‘Charles Tunstall’s World of Guitar’ scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, in the Library

Charles Tunstall, reference and instructional services librarian at Tusculum, will be sharing his musical talent during a performance at 6 p.m. on March 24 in the lobby of the Thomas J. Garland Library.

Guitar music from the Renaissance period to the current day will be featured in a performance by Charles Tunstall and special guests on Tuesday, March 24, at Tusculum College.

The program, “Charles Tunstall’s World of Guitar” will be presented at 6 p.m. in the lobby of the Thomas J. Garland Library on the Tusculum campus.

As in years past, Tunstall will feature guitar music from a variety of periods in his performance, almost all of which he has not previously performed publicly.  Selections will include music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Fernando Sur, Mauro Guiliani, Luiz Bonfa and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Tunstall will also be performing a Celtic folk song, a hymn, “Malaguena,” and his arrangement of “America the Beautiful.”

Special guests will be featured on some selections.

Tunstall has more than 50 years of experience playing the guitar. He is primarily self-taught but has been mentored by a large number of individuals. Though preferring to entertain as a solo performer, he has played in a variety of bands over the years. While Tunstall enjoys several types of guitars and playing styles, his main focus is in finger-style playing on the classical nylon-string guitar. He emerged from a country-bluegrass background and now enjoys playing and learning music from different periods. His guitar idols include Christopher Parkening, Chet Atkins, Rick Foster and Charlie Byrd. He has had the opportunity to personally meet Parkening and Byrd.

Admission to the performance is free and refreshments will be served following the program. Arts and lecture credit will be available for Tusculum students.