Stetson University’s Artist’s and Lecturers Committee and the Guitar Program, under the direction of  Stephen Robinson, D.M., professor of Music, will present the internationally renowned Amadeus Guitar Duo featuring Dale Kavanagh and Thomas Kirchhoff in concert on Thursday evening, Feb. 26, at 7:30 p.m. The performance will take place in Lee Chapel inside Elizabeth Hall, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. The Amadeus Duo will speak about their diversified career on Wednesday morning, Feb. 25 at 9 a.m. in 204 Presser Hall and will present a master class on Wednesday afternoon, 1 – 4 p.m. in 213 Presser Hall. Admission to all events is free and open to the public.

Dale Kavanagh (Canada) & Thomas Kirchhoff (Germany) of the Amadeus Guitar Duo have been performing together since 1991. Their Stetson program will feature music from Europe and South America and includes “Madrigal Suite” by the Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo, “Introduccion y Forreando Caprichoso” by the Bolivian composer Jaime M. Zenamon, and “Amasur” by Alfonso Montes (also Bolivian) as well as works by George Friedrich Händel (Germany) and Mario Gangi (Italy).

Favorites of the Central Florida audiences, the Amadeus Guitar Duo has appeared several times at Stetson University as guest artists. Of their return engagement, Robinson, founder of the Guitar Program at Stetson, said, “I am thrilled to welcome Dale and Thomas back to DeLand. They are truly one of the most innovative and exciting duos performing on the world concert stage.” Their stop at Stetson is one of many in their 2014-2015 tour which includes performances in Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Austria, United States, South Korea, China, Thailand, England, Turkey, Romania and Greece. In addition to their extensive tours and recording schedule where they have produced 16 titles on the Haenssler-Classic FONO label, both Kavanagh and Kirchhoff teach at the Musikhochschule in Detmold, Germany and have established one of the largest classical guitar summer festivals in Iserlohn, Germany.

For more information on the Amadeus Duo’s Stetson appearance, please contact Patrece Robinson, adjunct professor of Music at Stetson ([email protected] 386-956-2261).