Past Events

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Recent and Notable Events

Tribute Concert by singer/guitarist Craig Peterson
Guitarist in pick-up band
August 11th and 12th, 2018
Frost Fire Theater
Walhalla, ND

Bhutanese Society Concert Guest Appearance
Saturday, October 14th, 2017
Empire Arts Center
Grand Forks, ND

Private Wedding Ceremony
Saturday, August 9th, 2017
Turtle River State Park
Arvilla, ND

Student Recital
Saturday, May 20th, 2017
JLA Music
East Grand Forks, MN

Birthday Singing Telegram
Friday, April 28th, 2017
MayPort Insurance & Realty, Inc.
Portland, ND

Wedding Ceremony
Saturday, April 22nd, 2017
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Grand Forks, ND

Birthday Singing Telegram
Monday, April 17th, 2017
Speedway Restaurant
Grand Forks, ND

Anniversary Singing Telegram
Wednesday, April 5th, 2017
Hugo's Grocery Store
Grand Forks, ND

Retirement Singing Telegram
Friday, March 17th, 2017
Vaaler Insurance
Grand Forks, ND

Private Wedding Ceremony
Saturday, September 5th, 2015
Hutchinson, MN

Anniversary Singing Telegram
Saturday, August 29th, 2015
Sanders Restaurant
Grand Forks, ND

Birthday Singing Telegram
Sunday, August 23rd, 2015
East Grand Forks, MN

Private Wedding Ceremony
Friday, July 24th, 2015
Eighteenth Fairway - literally!
Grand Forks Country Club
Grand Forks, ND

Crookston Public Library
with percussionist Jeff Moore
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015
Crookston, MN

Steve Swanberg Funeral
Classical Guitar Prelude and Postlude Music
Thursday, July 9th, 2015
Freedom Church
Grand Forks, ND

Birthday Singing Telegram
Friday, February 20th, 2015
UND Medical School Grand Forks

The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical
Friday and Saturday, November 28th and 29th, 2014
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, December 4th-6th, 2014
Guitarist in the Pit Orchestra
Empire Arts Center
Grand Forks, ND

Jazz Guitar Duo Performance with Guitarist/Vocalist Anthony Diaz
Thursday, November 13th, 2014
Crookston Public Library
Crookston, MN

Wedding Ceremony and Reception
Solo Guitarist
The Vintage Garden
Barnesville, MN
Saturday, July 12th, 2014

Fire Hall Theater's Production of the Musical "The Full Monty"
Guitarist/Bassist in the Pit Orchestra
Empire Arts Center
Grand Forks, ND
Wednesday, May 28th through Saturday, May 31st, 2014
Wednesday, June 4th through Saturday, June 7th, 2014

The Sixth Annual Fiesta in the Spirit of Cinco de Mayo
Latin Jazz trio
(with featured musician Anthony Diaz
and percussionist Jeffrey D Moore)
Kiehle Auditorium, University of Minnesota Crookston
Crookston, MN
Monday, May 5th, 2014

Private Christmas Party
Solo Guitarist
Gorecki Alumni Center
Grand Forks, ND
December, 2013

Guitar Duo with Featured Artist Anthony Diaz
Crook's Club
Crookston, MN
April, 2013

Godspell
Guitarist in the Pit Orchestra
Sacred Heart High School
East Grand Forks, MN
March 18th-24th, 2013

Wedding
Guitar Accompanist
7th Adventist Church
Grand Forks, ND
November, 2012

Ring of Fire: The Johnny Cash Musical
Guitarist in the Pit Orchestra
Frost Fire Theater
Walhalla, ND
Summer, 2012

Penumbra
Guitarist
Drunken Noodle
Grand Forks, ND
March 29th, 2012

Top Secret Jazz Project
Guitarist
First Night
Alerus Center
Grand Forks, ND
December 31st, 2011

Top Secret Jazz Project
Guitarist
Sanders Restaurant
Grand Forks, ND
December 30th, 2011

Turnip the Radio
Guitarist
Michigan, ND, Variety Show
Michigan, ND
October, 23rd, 2011

Big River
Guitarist in the Pit Orchestra
Frost Fire Theater
Walhalla, ND
Summer, 2011

ACC Spotlight Concert Series
Violin/guitar Duo with Violinist Eric Lawson
Guitar Concerto Soloist
Alpena Community College
Alpena, MI
Spring, 2011

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
Guitarist in the Pit Orchestra
Frost Fire Theater
Walhalla, ND
Summer, 2010

Fiddler on the Roof
Guitarist in the Pit Orchestra
Frost Fire Theater
Walhalla, ND
Summer, 2009

Ernst Mahle in America
80th Birthday Celebration of the Brazilian Composer
Violin/guitar Duo with Violinist Eric Lawson
Performances in Philadelphia and New York City
June, 2009

Chaos Theory
Concerto for Electric Guitar and Wind Ensemble
Guitar Soloist
Thief River Falls High School Wind Ensemble
Thief River Falls High School
Thief River Falls, MN
February, 2009

Vivaldi Guitar Concerto in D
Guitar Soloist
Greater Grand Forks Symphony Orchestra
Grand Forks, ND, and Thief River Falls, MN
January and February, 2009

Minot Integrity Jazz Festival
Guitarist with a Jazz Combo and the All-Star Band
Minot, ND
2008

Concerts and Master Class
Violin/Guitar Duo with Violinist Eric Lawson
Shanghai and Nanchang, China
2007

Recital
Violin/Guitar Duo with Violinist Eric Lawson
University of Minnesota
Mineapolis, MN
2007

Jiangxi Normal University
Shanghai, China

Town Square
Grand Forks, ND

Minot Integrity Jazz Festival
Minot, ND

Suite 49 Restaurant
Grand Forks, ND

Rock Hall
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

The Loading Dock
Grand Forks, ND

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