Have you heard any good Middle Eastern Oud or Kemenche lately? How about South American Charango and Zamponia or East Indian Tablas or Santoor? Intrigued? These and many other ethnic instruments, along with one-of-a-kind custom built instruments like the “Swar Rabouditar” the ”Guitarangi da Gamba”, will be played by multi-instrumentalist Todd Green during a performance on Thursday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m., in the theater at Northland Community and Technical College - Thief River Falls campus. General admission at the door is $5. Admission is free to Northland College employees and students.

Todd has astounded audiences across the country with his diversity on a multitude of string, flute and percussion instruments from all over the world. His performance will be enhanced by digital samplers, which allow him to record and over-dub instruments one by one, making him a one-man-orchestra of unique and exotic instruments. As fascinating to watch as to listen to, Todd intersperses his playing with entertaining explanations of the music and the instruments. Prepare to be amazed!

Todd Green has been writing and performing his own music professionally since the age of fifteen. He studied composition, arrangement and performance at Berklee College of Music and privately with Guitar Greats George Benson, Pat Metheny, Christopher Parkening and Mick Goodrick. He has also studied ethnic instruments, including the Indian Bansuri Flute with masters Sachdev and Steve Gorn, and many other instruments with players from around the world who now reside in New York City and San Francisco. Most of Todd’s 30 years as a professional musician were spent on the East Coast, especially New York City, where he performed with the top echelon of studio musicians and toured extensively with bands throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. In 1988, Todd decided to trade in the man made mountains of New York City for the real ones in Montana to pursue his own music full time. Todd stopped playing the electric guitar to concentrate on acoustic music and has since performed as a solo artist for concert associations and colleges throughout the United States and Canada. His column on improvisation and composition has been published in Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine, where he also received kudos for his first recording “Awakening”. Currently a resident of the Lake Tahoe area, Todd recently released his companion recordings, Sequel to an Unfinished Story, Vol.1, “Celebration” and Vol. 2, “Meditation”, each with 24 tracks of original music, performed on well over 40 instruments from around the world. His latest creation is his first book Sparks from Life’s Flint--Meditations for the Future Soul, Today.

Todd Green will also be presenting two educational performances at Northland College and Lafayette High School in Red Lake Falls on Tuesday, September 29 and Wednesday, 30.

For more information on the concert, contact Linda Samuelson at 218-683-8717. Visit the Instrument Gallery at www.toddgreen.com to learn more about Todd Green’s many instruments!