Returning to Grand County for the second year, Masakazu Ito and Jeff LaQuatra delight audiences with their enchanting guitar duets.  Ito appears with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and is an international award-winning artist.  La Quatra has been described by Classical Guitar Magazine as "a guitarist of enormous talent, both musically and technically."  The duo will perform works by classical and modern composers.

Puerto Rican harpist Lizary Rodriguez and Venezuelan flutist Gina Vega joined talents in 2006 in order to expand the offerings for these romantic instruments.  Ms. Rodriguez has earned her doctorate in music, and Ms. Vega is currently a graduate student at the University of Colorado.  Their Latin-American roots have inspired them to embrace music from that region along with the standard repertoire. 

Formed in 1989 at Gnessin State Musical College in Moscow, the Veronika String quartet has been awarded top prizes in international competitions in Russia, Australia, and the United States.  They are currently in residence at the Colorado State University-Pueblo and the Pueblo  Symphony.  Called a "sensitive ensemble with beautiful homogeneous sound," their program ranges from Haydn and Beethoven to 20th Century works.  

Quadre French Horn Quartet

Since 1988, "The Voice of Four Horns" from California has offered over 600 performances across the country and has been hailed as an ensemble that "zaps the myth that classical stuff's stuffy."  The artists will make a special visit to Grand County while attending the International Horn Symposium in Denver.  Their repertoire features classical works and original brass music.  Kown for its community outreach efforts in California, Quadre freuently holds joint performances with students.