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    Sam Cogburn, Classical Guitar

    Sam Cogburn, Classical Guitar

    Presented by First Christian Church Concert Series at First Christian Church

    May 15, 2011

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    The First Christian Church Concert Series is presenting award-winning classical guitarist Sam Cogburn. He will be performing Joaquin Turin’s Sonata; Joaquin Nin-Culmell’s Six Variations on a Theme by Milan; Toru Takemitsu’s In the Woods; and Fernando Sor’s Fantasia and Variations on a Scottish Theme. A free will offering will be taken.

    Sam Cogburn recently graduated from Colorado State University-Pueblo with a degree in guitar performance and music education, studying with Ben Cantu. He was a member of a number of ensembles, including classical guitar ensemble, jazz ensemble, percussion ensemble, brass ensemble, and concert choir, and played in master classes for Manuel Barrueco, Martha Masters, Ricardo Iznaola, Denis Azabagic, and Stephen Aron. He has attended the National Guitar Workshop, Bowdoin International Music Festival, and Ben Verdery’s Hawaii Guitar Class. Active as a teacher, Sam is currently employed by Harmony Road Music Academy in Centennial, and is pursuing a performance certificate from the Lamont School of Music in Denver this fall.
    In addition to teaching, Sam is an active concert artist. In June 2009 he gave his professional debut for the Colorado Springs Guitar Society. At the Bowdoin Music Festival he gave a performance of George Crumb’s Night of the Four Moons, with Maestro Crumb in attendance and his daughter Anna Crumb singing the soprano line. He has given numerous other concerts in Pueblo, Canyon City, Walsh, Colorado Springs, and Denver, and is a frequent performer with the Pueblo Symphony. In March of 2009, he won first prize in the senior guitar division for the American String Teachers Association National Solo Competition. He is involved with the Denver Classical Guitar Society, the Colorado Springs Guitar Society, MENC, the American String Teachers Association, and the Guitar Foundation of America.


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        First Christian Church

        16 East Platte Avenue
        Colorado Springs, CO 80903-1221

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        Info Phone: 719-633-8888

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        May 15, 2011

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        3:00 p.m.

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