Guitar Sundays: David Newsam @ PMAC

Join us at Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC) for an enjoyable and relaxing guitar performance by David Newsam. Mr. Newsam is a Berklee College of Music graduate and completed his studies in the Modern American Music program at Longy School of Music in Cambridge.  He is an Associate Professor in Berklee's guitar department. He teaches jazz, classical, and flamenco guitar. He was a senior lecturer in music at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH, where he taught guitar and jazz improvisation. David created the guitar program at the University of New Hampshire and was a resident artist who taught jazz and classical guitar.   

David also performs solo and group engagements throughout New England. He has played guitar with Amare Cantare in Castenlnuovo-Tedesco’s Romancero Gitano for guitar and Chorus. David has showcased his talents at previous Guitar Sundays concerts with the Back Bay Guitar Trio and also as a duo with oboist Margaret Herlihy. David is the author of the book, Making Money Teaching Music, and the instructional DVD, How to Accelerate Your Classical Guitar Playing.

His repertoire includes a wide range of music from Ellington, Gershwin, and Cole Porter to the rich history of Latin American guitar with works by Leo Brouwer, Astor Piazzolla, H. Villa-Lobos, and the songs of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luis Bonfa. 

Registration is not required, but space is limited so arrive early to secure a seat. Free and all are welcome!
 

About Guitar Sundays
Explore the versatility and range of the guitar—from jazz and classical to flamenco and even the 11-string archguitar!

Guitar Sundays is a series of monthly free concerts that showcase a rich lineup of guitar talent from New Hampshire and the greater Boston area. The program is co-presented by Portsmouth Music and Arts Center (PMAC) and Portsmouth Public Library, in association with the Boston Classical Guitar Society and curated by Mitch Shuldman.

This series is free and open to the public and audiences of all ages! The location alternates between PMAC and the library, so please read the event listings for details.

Thank you to Service Credit Union for their generous sponsorship of this series.