Two full days of workshops, classes, and concerts focus on the guitar as an ensemble instrument. This year, we are particularly excited to announce the premiere of a new commission by one of the most significant composers today: Pavel Steidl. Pavel Steidl was born in Rakovnik (Czech Republic). Since he won first prize at the ... Read more
Rene Izquierdo, a native from Cuba, graduated from the Guillermo Tomas, Amadeo Roldan Conservatory and Superior Institute of Art in Havana. In the United States, Mr. Izquierdo earned a Master of Music and an Artist Diploma degrees from the Yale University School of Music, where he studied with Benjamin Verdery. While at Yale he represented ... Read more
Celebrating their 30th Anniversary, Stoughton Music Center will host Christina Ramirez and Jose Enrique Ramirez Jr., children of Jose Ramirez IV, to present a brief history of the Ramirez Legacy and lead a dialog on the new directions for the company. A short concert by guitarist Luis Regidor Pain will follow the presentation.
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
David is a graduate of Berklee College of Music in Boston where he works as an assistant professor of guitar. He also directs the Guitar Program at the University of New Hampshire. David performs solo and group engagements throughout New England and is a former director of the Boston Classical Guitar Society. Margaret is an active ... Read more
The BCGS is proud to welcome Manuel Barrueco back to start off the 2019-20 Artist Series. Internationally recognized as one of the most important guitarists of our time, Barrueco has been continually described as a superb instrumentalist and a superior and elegant musician, possessing a seductive sound and uncommon lyrical gift. Get your tickets early!
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
Jose Lezcano will present a clinic on Cuban and Brazilian rhythms from 2:30-3:30pm and a solo guitar performance from 4:00pm – 5:30pm Twice Grammy-nominated composer and guitarist José Manuel Lezcano has composed many works for solo guitar, guitar in chamber music, and concertos for solo guitar and guitar with wind instruments. He has been described ... Read more
