Encinitas Guitar Orchestra to Perform Nov. 22

The Encinitas Guitar Orchestra will perform its favorite selections over the years at its upcoming concert, “Encinitas Guitar Orchestra’s Greatest Hits.”  In its largest session ever, the orchestra’s 35 mostly amateur guitarists from all over San Diego County will perform at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 22 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 925 Balour Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024.

The performance will include musicians’ top choices performed during past sessions, pairing a number of likely favorites with music that may not be as well known. Music includes an eclectic collection of Latin, jazz, pop arrangements and more. Songs include Blackbird by the Beatles, Gabriel’s Oboe by Morricone, Ripple by the Grateful Dead, Rhapsody in Blue, and one of the orchestra’s newest arrangements, Sakura, arranged by orchestra member Keith Van Zandt.

The Encinitas Guitar Orchestra is comprised of local musicians from beginner through advanced levels who learn technique and theory under the supervision of Peter Pupping and William Wilson, two accomplished Encinitas-based musicians and teachers. Pupping has organized and conducted a guitar orchestra since 1999.

Pupping has been teaching and performing in Southern California for more than 30 years. His band, the Peter Pupping Band, has released several CDs. The latest, entitled Café Pacifico, combines a variety of music including Nuevo Flamenco, Cuban, West African, Nuevo Tango, Bossa Nova, Samba and Latin Smooth Jazz. Pupping earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from San Diego State University. He organizes and directs the Encinitas Guitar Orchestra twice each year. 

–Encinitas Guitar Orchestra press release