Hello Everybody My name is Alan Lee Wilson. From a very young age I have had a love affair with the guitar and the music that eminates from it's delicate curvatious body. I have been playing guitar now for almost 50 years and classical guitar for over 45. It is finally beginning to pay off as I have been Gigmasters no. 1 ranked classical/acoustic guitarist in Maine for the past 2 years running and won Gigmasters "Best of 2012" Award!I would love to share my talent, expertise and love of music with you. I play and learn the music that you want me to play! You are in the driver's seat and it is my aim to make your event as memorable as it can possibly be! I am Originally from Superior,Wisconsin I now make my home in Fayette, Maine. I Studied at New England Consevatory in Boston With a Major in Guitar Performance' I am a member of New England Conservatory class of '72 and I am available for Weddings, Corporate Parties, Dinners, Memorial Services and festivals. My reportoire ranges from Bach to Flamenco, Ragtime to Beatles and Standards arranged for Classical and Fingerstyle guitar. New England Conservatory has called my playing "An Honest If Not Brilliant Approach To Guitar Playing" I started playing Electric Guitar at age thirteen and played in several rock bands in the Midwest before developing an interest in Classical or "Spanish" guitar which is traditionally payed on a nylon stringed instrument with the fingers. The nylon string guitar has a richer and more mellow tone than the steel sring guitar. Classical guitar refers more to a technique of guitar playing rather than the music and it is a very versatile method of playing where you can play almost any type of music on it from Bach to Pop. The guitar is almost like a miniature orchestra and presents numerous possibilities for a Wedding or Dinner setting. The guitar is very much a solo instrument but unlike the organ or piano the guitar is very portable and can go almost anywhere and when it is amplified through my fine sound system it presents absolutely no problem when amplication is necessary.There are many people who have never heard of "The Classical Guitar" and may even be turned off by the mere mention of classical music but to them I invite them to listen to my numerous audio and video ezamples and to read my reviews which I feel speak for themselves, and give me a try and you may be pleasantly surprised at what my guitar can do for your event. I studied first with James Bleskan in Wisconsin and then with Jeffrey Van and Charlie Pederson in Minneapolis. I then went on to study guitar with Robert Paul Sullivan at New England Conservatory in Boston. I also studdied with Bill Viola And Joe Mayes in Philadelphia.I also studied Jazz Guitar with Harry Chalmiers at the Indian Hill School of Music in Littleton,Ma. I was the first student to recieve credit for Classical Guitar at The Unniversity of Wisconsin, Superior chiefly from my own efforts in pursuading the Administration in recognizing the Guitar as a worthy insrument of serious study alongside the piano and violin. I also studied string bass under Johann Lingamen while at the Unniversity of Wisconsin and I played that instrument in the Unniversity symphony orchestra while there. I have a huge repoirtoire from the Rennasaince period music of John Dowland such as the Frog Galliarde or from the Baroque period such as Jesu Joy or the 1st lute suite by J.S. Bach to Spanish Romantic music such as Granada or Sevilla by Issac Albeniz or La Maja De Goya by Enrique Granados. I also play Music by The Beatles for classical guitar such as Across the Unniverse or Here There and Everywhere. I also play rock aranged for acoustic guiar such as Riahnon or Freebird and Ragtime such as The Maple Leaf Rag or The Entertainer by Scott Joplin.I also play Standards like Paper Moon or Georgia on My Mind. I once went for a one night gig at The Weathervane Resturant in Readfield Maine and I ended up Playing there for four years every week. I was also featured in a recital by the Boston Classical Guitar Society.I built my own log home and I lke to keep physically fit with jogging in my spare time. I also occasionally collaborate with My son Andres Amitai and Andres'wife Asia Mei both Berklee College of music grads who provide vocals. I also collaborate with Ballet Dancer Terri Messina for classy presentations of guitar and dance!I have sound systems to fit any size venue I can go completely unplugged for small intimate events. I have a battery powered amp for locations without electricity. I have a medium sized amp for medium to large sized rooms, and I have an excellent Pa system for large outdoor weddings. I also have extra mic's and stands for announcements and a DJ machine I can patch trhough my PA for recorded music.