Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music Resumes Sept. 17

PORTSMOUTH, NH — Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music resumes at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, with music for guitar and strings at South Church in Portsmouth, according to a press statement. This is the third of four concerts in the series produced by the Portsmouth Athenaeum. Guitarist Jose Lezcano, violinist Jennifer Elowitch, and members of the Portland Chamber Music Festival join together to play Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s sunny and lyrical masterpiece, The Guitar Quintet; Luigi Boccherini’s exciting Fandango from his Quintet in D minor for guitar and strings, and a virtuoso Sonata Concertante for guitar and violin by Paganini.

Lezcano will also present one of his own compositions for guitar and strings, Mojito y Habano, in its premiere performance.

Twice Grammy-nominated composer and guitarist José Manuel Lezcano has composed many works for solo guitar, guitar in chamber ensembles, and concertos for solo guitar and guitar with wind instruments. His work has been performed and/or recorded by leading musicians and he has performed his solo concerti with orchestras all over the world. Lezcano serves as Professor of Music at Keene State College where he coordinates the guitar program, conducts the Keene State College Guitar Orchestra and Latin American Ensemble, and teaches a thriving studio of talented young guitarists.

“This program for guitar and strings is unique. We are especially thrilled to be hosting the premiere performance of Jose Lezcano’s own composition for guitar and strings,” said Bill Wieting, chairman of the Portsmouth Athenaeum Performance Committee.

The final concert in the 2017 series will l take place on Oct. 15 and will feature The Omer Quartet at the North Church in Portsmouth.

There is a suggested $20 at-the-door donation for each concert.

For more information on Historic Portsmouth Chamber Music or the Portsmouth Athenaeum, please visit portsmouthathenaeum.org.

Submitted by Caroline Amport Piper.