WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY GUITARFEST 2002 ON MAY 4

The William Paterson University Music Department presents its seventh annual guitar festival, Guitarfest 2002, on Saturday, May 4. The University’s Music Department collaborates with the Ringwood Friends of Music to bring virtuoso guitarist and noted arranger Carlos Barbosa-Lima as the featured guest artist. The program is open to all guitar enthusiasts, from high school students to adults.

Festivities begin at 11:30 a.m. with a recital by the William Paterson University Guitar Ensemble. A special highlight of the day is a 2 p.m. master class and informal lecture on arranging with Barbosa-Lima. Staten Island’s Curtis High School Guitar Ensemble, under the direction of Lou Mannarino, will perform at 5 p.m. All morning and afternoon events are in the Cheng Library Auditorium on the University campus in Wayne.

The 8 p.m. evening concert is presented at the Community Presbyterian Church in Ringwood as a part of the Ringwood Friends of Music’s annual concert series. The concert, "Latin Romances with Carlos Barbosa-Lima and Friends," also features Meliset Abreu, a competition-winning guitarist, Carol Shansky, an award-winning flutist, and Seth Himmelhoch, director of guitar studies at William Paterson University. Round-trip bus transportation and directions will be provided from the University to the church.Admission to the William Paterson Guitarfest is $7. Admission to the evening concert is free. For more information, call the William Paterson University Music Department, 973-720-3215.

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4/10/02
For Further Information, contact:

Mary Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966