[May 07, 2018]      

On Wednesday afternoon, Richie Gajate Garcia was in the Lincoln College Johnston Center for Performing Arts. While he is in town to receive an honorary doctorate at Saturday's LC commencement, he offered to do a workshop for music students and the public.

Garcia has had a long and successful career performing and/or recording with a number of well-known artists, has also worked on movie scores and he teaches.

As a surprise, Garcia announced at the conclusion of the workshop that all the brand new professional quality instruments on stage would be staying as a gift from him for LC students to use.

Pictures by  Jan Youngquist