In a very special Art of the Guitar event, guitarist and longtime series artistic director Ben Verdery joins us for his NYC farewell concert.
92NY’s Art of the Guitar is now in its 27th year, with Verdery serving as artistic director for 13 seasons, beginning in 2007. As curator of the series, he championed young artists, expanded the guitar repertoire with new commissions, presented premieres by masters including Egberto Gismonti, Sérgio Assad, Tan Dun, and others, ran Guitar Marathons, hosted a series of Guitar Talks, and more. A collaborator above all, Verdery is joined by special guests including the brilliant guitarist (and former student of Verdery) JIJI, flutist Rie Schmidt, saxophonist Wayne Escoffery, the Yale Guitar Ensemble, and others – for an evening of music composed by him as part of his longtime Some Towns and Cities project, and a celebration of his extraordinary contributions to all things classical guitar.
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