AMGuSS 2022 ~ June 27-July 2!

By Marilynn | Published: April 16, 2022

Registration for the American Mandolin & Guitar Summer School 2022 is now open! We’ll start on June 27, with check-in at 1:00, and end July 2, with check-out after morning workshops and lunch. We will once again meet on the scenic waterfront campus of Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island.

Excitement is growing, enrollments rising, and orchestra music will be sent out mid-May. If you aren’t on our mailing list, send your info to: email hidden; JavaScript is required

Here’s a link to the information for AMGuSS 2022.

If you want to register now online, you can do that here.

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    – Chris Kilvington, Classical Guitar (England)

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