Past Events
February 2024
Peter Blanchette, Archguitar
Peter Blanchette is known around the world as the inventor of the 11-string archguitar. He is a guitarist, composer, arranger and conductor and has released 17 albums of performance on the archguitar on the Dorian label and his own imprint, Archguitar Music. His albums receive heavy radio airplay. He performs and records in solo recital ... Read more
Find out more »Kim Perlak
Kim’s approach to the guitar includes new music, education, and public service. Her performances of classical works, original pieces, and collaborations with jazz and traditional players have been featured on National Public Radio, at the Peabody Institute Fretfest, and on five recordings. Her projects combining performance, American music history, and educational outreach have been funded ... Read more
Find out more »The Hampton Trio
The Hampton Trio (Beverly Davis, Mark Davis, Robert Margo) comes to the Hingham Public Library to perform original music and arrangements from baroque to contemporary for an ensemble of classical guitar, mandolin, and mandola in G
Find out more »March 2024
Laura Snowden
Described by Classical Guitar Magazine as ‘linking guitar’s past, present and future’, Laura Snowden brings her eclectic musical approach to the BCGS Artist Series stage.
Find out more »Dinner with Laura Snowden
Come celebrate with Laura Snowden while supporting the BCGS at a fundraising dinner. We will have a private room in a Spanish restaurant in Waltham, and the group size will be kept to less than 20 to allow for an intimate gathering. Get to know Laura on a personal basis and meet and greet old and ... Read more
Find out more »Michael Bester & Amanda Roeder
Amanda Roeder is a multi-instrumentalist and music educator, adjudicator, and performer. Since 2014 she has directed the choral ensembles and an award-winning a cappella program at Chelmsford High School in Chelmsford, MA. Michael Bester is an acoustic and electric guitarist, bassist, arranger, producer, and composer. In recent years, he has performed in the Bester Papineau ... Read more
Find out more »David William Ross
David William Ross is a guitarist with a wide range and unique approach to the instrument. Trained in both classical and jazz guitar, David works regularly in both genres and appears regularly throughout the United States and in Europe. An advocate of new music, he has worked closely with composers from around the world in ... Read more
Find out more »Thatcher Harrison, Classical & Jazz guitar
Thatcher Harrison is a guitarist and a composer playing everything from classical to jazz, from fingerstyle guitar to popular/rock guitar. As a competitor, Thatcher Harrison has won 20 prizes in regional, national, and international competitions, most notably the 2020 Boston Guitarfest Competition, 1st Prize at the 2020 Atlanta Festival Guitar Competition, and a winner of ... Read more
Find out more »April 2024
Espanoleria, a voice and guitar concert
Fanny is a versatile artist and entrepreneur with a passion for classical singing, specializing in Spanish/Latino repertoire. Dave McLellan has performed in the U.S., South America, Great Britain, and Europe since 1976, including debut and chamber appearances in Jordan Hall, Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, and Wigmore Hall (London).
Find out more »Timothy Scott
UNH Student Senior recital Timothy Scott is a seacoast based classical guitarist and student at the University of New Hampshire. He has had the privilege of playing alongside Opera Maine and the UNH Symphony Orchestra, enriching his musical horizons during his studies. Timothy's genuine love for the instrument has led to a repertoire that spans ... Read more
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