Atlanta Guitar Trio
September 21, 2025
The Atlanta Guitar Trio provides an exciting new take on the traditional guitar trio. In addition to performing music for three guitars, the trio incorporates instruments such as the mandolin, ukulele, and theorbo. These interesting instrument combinations enable the trio to perform music featuring diverse composers and time periods. Concerts feature insightful information on the instruments and composers featured on the program. The Trio features Scott Plato, Bill Hearn, and Ryan Cummings.
Scott Plato received a Bachelors Degree in Classical Guitar Performance from Georgia State University and a Master of Music Degree in Music Education from Adams State University in Alamosa, CO. Scott teaches music courses for the University System of Georgia and he is a classical guitarist in the Therapeutic Music Department for the Northeast Georgia Medical System. He has a published book on guitar improvisation as well as arrangements for guitar duo. Scott has performed internationally as a soloist and in a guitar duo. His solo CD “Sacred Music on Solo Guitar" is available on all streaming platforms.
Bill Hearn received a Bachelors and Masters degrees in guitar from Florida State University. He received a Doctorate in guitar from the University of Arizona in Tucson. Bill taught guitar and world music at Clayton State University for over thirty years. Bill is a multi instrumentalist, performing music on guitar, ukulele, mandolin, theorbo, Iute, and banjo. Bill's book 101 Easy Ukulele Solos (published by Mel Bay) was released in 2022 and features a wide variety of arrangements and original pieces for players from beginner to intermediate levels. Bill also has ukulele arrangements of popular and classical music available on Sheet Music Plus, with more being added every month. Bill's novel Maria's Child is available on Amazon books.
Ryan Cummings studied music at Gordon State College. He is the owner of Griffin Academy of Music in Griffin, GA. In addition to performing as a solo guitarist he is also a music theater director and a composer. His solo guitar album "The Road Home" is available on all streaming platforms.
This concert will be at: Roswell River Landing
245 Azalea Dr, Roswell, GA 30075
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Andrew Kapsar, baritone
October 19, 2025
Andrew Kapsar, baritone, is an active performer based in the Atlanta area. He holds a Master of Music from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Music from Florida State University. His teachers have included Jeffrey Springer, Kathryn Hartgrove, and Grammy award winning mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung.
While at FSU, Andrew portrayed the leading roles of the Father in Hansel & Gretel, David in A Hand of Bridge, and Reginald Bunthorne in Patience. He also performed in the chorus of classic operas such as Die Zauberflöte, Der Vampyr, and Béatrice et Bénédict, as well as newer works such as Carlisle Floyd’s Of Mice and Men. The summer between his undergraduate and graduate studies brought him to Urbania, Italy with the Festival of International Opera singing the role of Count Almaviva in Le nozze di Figaro. Roles he has performed on the GSU stage include Silvio in I Pagliacci, Maestro Spinelloccio in Gianni Schicchi, Escamillo in Carmen, Elder McLean in Susannah, Count Formaggio in La Pizza con Funghi, and Frank in Die Fledermaus.
Andrew has also seen success on the competition stage, as he has been awarded 1st place in the FFMC collegiate voice competition, 1st place in the SERNATS competition, and 1st place in the Charleston International Music competition.
Andrew performed in the chorus of Tosca with the traveling company Teatro Lirico d’Europa, and he is a regular performer with the Atlanta Opera where he has recently been heard in their timeless productions of Die Zauberflöte, Semele, and La Bohème, in which he sang the role of the Customs Sergeant.
Andrew’s most recent engagement was with La Fondazione Pergolesi-Spontini based in Lesi, Italy where he sang the leading male role of Bastiano in Giovanni Paisiello’s rarely performed opera Le gare generose.
This concert will be at: Roswell River Landing
245 Azalea Dr, Roswell, GA 30075
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Jacob Lay, baritone
February 22, 20256
Jacob Lay, Baritone, is an Atlanta native from Ellenwood, GA. He holds degrees from Simpson College in Indianola, IA (B.M Music Performance) and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (M.M Voice Performance). He's performed with companies around the country such as The Atlanta Opera, Knoxville Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Ad Astra Music Festival, and Cedar Rapids Opera.
Jacob is also a passionate advocate for the works of composers from underrepresented groups, especially the work of William Grant Still, of whom Jacob has researched and performed frequently. He is also a composer himself and has enjoyed success in various composition contests around the country.
This concert will be at: Roswell River Landing
245 Azalea Dr, Roswell, GA 30075