Master Guitarist Peppino D’Agostino to hold workshop and concert at Harrison House (11/9 – 11/10)

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On Friday November 10th, Sicilian born Master Guitarist Peppino D’Agostino will present a concert inside the acoustically sublime Lou Harrison House, invited by Gyan Riley, the 2023/24 Composer-in-Residence.

In advance of the concert, on Thursday November 9th, D’Agostino will host a workshop to share his guitar techniques with the community. Emerged on the musical scene in the late 1980s and helped to redefine the acoustic guitar’s boundaries, D’Agostino has been called “the guitarist’s guitarist”.

To date, Peppino has recorded 19 albums, and performed in thirty-five countries on four continents.

Tickets started at $25 and are available now at https://louharrisonhouse.org/product-category/tickets/.

Harrison House is located at 6881 Mt Lassen Ave in Joshua Tree.

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