We are excited to let you know about our music programs at Portland Classic Guitar.

Whether you’re a complete beginner or you are looking to improve your skills on the guitar, William Jenks and his staff have a great program for you.  Our program is designed to work around your busy schedule with private one on one classes scheduled once per week at a time of your choice.  When you are ready, we encourage you to participate in our student recitals held four times per year at the beautiful Marylhurst University campus.  For intermediate to advance players, we now offer a guitar ensemble class with performances at each student recital. William Jenks will also be teaching private guitar lessons through Marylhurst University this fall for young students and adults.   Click here for more informaion on our lessons.

Portland Classic Guitar Announces Venue Change for Acclaimed Series

Ana Vidovic

Portland Classic Guitar (PCG) proprietor William Jenks is proud to present brilliant Croatian guitarist Ana Vidovic in an 8 PM concert at Marylhurst University’s St. Anne’s Chapel (located on Hwy 43 between Lake Oswego and West Lin) on Friday, February 10, 2012. A master class will follow Vidovic’s performance at Marylhurst University’s Wiegand Hall. This will be Ana's fourth appearance in the PCG series and both events promise to be highlights of PCG’s 2011-12 concert season.

A former student of Manuel Barrueco, Vidovic is one of the youngest guitar virtuosos in the world. She was performing publicly by age 7, and internationally by age 11. By age 13 she became the youngest student to attend the prestigious National Musical Academy in Zagreb, where she studied with Professor Istvan Romer. She has already been hailed (by Richard Patterson, artistic director of the Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts), as “one of the premier classical guitarists of her generation,” and “one of the most sought after performers currently residing in the United States.” And David Williams of the Charleston Gazette identified Vidovic as a “soloist [who] can really grab the audience and draw them in […] with a gorgeous sound and finely pointed rhythm.”

Now 29, Vidovic has already given over one thousand public performances. She has also won an impressive number of prizes and international competitions all over the world; including: the Albert Augustine International Competition in Bath, England; the Fernando Sor competition in Rome; the Francisco Tarrega competition in Benicasim, Spain; the Eurovision Competition for Young Artists; the Mauro Giuliani competition in Italy; and the Printemps de la Guitare in Belgium. She has six CDs (and one DVD) to her credit; all have drawn high critical accolades.

Marylhurst University’s Wiegand Hall (site of the concert and master class) can be found at 17600 Pacific Highway (Hwy. 43), Marylhurst, OR. Reserved seating for the concert is $49 and general admission for the concert is $35 ($30 for students, seniors, and Portland Guitar Society members).  Seating is limited so order your tickets now at:  http://portlandclassicguitar.com/cart/default.php?cPath=4 or my calling 503-654-0082.