LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET

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LOS ANGELES GUITAR QUARTET

John Dearman | Matthew Greif | William Kanengiser | Douglas Lora

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For four decades on the concert stage, the members of the Grammy® Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) have continually set the standard for expression and virtuosity among guitar ensembles while perennially redefining themselves in their musical explorations. As one of the most charismatic groups performing today, the LAGQ's critically acclaimed transcriptions of concert masterworks provide a fresh look at the music of the past, while their interpretations from the contemporary and world-music realms continually break new ground.  Opalescent, the solo recording released in Spring 2022, shows off the LAGQ's rich palette of colors and sparkling sound. 2021 albums include the Grammy®-nominated collaboration with Conspirare, The Singing Guitar(Delos), featuring Nico Muhly's groundbreaking work "How Little You Are" and Pat Metheny's Road to the Sun (Modern Recordings/BMG), named for the title track written for LAGQ, which hit #1 on the Apple Music Classical chart. This monumental work features in their current American Guitar Masters program.  In addition to solo programs, other touring highlights include collaborative works with choir, guitar orchestra, symphony orchestra and Latin Romance with vocalist and flamenco dancers; many of these works were written expressly for the LAGQ.

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LAGQ's recordings appear on the Telarc, SONY, Delos and LAGQ labels. Please visit Los Angeles Guitar Quartet online at lagq.com and on Twitter (@LAGQ), Instagram (@laguitarquartet) and Facebook (@laguitarquartet) for candid photos and additional information about touring, recordings and special projects.
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