The Valley Advocate Sessions — presented by the Valley Advocate, Signature Sounds, and NCTV — regularly features short concerts by local musicians both seasoned and new. Suggest a band by contacting arts editor Hunter Styles at hstyles@valleyadvocate.com. Video by Andre…
Peter Blanchette gives advice to young and struggling artists.
Peter Blanchette is a world-class guitarist who travels the globe playing classical music on his eleven-string Archguitar, which he invented. Peter was kind enough to sit down for an interview and a performance in our studio.
Johann Sebastian Bach: (1685-1750) “Sarabande” from Suite I for cello solo, BWV1007. Arranged P. Blanchette.
Pierre Attaiagnant: (1494-1552, French) “Recoupe-La Magdalena” from “18 Basses Danses pour le luth” 1511. Arranged P. Blanchette.
Described as “the musical of musicals,” Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables is the longest running West End musical production, surpassing The Phantom of the Opera by more than 500 performances. After 26 years on the West End and 25 on…
