*Patrons who have tickets for the 7:30PM presentation of International Guitar Night must also register for the Pre-Show Talk if they wish to attend.
Please join us for an engaging FREE pre-show talk featuring arts administrator and musician August Denhard, in conversation with International Guitar Night artists Lulo Reinhardt, Alexandra Whittingham, Niwel Tsumbu, and Sonke Meinen. This 45-minute discussion will offer a deep dive into each artists’ background, training, and how their cultures have shaped their style of playing.
This intimate conversation promises to deepen your understanding and appreciation of guitar in all its forms and is the perfect precursor to our evening presentation of the 25th Anniversary of International Guitar Night at 7:30PM.
ABOUT OUR PRE-SHOW TALK FACILITATOR
August Denhard performs on lute, theorbo, baroque guitar, Turkish oud, and a variety of guitar family instruments from Latin America. He is a cofounder of the Eurasia Consort and Trío Guadalevín, and has appeared with Ensemble Caprice, Baroque Northwest, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, the Oregon Symphony, and on many music series across the USA. He has served as the Executive Director of the largest early music presenter in the Pacific Northwest, Early Music Seattle, since 2000, where he has produced baroque opera performances, educational programs, and concerts with musicians such as Matthias Maute and Jordi Savall. In 2024 he was named Artistic Director of Early Music Seattle.
His colleagues and collaborators in early music and related genres are varied and numerous and include tenor Eric Mentzel, composer/oudist Münir Nurettin Beken, folklorist Abel Rocha, percussionist and educator Antonio Gómez, harpist Tomoko Sugawara, dancer and anthropologist Monica Rojas-Stewart, soprano Lisa Maria Rodríguez, and many others.
Denhard has a particular interest in expanding the definition and repertoire of early music and seeks to connect ancient music traditions across the globe in order to recognize the cultural ties that we all share. He does this through artistic planning, concert presentation, scholarship, teaching, writing, advocacy, and community service.
