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Additional Classes (open to the public) - Dates & times to be announced soon.
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Dr. Robert Trent - "Yoga for Musicians"
Friday, May 27, 1:00 pm
Leah Spratt Building (MC 101),
Missouri Western State College
Anthony Glise "Playing French Petanque" (a game similar to Italian Boccia)
Sunday, May 29, 1:00 pm
Leah Spratt Building (MC 101),
Missouri Western State College
 Thomas Ransom, Owner, Ransomed Productions
"Steps in the Studio - Recording Your Own CD"
Thursday, May 26, 1:00 pm
Leah Spratt Building (MC 101),
Missouri Western State College
All musicians need to record. Whether it’s merely a demo CD for prospective concert sponsors or a fully-produced CD for retail, Ransomed Productions can do it all in full digital format at a price well within the pocketbook of any musician.
Ransomed Productions has been serving recording artists since 1988. Owner and engineer Tom Ransom has over 25 years in the recording business. Tom holds a degree in professional music from the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston as well as a degree in Music Education from the University of Missouri.
For over 12 years, Tom has applied his extensive education and experience to teach music technology throughout the US and has been cited for his flawless production in such magazines as Audiofile, Gramophone (US) and Les Cahiers de la Guitare (France).
Tom has three of his own CDs which he composed, arranged, recorded, mixed, and mastered. He also has written and arranged numerous instrumental and vocal compositions for radio, television and national individual artists and ensembles.
See: http://www.ransomedproductions.com
 Jason Riley, Jazz/Rock Guitarist
Classic, Eclectic, Acoustic, Electric®
"Jazz for Classical Guitarists"
Thursday, May 26, 5:00 pm
Leah Spratt Building (MC 101),
Missouri Western State College
A tremendously versatile guitarist, Jason’s professional experience includes recording, composing, teaching and performing in various styles. His formal degree in classical guitar and commercial music included extensive study in American genres, especially the Jazz idiom and improvisation.
As a recording artist, Jason has produced and released three solo CDs, Notes to Self (a compilation of original compositions), Outtakes (original arrangements of traditional works) and Spirit of Things (traditional American spirituals.
An equally successful and dedicated sideman, his playing has been featured extensively as a guest performer on many albums by other artists.
Jason’s unique and personal style of improvisation includes "live" looping and electronic effects in both acoustic and electric mediums combined with a tremendous stage presence.
His work not only exhibits an astounding proficiency in the classical arena but incorporates a profound utilization of his rock and jazz background - a feat that few guitarists ever achieve.
Jason has won competitions and reader’s polls in rock and country genres and has opened for, and performed with, countless international artists notwithstanding his frequent radio and television appearances.
When not on tour, Jason serves as a guitar professor at several universities throughout the Midwest. He is co-author (with Anthony Glise) of the university textbook, The Guitar—A History of Performance (2005) and is co-director along with Anthony of "Six Strings and the Spirit" - a series of guitar festivals held annually in Chartres, France and Cologne, Germany.
Jason is under contract to and proudly endorses:
Strings by: Dean Markley (US)
Picks by: Wegen Picks (Lochem, Holland)
See: http://www.JasonRiley.com
Beau Bledsoe - Tango Lorca
Saturday, May 28, 1:00 pm
Leah Spratt Building (MC 101),
Missouri Western State College
Since completing his Masters in Music at the Kansas City Conservatory of Music in 1997, Beau has studied flamenco with Pedro Cortez and Luis Heredia in New York City. His interest in exploring new repertoire, cultures and programming ideas has lead to the creation of a large body of arrangements, transcriptions and compositions for the solo guitar and guitar chamber music. In addition to many engagements as a soloist, Beau has also worked extensively both domestically and internationally with the Guthrie Theater, operatic tenor Nathan Granner, classical violinist Gregory Sandomirsky and with flamenco dancers Miel Castagana , Ray Duran and Antonio Vargas. He has served as music faculty at both Baker University in Baldwin City, Kansas and Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri. Most recently, he has co-founded the record label Tzigane and the flamenco music and dance school Manos Rojas. See http://tangolorca.com/
Robert Sitek, Owner, Sitek Design, Inc.
"Designing Your Promotional Materials"
Saturday, May 28, 4:00 pm
Leah Spratt Building (MC 101),
Missouri Western State College
Award-winning arts designer and musician, Robert will present a class on how to design your promotional materials. The tricks of professional design are critical in presenting your flyers, posters and press kit to potential sponsors and this class will give musicians a tremendous insight as to what makes a promotional package effective in securing the attention of concert sponsors.See http://www.sitekdesign.com/
Todd Getz, Getz Color Graphics, Inc.
"Getting Your Promotional Materials to Print"
Saturday, May 28, 5:00 pm
Leah Spratt Building (MC 101),
Missouri Western State College
One of the leading printers in the region, Getz Color Graphics offers a full line of flawless quality printing and marketing options at a price that musicians can afford. This lecture by Todd Getz will guide the musician through the steps necessary to get their promotional materials from the design stage to the printer. Details on print size, screening, color and print options, die cuts and various packaging ideas are only a few of the subjects he will discuss. An absolutely essential lecture for any musician who is concerned with professional reproduction of their promotional materials.
See: http://www.getzcolor.com
 Chef Linda Gilmour
"Cooking Basics for Musicians"
Sunday, May 29, 12:00 pm
Leah Spratt Building (MC 101),
Missouri Western State College
Chef Gilmour has taught cooking classes and catered professionally throughout the US for over 30 years. She has written two cookbooks specifically for the St. Joseph International Guitar Festival and this year will again present one of the most popular classes at the festival, "Basic Cooking for Musicians."
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