The Godwin-Thompson Duo Since forming in 1992, the Godwin-Thompson Duo, an ensemble of extraordinary flexibility and musicianship, has concertized throughout the United States presenting over 200 performances. Highlights of past seasons include a recital in New York City at Carnegie Hall Studios for the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference as well as being the featured artist on the "Strings Attached" concert series in Birmingham, Alabama performing to a sold-out audience. In Nashville, Tennessee, as part of the Faculty Concert Series in the Mansion at Belmont University, the Duo gave the premiere performance of the "Valsas do Rio" composed and dedicated to them by Clarice Assad and "Where All Love Ends" by Michael Slayton. Bringing the works of Albeniz, Albinoni, J.S. Bach, the Beatles, Brahms, Debussy, Dowland, de Falla, Gismonti, Granados, Handel, Marella, Piazzolla, Ravel, Scarlatti, and original duo guitar works by Clarice Assad, Sergio Assad, Bellinati, Gnatalli, Kleynjans, Machado, Slayton, Sor, Takemitsu, Torroba and York to the stage has established the duo as the South's most accomplished guitar ensemble. The duo has presented concerts throughout the Eastern United States and in Chicago as well. The duo have been featured performers on WPLN's "Live in Studio C" with Will Griffin. In 1998, they were featured in a thirty minute WDCN-PBS television concert special entitled "Recital Hall"and also included in the season's "Best of Recital Hall" program performing "Jongo" by the Brazilian composer/guitarist, Paulo Bellinati. Since the release of their debut CD, entitled "Un Duet Poetique" it has received accolades for it's diverse repertoire and musical interpretations as well. The recording features music from England, Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Brazil and the United States. It can be heard on public radio stations throughout the United States. Their recent recording, "Bello Bilancieto" (Beautiful Balance) includes fifteen new recordings from their repertoire and the exciting debut of Clarice Assad's three movement work entitled, "Valsas do Rio" which was commissioned for their ensemble and works by Albeniz, Bach, Bellinati, Brahms, Piazzolla, Tedesco, and Torroba. Their new recording "Bello Bilancieto" is now available at cdbaby.com, Nashville's Tower Records and Davis-Kidd Bookstore.