David William Ross, Classical Guitar

March 1, 2020 at 3:00 pm

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

David Ross is a guitarist/composer living in New England and serves on the faculty of Fitchburg State University, Keene State College, The Vermont Jazz Center, the Concord Community Music School, and Elm City Music. He has done recording work for PARMA Records and works as a session/studio player specializing in new music and improvisation in … Read more

TJ Wheeler, Blues & Jazz guitarist

December 1, 2019 at 3:00 pm

Portsmouth Public Library 175 Parrott Avenue Portsmouth, 03801

TJ Wheeler is a treasure of American Roots music performing a gumbo of Blues, Jazz, and Ragtime on a wide variety of instruments. He has been a staple around the Seacoast for over 30+ when we used to run into one another in the early days of Pressroom.  His reputation as a blues artist and … Read more

David Newsam (classical guitar) and Margaret Herlehy (oboe)

November 3, 2019 at 3:00 pm

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

Music from South America for oboe and guitar. Margaret Herlehy is an active chamber musician and performer. She is a resident artist in music at UNH and performs with the UNH faculty trio Sospiri.   David Newsam, guitar, is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston but also completed his studies in the Modern … Read more

Carl Straussner, Classical Guitarist

October 13, 2019 at 3:00 pm

Portsmouth Public Library 175 Parrott Avenue Portsmouth, 03801

Carl Straussner is a Classical Guitarist, Composer, and Audio Engineer originally from Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Performance and Composition from the University of the Witwatersrand, and a Master’s Degree in Classical Guitar Performance under Eliot Fisk at The New England Conservatory.  He is both a soloist and an avid chamber musician … Read more

Adam Levin, Classical Guitar

September 8, 2019 at 3:00 pm

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

Adam Levin is a native of Chicago’s North Shore. He holds bachelor’s degrees from Northwestern University in Music Performance, Psychology, and Pre-Med. He completed his master’s degree in guitar performance at New England Conservatory under the tutelage of Eliot Fisk. Levin is a professor of guitar at the University of Rhode Island and also teaches … Read more