Contact: John Hassig, CFA Director of Performing and Visual Arts. (608)-342-1267
hassigj@uwplatt.edu
Prepared by: Ryan Odorizzi odorizzr@uwplatt.edu
Acoustic Guitar Virtuoso at UWP CFA
PLATTEVILLE-The Center for the Arts Performing Art Series University of
Wisconsin-Platteville presents guitarist Michael Gulezian October 17 at
7:30pm.
Michael Gulezian is firmly established as one of the most significant
artists of our time in the solo acoustic instrumental guitar genre. Michael
was exposed as a child to a wide palette of musical forms, from diverse
cultures, spanning many centuries. His mother sang Armenian folk songs, and
his father (a renowned ethnomusicologist) played ancient Middle Eastern
music on the oud. Michael began playing guitar at the age of six,
assimilating everything from the Hindustani raga improvisations of Ravi
Shankar, to Gregorian Chant, to the rock of Led Zeppelin and the Rolling
Stones. Early on, the foundation was laid for the duality that informs his
music to this day: rock attitude, imbued with a mystical, spiritual essence
all tempered and disciplined by a rigorous program of classical guitar
training.
One generation removed from the musical arabesques of his Armenian heritage,
infused with the raw emotional power of the Mississippi Delta trailblazers,
fiercely devoted to his art, and blessed with technical proficiency in the
extreme, Michael Gulezian remains a seminal force on the cutting edge of the
American solo acoustic guitar tradition.
Tickets for this event are $6 for General Admission and $2 for UWP Students
(with current ID). A pre-show discussion is planned with Michael at 6:30pm
in the CFA.
Tickets are available through the University Box Office in the Center for
the Arts The University Box Office is open Monday through Friday 10am-4pm
and can be reached by calling (608)-342-1298. The University Box Office is
located in the lobby of the Center for the Arts on University of
Wisconsin-Platteville campus on 700 West Main Street. Tickets are now
available online 24/7 at http://tickets.uwplatt.edu. More information on the
Performing Arts Series and other performance events can be found at
http://uwplatt.edu/arts/cfa.
