Los Angeles Guitar Quartet News

Bill Kanengiser believes in his instrument. He believes in it so much that he's built a quartet solely around its mellow tones, so much that he's re-imagined classical masterpieces to accommodate its virtues, so much that he strives to retain its purity amid a pop-crazed world.

There ought to be a caravan of six-string enthusiasts headed down I-24 Friday night to check out the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet at Sewanee.

Photo of Rupert Boyd via: 92Y School of Music faculty member Rupert Boyd was a finalist in this yeara s Concert Artist Guild competition - a prestigious competition for ensembles, instrumentalists and vocalists.

When he was teaching guitar at Cal Poly, Matt Greif was still doing the occasional wedding and party gig, taking every opportunity to perform before a crowd.