About this Event
Show: 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Doors: 2:30 p.m.
Tickets:
General - $30 adv. / $35 door
13-17 & Student - $20 adv. / $25 door
Group Rate - 3 or more tickets $20 each
12 & under - Free
This facility is wheelchair accessible.
Questions - contact: [email protected]
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Distinguished as a finalist in multiple national competitions, Benjamin Gascon is a dedicated and accomplished classical guitarist. His performances have garnered top placements in prestigious events, including second place at the Boston Guitar Festival and third place at the Southern Guitar Festival.
Deeply dedicated to musical craftsmanship, Gascon shares a repertoire that seamlessly intertwines Classical- and Romantic-era masterpieces with contemporary compositions. He has been invited to perform for the Estrella Classical Guitar, Honey Acres Music Center, and Emerson Avenue Salons concert series, and is scheduled to perform this season at the Arts Club of Washington, The Church of the Epiphany, and the Aguado Guitar Rising Star Concert Series. Additionally, he performs regularly in the Guitar Department concerts at the esteemed Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University.
Gascon is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the Peabody Conservatory, where he previously earned both a Master of Music and a Bachelor of Music in Classical Guitar Performance under the mentorship of Julian Gray. His foundational training began with pre-college studies at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music with Jonathan Leathwood. Benjamin Gascon performs on a Daniel Friederich guitar from 1973.
Event venue & nearby stays
St. John the Evangelist, 320 Charlton Avenue West, Hamilton, Canada
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