Submitted by event organizers.

Stanley Greenthal, Tracy Moore and Steve Davison will be performing on Wednesday, May 14, at 7 p.m., at the Lopez Center Church, for an unforgettable evening of Acoustic Artistry, on six- and 12-string guitars and bouzouki. Lopez songwriter/instrumentalist Greenthal joins Moore and Davison in a musical round robin, sharing music from the Renaissance, the Celtic and Balkan nations, and homegrown American folk tunes, contemporary and original compositions.

Delicate, dynamic and often whimsical guitar music flows from Camano Island’s Moore and his 12-string guitars. Trained in classical guitar and renaissance lute at WWU, Moore’s reputation as a premier 12-string guitarist has attracted the attention of the national press, including “Guitar Player” and “Acoustic Guitar Magazine.” Moore was nominated for a Boston Music Award and has appeared with Leo Kottke, John Fahey and Tony McManus, among many other fine guitarists.

Davison is a finger-style guitarist who composes on the six- and 12-string guitar. His musical career started at age 12 playing the drums in a multitude of rock and roll bands. At age 19 he saw his first solo acoustic guitar performance. He put down the sticks and picked up the guitar and started his lifelong journey of musical discovery. Davison’s compositions are built around simple melodic structures and focus on the intimate qualities of the wooden guitar and the tonal possibilities of alternate tunings that give the guitar such an extraordinary range. In 2019, Steve was awarded the Guitar Player of the Year by the Arkansas Country Music Awards. Davison lives in Little Rock, Arkansas, with his wife Pat and his golden retriever Heady Magnolia and his cat Huckleberry.

Acclaimed Northwest songwriter and instrumentalist Greenthal performs a compelling mix of his original songs, and fresh arrangements of instrumental music from Brittany, Scotland, Ireland and the Balkans. With a mastery of guitar and bouzouki, Greenthal combines striking melody with images to evoke personal experience in the listener. Greenthal’s instrumentals — whether an energetic Greek karsilamas dance or a stirring Scottish pipe march set — transport audiences to a different time and place with stunning rhythmic complexity.

Admission to the concert is by donation (suggested $20 – $30).