Joe
Negri, Bill Purse, Mark Koch, Tom Kikta, John Maione, and Jim Farquar
started the Summer Workshops in 1986 to help students become more familiar
with the guitar programs at Duquesne University. The workshops also provide
an opportunity for any guitar enthusiast to learn more through working
with guitar department faculty and famous guitar icons. In its first year
the enrollment was around 20 students. Today, the workshops attract 100-150
students each summer. Thirty percent of the students who come to the school
are already familiar with the department and its faculty thanks to the
success of the workshops.
Joe
Negri, Bill Purse, Mark Koch, Tom Kikta, John Maione, and Jim Farquar
started the Summer Workshops in 1986 to help students become more familiar
with the guitar programs at Duquesne University. The workshops also provide
an opportunity for any guitar enthusiast to learn more through working
with guitar department faculty and famous guitar icons. In its first year
the enrollment was around 20 students. Today, the workshops attract 100-150
students each summer. Thirty percent of the students who come to the school
are already familiar with the department and its faculty thanks to the
success of the workshops.