Guitar Hour

This annual Christmas edition of the Guitar Hour featured live performances of Christmas favorites and modern holiday songs by the Sandpoint High School Choir, under the direction of Jon Brownell.

In addition, two students of Leon's, Naomi Anderson and Jacob Atencio, each performed solo classical guitar pieces.

Randy Hathaway, composer and classical guitarist visits the KPBX studio and shares pieces from his album Classical Guitar in America. 

More information is available at Randy Hathaway's website.

The Friends of the Guitar Hour concert series will feature John Goulart at the Jacklin Arts and Cultural Center on March 24 at 7:30pm. This morning Goulart joined Verne and Leon in the studio for a preview of the show.

Award-winning flamenco guitarist Joaquin Gallegos and dancer Monica Mota visited The Guitar Hour to preview their upcoming show, Flamenco Pasión.  Mota is also the show's producer.  Flamenco Pasión is at Ella's Theater in downtown Spokane at 7p.m. on February 11, 7p.m. 

Marc Teicholz paid a visit to The Guitar Hour this morning to preview his concert tonight, February 9, at 7pm at the Gonzaga University Chapel.  Teichold is a internationally acclaimed classical guitarist who teaches at the San Francisco Conservatory as well as at the California Summer Arts Festival and the Weatherfield Music Festival in Vermont.

To get us all in the holiday spirit, Leon invited the Sandpoint High School Chamber Choir and guitarist Paul Grove to the studio this morning for his annual Christmas show. 

It's time for the annual Brad Richter concert, which means we had the pleasure of having him in the studio with Leon and Verne for today's Guitar Hour program.  Brad will be playing a concert with cellist Viktor Uzur tomorrow, Friday, October 14th at 7:00pm at the Jacklin Arts and Culture Center.

The Guitar Hour featured two guest artists today--Alex DeGrassi and Andrew York.  They are both here as featured guitarists as part of the Friends of the Guitar Hour concert series, hosted by Leon Atkinson.  They will play tonight, Thursday, March 24th at 7:30pm.