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Pacific Guitar Ensemble

John Dowland from Lachrimae AntiquaeJohannes Brahms from Sextet Op. 18, No. 2J. S. Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, BWV 1051Belinda Reynolds BeginSergio Assad Trois Bresiliens a Saint PaulGioacchino Rossini Siete VoiThe Pacific Guitar Ensemble began in 2010 when two friends, classical guitarist David Tanenbaum and steel-string guitarist Peppino D’Agostino, decided they wanted to form a larger guitar ensemble that could perform a wide variety of repertoire. After they gathered together members of the guitar faculty from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music with some of its most exceptional alumni, and combined nylon strings with steel, electric basses with 17th century theorbos, a new eclectic group of pluckers was born. While the Pacific Guitar Ensemble’s repertoire features original music written by composers like Brazilian guitar legend Sergio Assad, noted minimalist Belinda Reynolds, and group’s own brilliant steel-string stylist Peppino D’Agostino, it also includes fresh arrangements of great composers from Bach to Brahms, Dowland to Rossini. Guitarists like nothing better than to get together to play for and with each other, learning and copying, sharing and competing. The Pacific Guitar Ensemble is a group dedicated to keeping this dynamic process alive and we hope and believe that audiences will enjoy being a party to it.

Old First Concerts has volunteer opportunities available!

Our concerts rely on the generosity of volunteers to assist with simple tasks like:

ushering

distributing programs

box office

set-up and clean-up

Scheduling is flexible — you choose when to work! We especially need helping hands for our Friday and Saturday night performances.

An excellent opportunity for students, seniors, or anyone who possesses a love for music!

If you’d like to consider volunteering with Old First Concerts, please contact curtishuth@oldfirstconcerts.org for more information.