Guitarist Richard Goering (rhgoering@fuse.net) specializes in exuberant, eclectic, contemporary music. Polish, grace, and passion mark his explorations of Latin, popular, and classical styles.

Believing that right now is the best time to be a guitarist, the Fort Mitchell resident builds his programs with works by American composers Lou Harrison, Robert Starer, John Major, and Ernesto Cordero; international composers Peter Maxwell Davies, Toru Takemitsu, and Joaquin Rodrigo; and classic rock and jazz from Duke Ellington, Luis Bonfa, and Eric Clapton.

Richard has performed to enthusiastic responses in concert series in New York, New England, and the Midwest and internationally in Spain and Italy. The Corriere della Sera in Rome praised his “beautiful sounds [and] elegant and well constructed phrases,” while a Courier-Journal critic wrote that his guitar “is for our time but it is also for all time.”

Program 719

A preview of Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2005; a visit to Flame Run, a Louisville glassblowing studio and gallery; and music by guitarist Richard Goering of Fort Mitchell. (#719)

Program 734

A preview of Kentucky Crafted: The Market 2005; a visit to Flame Run, a Louisville glassblowing studio and gallery; and music by guitarist Richard Goering of Fort Mitchell. (#734)

Program 802

Lexington art jeweler Rachael Savane, music by Richard Goering and Valley, and Lexington artist and gallery owner Bob Morgan. (#802)

Program 810

Louisville author Wanda Johnson-Hall, the work of Transylvania University art professor Louise Calvin, and nature photographer Bruce McElya. Musical guests include singer-songwriter Janice Pruitt and guitarist Richard Goering. (#810)