2022-2023 Season

Virtuoso guitarist/composer/improviser Juanito Pascual has been called "one of the hottest flamenco guitarists in recent years" by National Public Radio, a major accolade which in this case is just the jumping off point for the Minneapolis native's musical style. His sound is a truly organic blend of a mastery of traditional and contemporary flamenco plus influences ranging from Jimi Hendrix and [...]

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HELLO FRIENDS!  You are warmly invited to our long-awaited premiere concert of the season. It is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the musical reunion of three highly accomplished professional guitarists who are not only favorites of the Connecticut Guitar Society, but New England area audiences at large. The aptly named Tipsy Gypsies base their repertoire on a style influenced by [...]

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Fun facts about Stephen Bennett  The Toronto Finger-Style Guitar Association dubbed him “The Jedi Master of Finger-style Guitar”  (Hey, if someone said that about you, you’d use it in your press release too!)  He’s the founder of The Harp Guitar Gathering®, an annual event that brings players, builders, scholars and fans of this instrument together [...]

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Puerto Rican guitarist Lorena Garay and Chilean multi-instrumentalist Eugenio Huanca perform an irresistible mix of Latin American guitar styles. Lorena's guitar arrangements and her sweet yet passionate playing style beautifully blend her classical influences with her Latin sound. Eugenio's intense way of playing the panpipes, pan flute, charango, Venezuelan cuatro and many other Latin American [...]

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The Connecticut guitar society is pleased to host Korean guitarist Bokyung Byun. She has been praised by Classical Guitar Magazine as, “confident and quite extraordinary,” and enjoys a reputation as one of the most sought-after guitarists of her generation. Notably, she is the first female winner of the prestigious JoAnn Falletta International Guitar Concerto Competition. This win is [...]

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GFA Winner Bokyung Byun will be hosting a Master Class on Monday, March 27, 2023 at the Hartt School, University of Hartford, located at 200 Bloomfield Ave, West Hartford, CT. This wonderful event is Free to Students and CGS Members; a donation of $10 is suggested for Non-members...

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Cinzia Milani began studying classical guitar at a very young age and after private studies, graduated from the Conservatorio "A Boito" in Parma at the age of 18. Â She has studied with many teachers and developed her guitar technique with the distinguished guitar master Mauro Storti, subsequently going on to study interpretative analysis with the Argentinian composer Oscar Roberto [...]

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