Master guitarist performs for Hispanic Heritage Month

     Spanish guitarist Francesc de Paula Soler will perform Thursday, Oct. 19, at 8 p.m. in Scott Concert Hall at Campbell University’s Rogers Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.
     A presentation of Hispanic Heritage Month, Soler is known as a master guitarist at the Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Barcelona in Spain and has recorded a CD of guitar selections. He has received numerous prizes and awards, including the conferring of honorary citizenship in Dallas, TX, in 1988 and special recognition from the U.S. House of Representatives.
     Known as “The Poet of the Guitar,” Soler’s performances have garnered international acclaim, prompting one “Washington Post” critic to write, “Soler plays dazzling solos with his left hand on the fingerboard and unleashes a battery of right-hand percussive effects on the body of the guitar.”
     Divided into two parts, Soler’s program will provide a panoramic view of the presence of classical guitar in Spain and Latin America and present some of the most representative composers of contemporary music for the instrument, including Eliseo Grenet of Cuba and Manuel Ponce of Mexico.
     For more information, contact the Division of Fine Arts at (910) 893-1495 or (800) 334-4111, ext. 1495.