Gothenburg Combo to perform at Sondheim

The Gothenburg Combo, a duo of two guitarists from Sweden, will be performing at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts.

The event is sponsored by the Fairfield Concert Association. Membership to the association is open to everyone, and admission to the concert is by membership in the assiciation or in the reciprocating associations of Ottumwa, Washington and Keokuk.

The Gothenburg Combo, consisting of guitarists David Hansson and Thomas Hansy, strive in every performance for maximum communication with the audience. In 2004, they won the first prize in the Concours International Guitar Duo Competition in Montelimar, France, the most prestigious award for duo guitarists. Their program includes guitar pieces by Manuel deFalla, Isaac Albeniz, Claude DeBussy, Astor Piazzola and Giachino Rossi. After intermission, their ?fun? pieces will include one of their own compositions, two Swedish folksongs, a Chinese folksong and pieces by Gershwin, the Beatles and Bacharach.

Season memberships will be available at the door. For information, call 472-4347.