William Ghezzi

September 27 at 3:00 pm

Portsmouth Public Library 175 Parrott Avenue Portsmouth, 03801

William Ghezzi has performed widely as soloist, as well as with orchestras, chamber ensembles, choruses, dance companies, and theater. He has appeared with the Montpelier Chamber Orchestra, the Harry Partch Ensemble, and the Philadelphia Guitar Ensemble, among many others. His recordings are available on Spotify, iTunes, Amazon, and YouTube Music, and his performance videos can … Read more

Alan Mearns

October 25 at 3:00 pm

Portsmouth Music and Arts Center 973 Islington Street Portsmouth, NH, 03801

Irish guitarist-composer Alan Mearns is internationally recognized for performances of exceptional musical imagination, technical virtuosity, and expressive depth.  Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Mearns pursued advanced musical studies in the United States, where he was the first guitarist to be awarded the prestigious Fletcher Scholarship for his undergraduate work with Dr. Douglas James at Appalachian … Read more

Brooks Robertson

November 15 at 3:00 pm

Portsmouth Music and Arts Center 973 Islington Street Portsmouth, NH, 03801

Brooks Robertson just doesn’t need much more than two thumbs, eight fingers and six strings on a wooden box to carry his listeners away. He utilizes his superb technical abilities to play bass, rhythm and melody simultaneously and surpass the borders of conventional genres. He merges hauntingly beautiful compositions, country rhythms and jazzy harmonies with … Read more

Students of BCGS revisited… 2.0

December 20 at 3:00 pm

Portsmouth Public Library 175 Parrott Avenue Portsmouth, 03801

Michael Neverisky has been playing jazz, ragtime, folk, classical and old-time country music on the guitar, five string banjo, mandolin and fiddle since the 1900s.  Celeste McClain received a Bachelor of Music Performance in guitar, University of Massachusetts, Lowell in 1979, where she studied with Neil Anderson, and a Master of Music in Opera Performance at the … Read more

Francesco Barone

March 7, 2027 at 3:00 pm – February 7, 2027 at 3:00 pm

Portsmouth Public Library 175 Parrott Avenue Portsmouth, 03801

Award winning guitarist Francesco Barone has performed throughout the United States as a soloist and chamber musician. He has been presented at guitar festivals and societies in New England including the Connecticut Guitar Society, New England Guitar Society and Hartt School Guitar Festival. He has also performed nationally through the classical music startup Groupmuse. Dr. … Read more

Thatcher Harrison

March 14, 2027 at 3:00 pm

Portsmouth Music and Arts Center 973 Islington Street Portsmouth, NH, 03801

Thatcher Harrison is an American guitarist and composer. As a composer, he expands the boundaries of classical guitar repertoire through what he terms “classical fusion” composition: pieces based in classical composition and performance techniques, but with influences from other musical genres such as jazz, rock, fingerstyle guitar, blues, pop, folk, film score, and world music.  … Read more

Muxin Li

April 18, 2027 at 3:00 pm

Portsmouth Music and Arts Center 973 Islington Street Portsmouth, NH, 03801

Guitarist Muxin Li is from Hangzhou, China. She began her guitar studies at the age of three. She made her solo concert debut at age ten at the Concert Hall of Shanghai Conservatory of Music Middle School. In 2019, she was admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music Middle School in Beijing, the same year, … Read more

Dave McLellan

May 16, 2027 at 3:00 pm

Portsmouth Public Library 175 Parrott Avenue Portsmouth, 03801

Concert and collaborative chamber music guitarist since 1976, Dave McLellan has performed throughout the U.S., South America, Great Britain, and Europe. He has appeared in major concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, and Wigmore Hall.