By Cindy Randall, Alliance Arts Council
The Alliance Arts Council is proud to announce a performance by guitarist Adam Gardino as the finale to their 2020-2021 season.
Adam will perform at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 1 in the Alliance High School Performing Arts Center.
Since 2005 Adam Gardino has been an “up and coming” fingerstyle guitarist, musician and songwriter in the Pikes Peak region.
His style combines the smoothness of James Taylor and the energy of Brad Paisley to deliver exciting, jaw dropping performances. His attention to the intricacies of acoustic guitar arrangements, delivered with a voice as clear as his mountain roots continues to wow audiences today.
At the age of 16, Adam placed in the Top Five of the International Fingerstyle Competition held in Winfield, KS. He kept competing in the annual contest, honing his skills and stage craft, hoping to eventually squash those pre-show jitters. Though the butterflies never flew away, in 2010 he placed 3rd behind Pete Huttlinger and Japan’s Grand Champion Akihiro Tanaka. After graduating from the University of Colorado Denver in 2012 with a B.S. in Music Performance, he took 1st at 23 years old – among the youngest ever to win. And most recently in 2019 he re-entered again, after the 5 year mandatory hiatus for 1st Place winners – and won for a second time!
While working as a musician in Colorado Springs, Adam caught the eye of the legendary cowboy chuck-wagon group the Flying W Wranglers. He joined them in 2014, and for 5 years he grew in knowledge and experience from the best country and western musicians in the business. Highlights of his achievements include playing for the Western Music Association, the Academy of Western Artists, the annual Chuckwagons of the West Jamboree, and opening for country singer Josh Turner at the Flathead County Fair in 2018.
You will love the friendly, easy-going demeanor Adam has on and off the stage. Quick to break down the “invisible barrier” between performer and audience, goofy-but-true stories and jokes often accompany the high-flying stunts attempted on the fretboard. As one critic would write, “He could play the phonebook and make it interesting.”
Adam will also have “Special Guests” Joe Gardino and Tony Schmid join him for a few pieces.
Tickets are $10 for Adult, $9 for Seniors and $5 for Students. Tickets can be purchased at Carnegie Arts Center and Redmans Shoes. You can also buy tickets at the door.
Masks will be required and social distancing protocol will be followed.
Adam’s performance is co-presented by Western Nebraska Real Estate, First National Bank, Gregory’s Insurance, Harris Sales and KCOW/Double Q Country Radio.