ABOUT DYNAMITE GUITARS 2010-2011

Welcome to the 31st season of San Francisco Bay Area guitar concerts!

Welcome to our 31st season of bringing the world’s finest guitarists to the San Francisco Bay area! During the 2011-2012 season we will present a spectacular and diverse array of performers: The great maestros Kazuhito Yamashita, Eduardo Fernandez, and Carlos Barbosa-Lima, awesome virtuosos Xuefei Yang, Zoran Dukic and Dale Kavanagh, young superstars Thibault Cauvin, Grigory Goryachev, Jerome Mouffe and Johannes Moller, and the vanguard of composition and arrangement for guitar represented by Atanas Ourkouzounov and Mie Ogura. Special highlights will be the San Francisco debut of the phenomenal Brazilian guitarist Yamandu Costa and an evening with the amazing mandolinist Chris Thile.

The season pivots around the February weekend when Tommy Emmanuel comes to town for two nights at the Palace of Fine Arts. Joining Tommy this year will the dynamic Frank Vignola and rhythm master Vinnie Raniolo. This will be Tommy’s 6th consecutive season on the series. Come and find out why!

The Omni Foundation Guitar Series is widely recognized as one of the leading series for guitar in the world. It’s wonderful to have these artists come to our community and you can help by joining us as a member of the Omni Foundation or by simply subscribing to the series. I encourage you to take advantage of the various subscription benefits we offer. By doing so, you will secure excellent reserved seating and take advantage of savings of up to 20% on single ticket prices. Seating is based on the date of your order so try to order as soon as possible. In this brochure and on our web site you can learn about the other benefits of becoming a member of the Omni Foundation, including our complimentary annual bonus concert. Substantial student and group discounts are also available. We hope that you will join us and become a part of the longest running and most extensive guitar series in the United States. Enjoy the season!

Richard Patterson
Director