George Lindquist

George Lindquist has been one of the foremost teachers of classical guitar in southern Wisconsin for more than 35 years. He has been on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Parkside since 1984, where he gives private instruction in classical guitar and directs the guitar ensemble. He also teaches at other schools in the southern Wisconsin area, and is well known as a performer on the classical guitar. He also has a degree in musicology and occasionally performs on the lute and baroque guitar. He has been a member of several ensembles, including a classical guitar trio, a flute and guitar duo, and a guitar and harpsichord duo. He has performed at universities, colleges, music societies, public libraries, recital halls and private venues throughout Wisconsin and Illinois and on Wisconsin Public Radio. He has also given many performances in the public schools sponsored by Young Audiences of Wisconsin. Mr. Lindquist received a Master of  Music Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor of Arts from Carthage College in both Music and Business Administration with a Diploma in classical guitar performance, guitar studies with James Yoghourtjian. He is one of the guitarists featured on the CD “Milwaukee Guitar: Strictly Solo” and can be heard on recordings with the Master Singers of Milwaukee and the Festival Choir of Madison. Mr. Lindquist is a former board member of the Milwaukee Classical Guitar Society and is past Associate Archivist of the Guitar Foundation of America.

revised 1-20-11