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[WATCH/LISTEN] Arts on Fire LIVE – Fredonia Guitar Quartet – May 19, 2022

WRFA Radio — Wed, 08 Jun 2022 02:28:54 +0000

On this months Arts on Fire Live we had an amazing performance from the Fredonia Guitar Quartet. FGQ is an ensemble from Fredonia University and are directed by Dr. James Piorkowski. Beyond performing the quartet also talked with WFRA’s Anthony Merchant in between songs to discuss the group and how they all individually discovered their musical talents.

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ABOUT AOF LIVE: Arts On Fire LIVE brings you the very best of Chautauqua County’s local artists via a live, in-studio performance! The programs are not only broadcast live, but also replayed the following week during our regular Arts on Fire time slot – Fridays at 5 p.m. on WRFA! The show is produced and broadcast by WRFA-LP 107.9 FM, Kranky Plate Productions, and the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in Jamestown, NY. All 2022 Arts on Fire LIVE performances are made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s American Rescue Plan Act Stabilization Grant.

[LISTEN] Back Room Radio Hour – Fredonia Guitar Quartet

WRFA Radio — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:44:28 +0000

Trinity Guitars’ Back Room Radio Hour presents a special performance by the Fredonia Guitar Quartet at Infinity Visual and Performing Arts.

The program featured works by Johann Pachelbel, Roland Dyens, Stephen Funk Pearson, and Antonín Dvořák.

The members of the Fredonia Guitar Quartet are:

– Matthew Downey, a master’s degree student in Music Performance, is from Otego, NY.
– Matthew Kingsley, a senior Music Performance major, is from Lockport, PA.
– Kieran Franzone, a senior Music Performance major, is from Ronkonkoma, NY.
– Alexander Rockwell, a senior Music Performance major, is from Ballston Spa, NY

Recorded Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Infinity Visual and Performing Arts in Jamestown NY.

About Trinity Guitars’ Back Room Radio Hour: A live music radio show recorded monthly in Jamestown, NY. Hosted by Bill Ward and featuring music from local performing artists.

More info on the Back Room Radio Hour program:
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[LISTEN] Arts on Fire – Jim Piorkowski and Jim Holler Talk Fredonia Guitar Quartet

WRFA Radio — Tue, 03 Mar 2015 15:23:38 +0000

Originally airing Friday, Feb.27, 2015.

WRFA Public Affairs Director Jason Sample talks with Fredonia Music Professor James Piorkowski and Trinity Guitars’ Jim Holler about an upcoming performance by the Fredonia Guitar Quartert.

The Quartet will be performing at a special taping of Trinity Guitars’ Back Room Radio Hour at Infinity Visual and Performing Arts in Jamestown, NY on Thursday, March 12 at 7:00 PM.

The program will consist of works by Johann Pachelbel, Roland Dyens, Stephen Funk Pearson, and Antonín Dvořák.

The members of the Fredonia Guitar Quartet are:

This concert will be a special edition of the Trinity Guitars Back Room Radio Hour and will air on Monday, March 16 on WRFA 107.9FM and will be streamed on www.wrfalp.com.

Of special interest is the fact that all four guitars have been built here in Jamestown by luthier Jim Holler. He will also have additional Holler-built guitars on display that evening. “It is so exciting to have the Fredonia Guitar Quartet in a return engagment at Infinity; they are all playng guitar I have built. It is like a family reunion,” Holler said.

Admission is free, and donations to Infinity Visual and Performing Arts are encouraged.

To reserve a seat at the show, contact Trinity Guitars at 716.665.4490.