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Archguitar Duo: Peter Blanchette and Mané Larregla
The Northampton Center for the Arts is thrilled to present Peter Blanchette bringing home his latest musical project which he started in Europe. Significantly, Blanchette has formed a new archguitar duo with renowned Spanish guitarist Mané Larregla. They will perform Blanchettes arrangements of Bach, Scarlatti, Rameau, Vivaldi, and 15th and 16th century dance music.
Peter Blanchette is the inventor of the 11-string archguitar. Blanchette is an award-winning composer and veteran performer at high profile venues such as Spains Festival de Guitárra de Cordoba, NPRs A Prairie Home Companion, WGBH, Boston Symphony Hall, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the Heifetz Institute. His diverse recordings appear in many prime time television and movies, including Sex in the City, Royal Pains,and John Turturros film, Illuminata.
Mané Larregla is a native of Madrid, Spain and an acclaimed electric guitarist and producer. He is credited on dozens of recordings such as Donde más Duele, María Jiménezs best-selling record. He toured with the great West African singer Mariem Hassan. He has composed for National Geographic's El Latido del Bosque. He and Peter Blanchette met while they both played in Sinfonity, the all-electric guitar orchestra based in Madrid.
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LocationNorthampton Center for the Arts (View)
33 Hawley St.
Northampton, MA 01060
United States
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| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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