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Kelly Center Presents: Peppino D'Agostino
Peppino D'Agostino
A native of Italy, Peppino D’Agostino has made his considerable international mark as a musical artist on the guitar since he arrived in America 35 years ago. In 2017 Guitar Player listed him as one of the 50 transcendent superheroes of the acoustic guitar. The CD, “Every Step of The Way,” was awarded by Acoustic Guitar’s People’s Choice Awards with a Bronze medal for Best Acoustic Album of All Time. His signature Seagull acoustic guitar has been voted among the ten best signature guitars by Guitar Player magazine.
Peppino gives guitar workshops, master classes, and seminars worldwide. Top leading publishers such as Truefire, Alfred Publishing, Hal Leonard, and Acoustic Guitar Magazine Books have published his compositions and instructional methods.
Peppino and his wife Donna are the founders of the Music World Retreats, where they host music workshops across the globe and partner with some of today’s best instrumentalists and songwriters.
To date, Peppino has recorded 19 CD’s, performed in over thirty-five countries at international festivals and concert halls. He has shared the stage with such greats as Larry Carlton, Eric Johnson, Tommy Emmanuel, Leo Kottke, Martin Taylor, Roland Dyens, David Tanenbaum, and many more. D’Agostino’s 2020 release ‘Connexion’ was released by A-Train Entertainment.
Music Samples:
Jump Rope (Solo guitar - Live at McCabes- LA)
Ancora Un Istante (Original song in Italian - guitar and voice)
Kelsey's Dance (with an Irish flavor)
Costarica (South American rhythms)
The Godfather Waltz - The Godfather Theme (with a funny introduction)
What are others sayings about Peppino's Music?
"Peppino writes wonderful guitar pieces. He's one of my favorite composers for this cranky instrument. Plus, he's a tone player. I love his sound... gets the resin and the wood."--Leo Kottke
"...D'Agostino plays steel-string guitar with virtuosity and complexity...Influences are as far-flung as the flamenco work of Paco de Lucia and the pop sensibility of the Beatles, evident in the songs he's written, which brim with memorable melodies."--Chicago Tribune
“Peppino D’Agostino is a guitarist’s guitarist known as much for his technical skills as for his writing, (he is) one of the most capable composers among fingerstyle guitarists.”--Acoustic Guitar Magazine Awards
"BEST ACOUSTIC GUITARIST" by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine--GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE READER'S CHOICE AWARDS
Concert Advance Discount Seating $25. Advance VIP Table Seating, Minimum 2 per table $35. At the door: $40. Advance Discount sales close 5PM day of show.
BYOB is welcome for an additional $5 donation per drinker. Disposable cups and ice provided.
Doors open at 7:00 pm. 7:30 show.
Free Parking in Oakmont Municipal lot behind Kelly Center off Darby Road. Additional FREE parking is available courtesy of our friends at Grace Chapel on the corner of Eagle and Darby Roads.
The Kelly Center is operated by Kelly Music for Life, Inc., a non-profit 501c3 pure public charity that supports Music Education, the Arts, and other community initiatives. For more information visit kellycenter.org