Harp Guitar Experience with Stephen Bennett February 3, 2007

Stephen Bennett, premiere harp guitar artist and founder of the Harp Guitar Gathering, will be playing his harp guitar in concert. With an eclectic mix of styles, Stephen will not only present a concert of original compositions, but will amaze concert-goers with arrangements of tunes written by artists from the Beatles to Dvorak. Stephens musical precision and artistry has mesmerized audiences world-wide. As one attendee wrote after attending a house concert, ...Stephen, what an amazing and talented man. I felt honored to have met him. His music reaches down in your soul and touches you. I am grateful that he was able to shine light into long forgotten chambers of my heart. I will carry the peace that he gave me through his music for the rest of my journey. This was truly an experience that I will never forget.

Stephen Bennett has become known as a versatile and original guitarist who consistently garners critical praise and audience enthusiasm for his recordings and live performances. With his stellar musicianship, a relaxed stage presence and quick wit, Stephen has performed throughout the United States, as well as in France, England, Italy, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Aside from his work on the six-string guitar, Stephen is also one of the world's premiere performers on the Harp Guitar, an instrument he inherited from his great-grandfather. As a composer and arranger, he has created an enduring repertoire and a significant body of recorded work for this instrument. The image of Stephen Bennett embracing his harp guitar is the one that tends to linger. In what is becoming known as the Golden Age of Guitar Luthiery (guitar-making), it's easy to overlook the fact that this is also the Golden Age of Guitar Playing. With six strings or more, as one of the most original and prolific composers and arrangers for the guitar on the current scene, Stephen Bennett is clearly a part of the latter heritage.


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