CLARKSVILLE, TN – Austin Peay State University’s Department of Music, with support from the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, will present the 21st annual Guitar Fest from March 16-17. All events are free and open to the public, and guest artists will perform at 7:30 p.m. on both days in the Art + Design Building’s Heydel Hall.
This year’s guest artists are alumni of APSU’s graduate guitar program: Fingerstyle guitarist and composer Bryce Mullins, and classical guitarist and composer Alan Mearns.
On Monday, March 16, Mullins will perform selections from his recent album Breakthrough, along with his arrangements of popular classics.
On Tuesday, March 17, Mearns will present a program of virtuosic solo guitar arrangements and original compositions, including music from his Billboard Top 10 CD of Bach transcriptions and his recently released album of Spanish music, Lorca.
To learn more about Guitar Fest, contact Dr. Stanley Yates at yatess@apsu.edu. To learn more about future CECA events, productions, and performances, visit https://www.apsu.edu/ceca/.