Jeffrey Thygeson, Jeff Lambert, O. Nicholas Raths, Joseph Hagedorn
The Minneapolis Guitar Quartet offers first-rate repertoire ranging from Renaissance and Baroque to Spanish, Latin American, and Romantic, to highly imaginative existing and commissioned contemporary works.
MGQ’s repertoire with full orchestra includes Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto Andaluz and Ian Krouse's Cantiga Variations. The MGQ also offers two works for guitar quartet and string orchestra: David Hahn's Concerto alla Barocco and MGQ’s own arrangement of Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto in C, RV 560.
MGQ also offers an exciting, virtuosic collaboration with flamenco dancer Colette Illarde. These productions feature Spanish composers Enrique Granados and Joaquin Rodrigo with music arranged by the MGQ and choreography by Ms. Illarde, highlighting both Spanish classical and Flamenco dance styles.
MGQ’s repertoire with full orchestra includes Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto Andaluz and Ian Krouse's Cantiga Variations. The MGQ also offers two works for guitar quartet and string orchestra: David Hahn's Concerto alla Barocco and MGQ’s own arrangement of Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto in C, RV 560.
MGQ also offers an exciting, virtuosic collaboration with flamenco dancer Colette Illarde. These productions feature Spanish composers Enrique Granados and Joaquin Rodrigo with music arranged by the MGQ and choreography by Ms. Illarde, highlighting both Spanish classical and Flamenco dance styles.
“passion and breath-taking dexterity” Athens Daily News
“Technically perfect, they were also caught up in the spirit of each piece" St. Louis Post Dispatch
“one of the world’s foremost ensembles” Soundboard (2004)
"a stunning tour de force" Duluth News Tribune
"collaborative genious and technical mastery" Boise Weekly
"Flawless, musical and witty, this quartet is able to do anything it sets its mind on" Classical Guitar Magazine (England)
"models of the arranger's art" Minneapolis Star Tribune (2001)
