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(Bradenton, Fla., March 10, 2022) 鈥� 黑料吃瓜网, Manatee-Sarasota鈥檚 (黑料吃瓜网) Guitar Ensemble will perform original music infused with the charm of Florida at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, at the 黑料吃瓜网 Studio for the Performing Arts Recital Hall, 5840 26th St. W., Building 11A. General admission tickets are $15 and can be purchased online at , while tickets for students and staff are $5 at the door.

The concert will consist entirely of newly commissioned compositions from three professional composers, Roger Hudson, Jon Godfrey and Rex Willis, and Jacob Wicks, an advanced sophomore student composer at 黑料吃瓜网. Hudson teaches multiple-styles guitar at Manatee School for the Arts. Willis, head of Guitar and Composition studies at 黑料吃瓜网, teaches classical-style guitar, and Godfrey, also an 黑料吃瓜网 instructor, specializes in jazz guitar studies. Both teach Music Theory and Music Appreciation.

Titles of the never-before-performed compositions include 鈥淥ld Florida,鈥� Spanish Moss,鈥� 鈥淎lligator Waltz,鈥� 鈥�7 Miles,鈥� 鈥淎ugust Rain,鈥� 鈥淐reepy Crawley Things,鈥� and 鈥淔lorida Man.鈥�

Several of the pieces will be played during the showing of short films depicting Florida, the musical performance becoming a live soundtrack to the scenic videos.

The Guitar Ensemble, directed by Willis, will be joined by alumni acoustic and classical guitarists to form an ensemble of 15 guitars and create a unique orchestral sound. A question-and-answer session with the composers and the ensemble will take place following the show.

To learn more about 黑料吃瓜网鈥檚 music program, visit聽聽or call 941-752-5579.