First Sundays: October 5, 2008 with Triada Guitar Trio,

Triada Guitar Trio

Concert is 3:00 to 4:30 pm with a brief intermission. Free event.

First Sundays, an afternoon of music and art at the Laguna College of Art & Design, 2222 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach. Sponsored by Laguna College of Art & Design, lodging establishments and City of Laguna Beach.

Come early to enjoy the exhibition in the Art Gallery, which opens at 2:00 pm. Visit www.lagunacollege.edu for the details.

Established in 2001 (and known first as the BG Brothers), Triada consists of the brothers Chekardzhikovi: Nikola, Vasil and Petar from Bulgaria. The three are former members of the guitar quartet Four of a Kind, an ensemble which included their sister Petya Chekardzhikova. A heavy schedule of concerts, TV and Radio appearances in Bulgaria led to appearances in Europe from 1994 to 1996 when Four of a Kind twice toured Belgium and Holland under professional management, presenting concerts in Brussels (Palais de Beaux-Arts), Antwerp, Liege and Leuven, among others. Since coming to the Unated States, the brothers have performed in California, Wisconsin, Indiana, Colorado, Texas and Hawaii. In March 2004, Triada won first prize in the Third Annual Guitar Ensemble Competition in Brownsville, Texas.
The three brothers studied guitar since early childhood with professor Ljuben Haralambiev in Varna, Bulgaria. In America, they have studied as Graduate students at California State University, Fullerton with professor David Grimes. The brothers have also participated in master classes with internationally-known guitarists, such as Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (USA), Pavel Steidl (Czech Republic), Ana Maria Rosado (USA), Joaquin Clerch (Cuba), Eric Franceries (France), Aldo Lagrutta (Venezuela), George Vassilev (Bulgaria) and Costas Cotsiolis (Greece).