Renowned flamenco guitarist Maria Zemantauski will perform in Canton at Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall, St. Lawrence on Saturday, April 8 at 8 p.m. Photo used with courtesy.
CANTON — Renowned flamenco guitarist Maria Zemantauski will perform in Canton at Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall, St. Lawrence on Saturday, April 8, at 8 p.m.
The performance is free and open to the public and will be livestreamed.
Zemantauski is a nylon-string guitarist and composer whose style is influenced by various musical genres, most notably Spanish classical, flamenco, and American fingerstyle. She has performed in Spain, Italy, and across the continental United States.
Her albums, Mrs. Laughinghouse (1997), Seeing Red (2000), Under the Lemon Tree (2005), Petty Feet & Mistletoe (2010) and the self-titled, Maria Zemantauski (2018) have received stellar reviews from music critics around the world.
Zemantauski’s programs are a dynamic blend of artistic freedom, innovation and tradition. This is not surprising considering that as a child, she resisted guitar lessons, telling her encouraging parents that she wanted to “discover the instrument on her own without being told what to do.”
As one reviewer wrote, “Zemantauski has continually pushed the boundaries of the possible with her trusty 6-string, blending genres that have little or no business appearing on the same bill, much less in the same song. It’s rarely less than electrifying to watch her do it.” She believes that the expressive possibilities of the guitar are limitless and pursues her music with passion, confidence and grace.
With a Masters Degree in Cultural Anthropology, she is a relentless promoter of the arts as a vital educational component and an integral part of society. She is highly regarded for combining both performance and sociocultural analysis and is a frequent guest lecturer at colleges and universities nationwide, including the University of San Francisco, University of California at Santa Cruz,…
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