Witness a radical collaboration of diverse area guitarists coalesce into a unique and beautiful instrumental ensemble!

HVGO is a musical work always in progress... you can become part of its creative foundation by attending its inaugural performance...

Tix. $10 at the door and in advance at www.hvgo.org

Expect the unexpected with multi-instrumental arrangements for guitar, ukulele, dobro, and archguitar of the music of Bartok, Satie, Morricone and Blanchette: full-ensemble performance of Morricone's climactic scene from "Once Upon a Time in the West," featuring Dave Harris-Fried on "harmonica" parts and Paul Hartshorne on the iconic, cinematic electric guitar; a sextet performing two haunting "Gnossiennes" by Satie; and several diverse duets and solos by Kevin Germain, Bob Fishman, and more ...

Tickets $10 at the door or in advance at www.hvgo.org

The Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra (HVGO) is a true avant-garde orchestra comprised of more than 20 talented, enthusiastic, local, acoustic and electric guitarists from widely varied traditions. HVGO creates new and beautiful music that could only come from such an eclectic melange, providing an opportunity for musicians to work together who might otherwise never collaborate, and for audience to enjoy both significant contemporary and legacy composers whose works Blanchette has arranged to exploit the unique tonal characteristics and strengths of the ensemble.

Supported by grants from the Northampton Arts Council and the D'Addario Foundation.