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LAGQ to premiere and tour a new piece by Shingo Fujii in March

In March 2012, the Grammy-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will conduct a three-day residency with students from the Loudon County Guitar Program, which will culminate with the world premiere of a new work by Kyoto-based composer/guitarist Shingo Fujii.  The piece is entitled “Shiki” (Fantasia on Japanese Folksongs), and is dedicated to the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.  The piece was commissioned by the Loudon County Guitar Program, and will be performed as the finale of the LAGQ recital on March 14. LAGQ will be joined by a 68-piece guitar orchestra comprised of students and teachers from the program, conducted by Mr. Fujii.

This world-premiere