Southeastern Louisiana University will stage the Southeastern Guitar Festival, four days of recitals by guest artists, university faculty, students and community musicians, March 29-April 1. The festival is sponsored by the Southeastern Student Government Association, Music and Dramatic Arts Department and the Southeastern Guitar Society, a new community organization of guitar enthusiasts formed to provide financial and other support for guitar activities in southeast Louisiana. Southeastern guitar professor Patrick Kerber, president of the Southeastern Guitar Society, said all festival events will take place at Southeastern's Pottle Music Building Auditorium.
All recitals are free.
He also has performed with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and the Metropolitan Opera and the Ambassador Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif., and Chichester Cathedral in England. Verdery has recorded and performed with diverse artists such as Frederic Hand, Leo Kottke, Anthony Newman, Jessye Norman, Paco Pena and John Williams. Verdery will also present a masterclass for students from Southeastern and area schools from 10 a.m. to noon on Sunday, April 1. Kerber will be joined by Southeastern colleagues Emily Truckenbrod, soprano, and Larry Gray, poet, playwright and director, for an evening of eclectic and traditional performances. Gray, an award-winning playwright and retired member of the Southeastern English faculty, will read selections from his own poetry accompanied by Kerber's improvisations.