May 24, 2022 Submitted by The Hingham Public Library
The Hingham Public Library’s final two Boston Classical Guitar Society concerts of the season will feature Michael Nigro on guitar June 5 and guitar and flute duo Michael Bester and Amanda Roeder June 12. Registration is not necessary for these free in-person events. Everyone is welcome.
Sunday, June 5, 3 p.m., Whiton Room: International concert artist Michael Nigro has performed across the United States and abroad, playing concerts in the Philippines, Argentina, Chile, and Bulgaria. He has also given concerts and master classes for numerous universities, performing arts centers, church concert series, guitar societies, libraries, and museums.
From 2006 to 2018, Nigro was an Assistant Professor of Music at Vanguard University, where he established a comprehensive guitar program that included a cycle of guitar-based courses in guitar literature, pedagogy, and fretboard techniques. He also taught guitar ensemble, guitar quartet, beginning guitar, and intro to music classes.
Nigro, an active member of the guitar community, is co-founder of the Long Beach Classical Guitar Society, co-author of “The Essential Classical Guitar Scale Book,” reviewer of new music publications for Soundboard, and a sought-after teacher and performer.
Sunday, June 12, 3 p.m., Whiton Room: Amanda Roeder -- a multi-instrumentalist and music educator, adjudicator, and performer -- and Michael Bester -- an acoustic and electric guitarist, bassist, arranger, producer, and composer -- will perform music for the guitar and flute during this concert.
Roeder -- who has directed the choral ensembles and an award-winning a cappella program at Chelmsford High School since 2014 -- is an experienced musical theater director and pit orchestra musician for scholastic and community productions throughout northeastern Massachusetts. A passionate educator and community builder, she has served on the boards of numerous organizations that promote quality music education.
Bester is versed in numerous musical styles, from classical and jazz to rock and pop and beyond. In recent years, he has performed in the Bester Papineau guitar duo, as well as in pit orchestras in the greater Boston area.
The Hingham Library and the Boston Classical Guitar Society gratefully acknowledge the support of Coastal Heritage Bank for this season's concert series.
For more information about all the programs the library offers, visit hinghamlibrary.org.