University to host Nashville guitarist
WAYNESBURG – Guitarist, composer and musical theatre director Paul Carrol Binkley, will perform in the Goodwin Performing Arts Center at Waynesburg University at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20.
Admission is $15 for adults, $5 for children under 12 and free to Waynesburg University students, faculty and staff with representation of university ID. Reservations are suggested.
A highly regarded Nashville, Tenn., musician, Binkley is known for his abilities as an acoustic guitarist, performing in live shows and recordings for Music City acts. He has backed performers such as country group Alabama, but also records regularly as a solo artist. His albums include “Closer to Home,” “Flying Colors,” “Passages for Acoustic Guitar and Silent Serenade.”
He played on television programs including the Grand Ole Opry, Church Street Station and Nashville Now.
Binkley served as musical director for the Mockingbird Theatre, the Nashville Children’s Theater and the National Shakespeare Festival.
In addition to his work on the acoustic guitar, Binkley also composes. He took home top honors in the Young Composers Competition twice and performed at both the Atlanta Arts Festival and the Mid-South Jazz Festival.
His formal education includes training from Austin Peay State University, Boston’s Berklee College of Music and Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music.
In conjunction with the concert, the fine arts department will host two master classes with Binkley. The Friday noon master class experience in the Marsh Center in Roberts Chapel will be open to the public with free admission. For more information and to reserve tickets, visit waynesburg.ticketleap.com/pcbinkley.