Pro Musica: Minneapolis Guitar Quartet
With profoundly moving performances
expressing heart-felt intimacy to dazzling bravado, the Minneapolis Guitar
Quartet has captivated audiences throughout the United States, Europe, and
Asia. From Bach to Piazzolla to Prince, MGQ’s eclectic programs are propelled
by virtuosity and synchronization that come from decades of classical training
and ensemble experience. The foursome—Joseph Hagedorn, Maja Radovanlija, Ben
Kunkel and Wade Oden—build an intimate and comfortable rapport with their
audiences through their engaging stage presence and good humor. “More than a
guitar quartet, more than superb musicians, and more than a great chamber
group,” says composer/performer Daniel Bernard Roumain. “They are ambassadors
of sound, style, and substance.”
The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet’s highly
varied repertoire includes their own acclaimed arrangements of music by
Japanese jazz pianist Hiromi, Finnish folk musician Maria Kalaniemi, and
classical composers Joaquin Rodrigo, Alberto Ginastera, and Modest Mussorgsky.
Their numerous commissions include Ian Krouse’s StarWaves, an
exhilarating fusion of rock and classical music based on a song by British
pop/rock musician Nick Drake. MGQ’s diverse and innovative collaborations
include their new program for guitar quartet with choir, programs with flamenco
dancer Sachiko “La Chayí”, and a program with Chinese pipa master Gao Hong. MGQ
has been heard on the nationally syndicated radio program Saint Paul Sunday,
and on National Public Radio’s Performance Today and been featured on
Twin Cities Public Television’s Minnesota Original. They have also
garnered unanimous international critical acclaim from its five CDs on the
Albany, GSP, and innova labels.
The cultural accessibility of the
guitar makes it a natural for MGQ's various educational and community
engagement programs like its popular "Guitar Talk" for all ages.
MGQ's newest educational offering is its “Guitar Ensemble Crash Course”, a
90-minute class introducing participants to the "hands-on" experience
of guitar ensemble playing, culminating in a live performance. All members of
the Minneapolis Guitar Quartet are collegiate faculty members and frequently
conduct master classes and workshops at festivals and universities throughout
the United States.
To learn more, please visit
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Tickets
Purchase seats on the Cameron Art Museum website, by
phone and at CAM’s Visitor Services desk. Program seat purchase includes
admission to CAM’s exhibition: "Recovery in Flight: Sculptures of Grainger
McKoy" on view through March 10, 2019.
Contact Cameron Art Museum for ticket prices.
Location and phone
Cameron Art Museum: Weyerhaeuser
Reception Hall
3201 South 17th Street
Wilmington, North Carolina 28412
Phone: 910.395.5999
For ticket purchase, directions and
more, please visit:
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or call 910-962-3415