Thursday, November 5th at 7:30 PM

JP Concerts presents John Muratore, classical guitarist, in a program including Three Spanish Pieces by Emilio Pujol, Capricho Arabe, Recuerdos de la Alhambra and Estudio Brillante by Francisco Tarrega, Prelude no.1 and Choros no. 1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos, selections from El Decameron Negro by Cuban guitarist/composer Leo Brouwer, plus music by William Walton and Frederic Hand. Muratore has performed as guitar soloist and chamber musician throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Russia. He has collaborated with numerous ensembles including Alea III, the Spectrum Singers, the Mastersingers and Counterpoint. Recent concerto appearances have been with the Vermont Symphony, Boston Chamber Orchestra and Symphony by the Sea, under the direction of Jonathan McPhee. Among the composers with whom Muratore has worked closely to produce new solo and chamber works for the guitar are Daniel Pinkham, Scott Wheeler, Larry Bell, Roger Zahab and Jon Appleton. He has been the featured soloist at the Academie Festival des Arcs(France), St. Petersburg (Russia) Chamber Concerts and the Atelier International Concert Series in Paris. In 1996 John was awarded First Prize in Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation's National Competition for String Players.

The Boston Globe has described him as "a fleet-fingered and musicianly performer" and has characterized his playing as..."unleashing so many different varieties of tone and color in quick succession...a kind of aural iridescence." Muratore, whose live performances are often featured on WGBH Radios Classical Performances with host Richard Knisely, has recorded for Albany and Arabesque Records. His recent, critically-acclaimed solo CD, Shadow Box, has been hailed by Britain's Classical Guitar magazine as "a fine recording...with serious intent". Muratore is on the faculty at Boston University, Dartmouth College and is coordinator of the guitar program at the All Newton Music School.

Entry is free, but donations are always gratefully welcomed.