Helen Avakian & Dave Irwin Concert Guitar

Helen Avakian and Dave Irwin perform an exciting array of acoustic guitar music ranging from captivating original songs and instrumentals to classical arrangements like George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue.” An award-winning singer/songwriter & guitarist. Helen was the first female to win the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship in 2014, and she was voted Favorite Acoustic Act four times by Rhythm and News magazine. Dave Irwin is a long-time well-known guitarist in Madison, WI. He specializes in finger-style, Brazilian and jazz guitar. He is regularly featured in the Brazilian Carnaval festival at Madison’s Majestic Theatre, and he has performed his solo guitar arrangement of The National Anthem on ESPN, and at the Kohl Center for Badgers games and the World Olympic Style Wrestling Competition-Team USA.

This Live Concert Series event is co-sponsored by the Friends of Sun Prairie Public Library.