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2009-11-05 YHC Guitar Ensemble to Give Free Concert
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Denise Cook
(706) 379-5237, bdcook@yhc.edu
Young Harris College Guitar Ensemble to Give Free Concert
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. – Young Harris College’s Division of Fine Arts will present the Young Harris College Guitar Ensemble in concert Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. in the Susan B. Harris Chapel on the Young Harris College campus. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (706) 379-5182.
The six-member student ensemble will perform works for guitar quartet, trio and duo by composers such as Luigi Boccherini, Andrew York, and Manuel de Falla. Additionally, some members will also perform solo pieces.
The Young Harris College Guitar Ensemble is director by Richard Knepp, instructor of guitar at Young Harris College. The Ensemble is comprised of junior Alex Gannon, of Blue Ridge, Ga., junior Adam Gibson, of Tiger, Ga., junior Jordan Marshall, of Hiawassee, Ga., sophomore Seth Peters, of Loganville, Ga., freshman Sean Dorough, of Marietta, Ga., and junior Leon Payne, of Cartersville, Ga.
About Young Harris College
Founded in 1886, Young Harris College is a private, baccalaureate degree-granting college located in the beautiful mountains of north Georgia. Historically affiliated with The United Methodist Church, Young Harris College educates, inspires and empowers students through the highest quality liberal arts education. Long known for nurturing students during the first two years of college, Young Harris College received accreditation in 2008 to grant bachelor’s degrees. The College currently has approximately 700 students across four divisions—Fine Arts, Humanities, Mathematics and Science, and Social and Behavioral Science—and plans to increase enrollment to 1,200 over the next few years. The historic campus in Young Harris, Ga., is currently undergoing major campus improvements to accommodate the College’s growth. For more information, visit www.yhc.edu.
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