Guitarist to perform

Independent Staff

Jeremy Mayne, a classical guitarist from Albuquerque, will be performing at El Morro Theater on Saturday evening. (Courtesy Photo)

GALLUP — Classical guitarist Jeremy Mayne will be appearing in concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, at the El Morro Theater in downtown Gallup.

Mayne is an award-winning classical guitarist, an innovative composer and arranger, and the 2004 New Mexico Fingerpicking and Flatpicking Champion. He has been a featured soloist with the University of New Mexico Orchestra and UNM String Quartet and has performed throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

His concert programs feature a diverse repertoire, which includes virtuoso classical guitar works, innovative original works for steel-string guitar, and arrangements of Celtic and bluegrass tunes.

Mayne has released three solo guitar recordings:"Portrait of the Guitar, vol. 1"(1995), "Cancion del Emperador"(2000), and"Rhythmscapes"(2002). In addition, he performed on "Villanesca"(2001), a Christmas album he recorded with the New Mexico Guitar Duo.

Mayne has degrees in classical guitar performance from the University of New Mexico and Indiana University. He is on the guitar faculty of the University of New Mexico and the performing arts faculty at Albuquerque Academy and the Menaul School.

Tickets for Mayne's concert will be available at the door. Tickets are $10 for adults; discounts will be given for senior citizens and students. For more information about Mayne's music, visit www.JeremyMayne.com or e-mail guitar@jeremymayne.com.