document.getElementById('eventsinfo').innerHTML = "\u003c/style\u003e\u003cbody\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027eventList width\u0027\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027item\u0027\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027title\u0027\u003e\u003ca href=\u0027https://onlibskaneateles.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=5125\u0026lib=0\u0026return= \u0027 target=\u0027_parent\u0027\u003eGuitar Concert: Loren \u0026 LJ Barrigar\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027time\u0027\u003e7:30 PM - 9:00 PM\u003cspan id=\u0027eventdate\u0027 class=\u0027date\u0027\u003e5/18/2024\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027image\u0027\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0027https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/onlibskaneateles/LOREN_AND_LJ_SMALL_95747817.JPG\u0027 /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027clearfix\u0027\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027description\u0027\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eLoren Barrigar started playing guitar when he was only four years old, and by the time he was six played the Chet Atkins hit “Yackety Axe” in front of thousands of country music fans at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. He went on to study with Chet’s brother, Jimmy Atkins, which led to a touring career with his family band from Nashville to Las Vegas. Since settling down in Central New York, he has been in constant demand as a studio musician.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eLoren\u0027s finely-honed songwriting skills have launched his melodies on NBC’s #1 rated show “ER”, “The Young and The Restless” and on a Christmas CD with BB King and Patti Labelle.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFollowing in his father\u0027s footsteps, LJ Barrigar is a guitar prodigy, too. He has played alongside Loren at a variety of venues large and small across North America and beyond. He brings a youthful spirit and sound to the acoustic guitar while breathing a gentle soulful vibe into the Father-Son duo. Together they provide their audience with a unique interplay, a charming and exciting performance that folks will not want to miss.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027clearfix\u0027\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan class=\u0027branch\u0027\u003eSkaneateles Library\u003c/span\u003e - \u003cspan class=\u0027location\u0027\u003eLibrary Hall\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\u0027item\u0027\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027title\u0027\u003e\u003ca href=\u0027https://onlibskaneateles.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=5126\u0026lib=0\u0026return= \u0027 target=\u0027_parent\u0027\u003eGuitar Concert: Shane Bucci\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027time\u0027\u003e7:30 PM - 9:00 PM\u003cspan id=\u0027eventdate\u0027 class=\u0027date\u0027\u003e6/15/2024\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027image\u0027\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0027https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/onlibskaneateles/SHANE7_89AA237.JPEG\u0027 /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027clearfix\u0027\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027description\u0027\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eShane Bucci is a classical and electric guitarist who can’t be pigeonholed into one style or genre. Shane bucks trends and defies expectations when choosing a program, and he often provides audiences with a mix of hidden gems, forgotten favorites, and well-known standards.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eComing from the small town of Otego, NY, Shane was one of the only people to pursue music academically or professionally in his area. Currently, Shane lives in Bloomington, IN, where he attends the Jacobs School of Music for a Doctor of Music degree in guitar performance, history, and literature. During his Masters degree in Clarksville, TN studying with Dr. Stanley Yates, Shane won first prize in both the APSU Concerto Competition as well as the Beethoven Club guitar competition. More recently, Shane has been a finalist or semifinalist in several competitions including the Southern Guitar Festival and Appalachian State Guitar Festival.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWhen Shane is not practicing, performing, or competing, he enjoys spending time training and exploring with his 4-year-old Australian Shepherd, Thor.\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027clearfix\u0027\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan class=\u0027branch\u0027\u003eSkaneateles Library\u003c/span\u003e - \u003cspan class=\u0027location\u0027\u003eLibrary Hall\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\u0027item\u0027\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027title\u0027\u003e\u003ca href=\u0027https://onlibskaneateles.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=5127\u0026lib=0\u0026return= \u0027 target=\u0027_parent\u0027\u003eGuitar Concert: Stephen Bennett\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027time\u0027\u003e7:30 PM - 9:00 PM\u003cspan id=\u0027eventdate\u0027 class=\u0027date\u0027\u003e7/20/2024\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027image\u0027\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0027https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/onlibskaneateles/STEPHENBENNETT_SHADOW_6EC63BF5.JPG\u0027 /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027clearfix\u0027\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027description\u0027\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOne of the most well regarded finger-style guitarists of his generation, Stephen Bennett is also a leading exponent of the harp guitar. A challenging teacher, a gifted composer, and a performer of “great sensitivity”, the Toronto Finger-Style Guitar Association has referred to him as “the Jedi Master of Finger-style Guitar”.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eStephen has performed around the world, shared the stage with some of the finest guitarists there are, and created a sizable body of work.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eWhether playing his great-grandfather\u0027s harp guitar, his 1930 National Steel or a standard 6-string, Stephen Bennett is a musician to hear. His playing has won awards and critical praise. In live performance and on record, his diverse musical influences and interests are joined with a lifelong love affair with the sound of guitar strings.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFrom America: “Stephen’s music draws the listener in. He has the ability to make you feel as though you are a part of the music he is making.”\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFrom France: “Stephen’s compositions are so beautiful, filled with great emotion and great sensitivity. He is one of those musicians who serve the music, and only the music.”\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFrom Canada: “Sitting there watching and listening to this guy hunched over his harp guitar exuding this strange calmness and wisdom through his music just made me think of the Jedi Master, Yoda. So, the Jedi Master moniker is not promoter hyperbole, it was a genuine reaction to hearing Stephen for the first time three years before I started promoting guitar concerts.”\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFrom Italy: “When I first heard him playing a few years ago, I felt like I had been pushed into a different world, where the lost emotions come back to your heart and make it beat in a different way. What Stephen can do, and few artists have this gift, is to speak directly to your heart and to move your best feelings!”\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eStephen’s most recent album \u003ci\u003eSB \u003c/i\u003ewas released on digital streaming and downloading platforms in September 2023.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027clearfix\u0027\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan class=\u0027branch\u0027\u003eSkaneateles Library\u003c/span\u003e - \u003cspan class=\u0027location\u0027\u003eLibrary Hall\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\u0027item\u0027\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027title\u0027\u003e\u003ca href=\u0027https://onlibskaneateles.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=5594\u0026lib=0\u0026return= \u0027 target=\u0027_parent\u0027\u003eGuitar Concert: Michael Hardy\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027time\u0027\u003e7:30 PM - 9:00 PM\u003cspan id=\u0027eventdate\u0027 class=\u0027date\u0027\u003e8/29/2024\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027image\u0027\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0027https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/onlibskaneateles/HARDY_384_C674CC68.JPG\u0027 /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027clearfix\u0027\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027description\u0027\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBorn in Columbus, GA, \u003cb\u003eMichael Hardy\u003c/b\u003e learned to play popular music from his mother during his teen years. His interest soon turned to the classical guitar, and he became the first person to graduate with a degree in guitar performance from Columbus State University. He earned his Master of Music degree from The University of Texas and a Graduate Performance Diploma from The Peabody Conservatory. Michael was awarded his Doctorate of Musical Arts at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. In addition to being a student of outstanding musicians such as Julian Gray, Adam Holzman, Nicholas Goluses and Andrew Zohn, he has performed in masterclasses with internationally recognized guitarists such as David Russell, Manuel Barrueco, the members of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and Soloduo.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eHis performing career has taken him throughout the US and to Italy, where La Stampa called his playing “brilliant and expressive.” Michael is enthusiastic about collaborating with other musicians. He has performed with violinists, violists, flutists, oboists, vocalists and other guitarists in duo, trio and quartet settings. He has also worked under the baton of conductors, a place guitarists rarely find themselves, in the Columbus State University Wind Ensemble, the Rochester Lyric Chorale and the University of Texas New Music Ensemble.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMichael has performed successfully in many competitions and festivals. He was a top prize winner in the 2000 Columbus State University Guitar Competition and the 2006 East Carolina University Competition. An avid supporter of new music, Michael has premiered new works with the Texas Guitar Quartet and the Texas New Music Ensemble. He has also actively volunteered for Creative Access, the Peabody Conservatory’s outreach program. An explorer of new music and new audiences, Michael works to be at the forefront of the path of the guitar in the 21st century and was a founder of the Great Lakes Guitar Society.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMichael is also highly sought after as a teacher. His students have been accepted into colleges and universities across the US. From 2004 to 2006, he headed guitar studies at Campbell University and Chowan University in North Carolina. He was also awarded a teaching assistantship at The Eastman School of Music. Recently, he has given masterclasses at Buffalo State College, East Carolina University, Tennessee State University and the Weaver Academy for the Arts in North Carolina. Currently, Michael is Instructor of Guitar at Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania. He is also an owner and teacher at Fret \u0026amp; Bow Music Academy in Rochester, NY.\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027clearfix\u0027\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan class=\u0027branch\u0027\u003eSkaneateles Library\u003c/span\u003e - \u003cspan class=\u0027location\u0027\u003eLibrary Hall\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\u0027item\u0027\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027title\u0027\u003e\u003ca href=\u0027https://onlibskaneateles.evanced.info/signup/eventdetails?eventid=5596\u0026lib=0\u0026return= \u0027 target=\u0027_parent\u0027\u003eGuitar Concert: Nicholas Goluses\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027time\u0027\u003e7:30 PM - 9:00 PM\u003cspan id=\u0027eventdate\u0027 class=\u0027date\u0027\u003e10/19/2024\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027image\u0027\u003e\u003cimg src=\u0027https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/onlibskaneateles/GOLUSES12_SMALL_74FB2D06.JPG\u0027 /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027clearfix\u0027\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027description\u0027\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“Goluses is masterly, a musician’s musician.” \u003ci\u003eAmerican Record Guide\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“Goluses produced an elegant sound. And the finales, taken dangerously fast, were accurate, transparent, and impressively articulated. Mr. Goluses gave persuasive, energetic readings.” \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“Goluses reached the highest levels of instrumental virtuosity.” \u003ci\u003eGeneralanzeiber \u003c/i\u003e(Bonn, Germany)\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Goluses\u003c/b\u003e is Professor of Guitar, founder, and director of the guitar programs at the Eastman School of Music, where he is the recipient of the Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Teaching. Additionally, he was the inaugural Andrés Segovia Professor at Manhattan School of Music where he received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree and was the recipient of the Pablo Casals Award for Musical Accomplishment and Human Endeavor, the Faculty Award of Distinguished Merit and the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award. His students have won major competitions and professorships throughout the world. He is a Fulbright International Specialist Professor and serves as the external examiner for doctoral dissertations throughout the British Isles.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eNicholas Goluses’s concert tours as soloist, with orchestra, and as chamber musician have taken him across North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and the Far East to critical acclaim. He has recorded extensively for NAXOS, Albany Records, BMG, and Linn Records. Committed to performing new music for the guitar, Goluses has given world première performances of over 100 works. His 2023 season was highlighted by a performance of a new concerto by Stephen Goss in Glasgow, Scotland and a Fulbright Residency in Tolima, Colombia.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFor more information, please visit\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\"http://www.goluses.com\" title=\"\" target=\"_self\"\u003ewww.goluses.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\u0027clearfix\u0027\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan class=\u0027branch\u0027\u003eSkaneateles Library\u003c/span\u003e - \u003cspan class=\u0027location\u0027\u003eLibrary Hall\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e "