their vast talent, the LAGQ has a curious effect on audiences and critics: one of pleasurable confusion. When is a guitar concert not a guitar concert? asked a St. Louis Post Dispatch critic, then solved his own riddle: When it is given by the eclectic and whimsical musicians who form the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.
Who knew that four guitars could sound like a baroque ensemble or a gamelan orchestra? marveled the Washington Post. Is the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet classical or pop? mused the St. Petersburg Times. Any group whose repertoire ranges from Bach to Falla to Count Basie to Led Zeppelin is tough to label.
Even in its hometown, the recording-arts capital where eclecticism is the norm, the LAGQ elicits puzzled approbation: The world’s hottest classical ensemble or its tightest pop band? wondered a Los Angeles Times critic. However it helps you to think about the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, keep the emphasis on superlatives for its unrivaled joy, technical
Ticket prices for the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet range from $29.50-$15. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Rockwell Hall Box Office, 1300 Elmwood Ave. or by calling 716-878-3005. Box Office hours are Monday to Friday, 10am to 6pm.
After an appearance on the Rockwell Hall stage during the 2002 Buffalo Niagara Guitar Festival, the Performing Arts Center is pleased to welcome back the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet. Recognized as one of America's premier instrumental ensembles, the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet is one of the most charismatic groups performing today. Popularly known as the LAGQ, these four virtuosi bring a new energy to the concert stage with their eclectic programs and dynamic musical interplay. Their critically acclaimed transcriptions of concert masterworks provide a fresh look at the music of the past, while their interpretations of works from the contemporary and world-music realms continually break new ground. The LAGQ has set new standards for the guitar quartet medium.
Due to their vast talent, the LAGQ has a curious effect on audiences and critics: one of pleasurable confusion. When is a guitar concert not a guitar concert? asked a St. Louis Post Dispatch critic, then solved his own riddle: When it is given by the eclectic and whimsical musicians who form the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.
Who knew that four guitars could sound like a baroque ensemble or a gamelan orchestra? marveled the Washington Post. Is the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet classical or pop? mused the St. Petersburg Times. Any group whose repertoire ranges from Bach to Falla to Count Basie to Led Zeppelin is tough to label.
Even in its hometown, the recording-arts capital where eclecticism is the norm, the LAGQ elicits puzzled approbation: The world’s hottest classical ensemble or its tightest pop band? wondered a Los Angeles Times critic. However it helps you to think about the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, keep the emphasis on superlatives for its unrivaled joy, technical
Media Contact:
Jeff Marsha, Director of Operations, Performing Arts Center | 7168783032 | marshajl@bscmail.buffalostate.edu