Seattle Classic Guitar Society
Frye Art Museum Concert Series, 2011-2012

	Oregon Guitar Quartet website Saturday, October 29, 2011 Frye Art Museum Recital Hall, 2:00 PM The Oregon Guitar Quartet is an ensemble of four of the finest classical guitarists currently working in Oregon. The four members, David Franzen, John Mery, Jesse McCann and Bryan Johanson have come together to perform original arrangements and compositions for guitar quartet. Their collective musical interests span centuries of repertoire and dozens of music styles. The guitar, arguably the most popular instrument on the planet, can be found in nearly every global musical genre. The members of the quartet are committed to presenting that broad musical guitar culture through their repertoire and performances. Their current literature includes compositions by Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Haydn, Mozart, Salieri, Albeniz, Granados, Falla, Sibelius, Shostakovich, and Piazzolla. Their most recent work includes their own arrangements and transcriptions of works from the great American canon, including folksongs, ballads, fiddle tunes, and blues. Their unified goal is to play great music from the four corners of the planet on the instrument that speaks to all music cultures.
	Janet Grohovac website Saturday, February 25, 2012 Frye Art Museum Recital Hall, 2:00 PM Janet Grohovac is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Musical Arts specializing in guitar performance at the University of Texas at Austin. With Adam Holzman as her main pedagogue, Janet also completed her Master of Music degree in Austin. Janet is originally from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, where she completed her Bachelor of Music with distinction at the University of Victoria studying with Dr. Alexander Dunn. Prior to her university training, Janet studied in an intensive performance and teacher training program at the Victoria Conservatory of Music which led her to obtain her AVCM diplomas in guitar pedagogy and performance. Janet enjoys performing and competing in music festivals throughout North America and has played in master classes for world-renowned artists such as Pepe Romero, Roland Dyens and Eliot Fisk. Most recently, Janet was awarded first place in the 2009 Northwest Guitar Competition and was a prize winner in the 2010 Texas Music Festival “Classical Minds” Competition as well as the 2011 Dallas International Guitar Competition.
	Michael LeFevre  website Saturday, March 31, 2012 Frye Art Museum Recital Hall, 2:00 PM International award-winning guitarist Michael LeFevre began his formal classical guitar studies at the age of 15 at the Willoughby School of Fine Arts in Northeast Ohio with George Gecik, having already become familiar with other styles. He went on to study with George Bachmann at Kent State University and Steve Novacek at Cornish College of the Arts, where he graduated with a B.F.A. in Music in 1992. In 1993 he took first prize at both the Northwest Guitar Festival and Portland Guitar Festival Competitions and began teaching private lessons at the Rosewood Guitar Shop in Seattle. In 1995 he took first prize at the International Guitar Congress Competition in Corfu, Greece, marking his arrival as a world class performer. In 2001, Michael was awarded the Northwest Young Artist Award-Tour Prize from the LMC of Seattle which provided the opportunity to perform outreach concerts in smaller towns throughout Washington state. In addition to solo performances in venues such as Seattle's Benaroya Hall as part of the Symphony subscription series in 2008, Michael has performed with diverse ensembles including the Seattle Opera (Donizetti's Don Pasquale), the Seattle Guitar Trio (whose repertoire included a transcription of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring), and with the St. Helen's String Quartet (in John Adams' Gnarly Buttons, where he also played mandolin and banjo). Michael is also a dedicated teacher of the guitar, having been on the faculty of the National Guitar Workshop between 2001-2004 and the head of the classical guitar program at Cornish College of the Arts from 2007-2009.

Stroll the colorful galleries of one of the Northwest's finest art museums, and then hear a world-class guitarist perform in the Frye Art Museum's intimate recital hall. The SCGS is able to bring these concerts to the Seattle audience through the generous support of member donations and grants. The artists are paid, but the admission is free! All concerts start at 2:00 PM. Seating in the Frye Auditorium is limited. Tickets are distributed on a first come-first served basis at the Frye Information Desk beginning at 1:00 pm. Please note: Tickets go quickly, so come early to pick up a ticket and then enjoy the exhibitions or have lunch at the fine café before the concert. The Frye Art Museum is located at 704 Terry Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104-2019. fryemuseum.org