Guitar Renegades Concert, March 8
NOVA’s Alexandria Campus will host a free concert by the Guitar Renegades is free and open to all NOVA students, faculty, staff and the public. This fun event will take place on Saturday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m. on the Alexandria Campus (AFA-118 Recital Hall).
The Guitar Renegades is a guitar quintet comprised of NOVA Professor Cristian Perez (founder/leader), Connor Holdridge, Jan Knutson, Parker Spears and Tommy Holladay. Although they are all jazz guitarists at heart, their repertoire also includes such diversity as Bach, Simon & Garfunkel, Charlie Parker and The Beatles! They balance intricate arrangements and ensemble parts in the style of a classical guitar ensemble with improvised sections using a jazz aesthetic.
—Jacob Garbus, training instructor, Alexandria Learning Lab