May 8, 2023 By The Hingham Public Library
As part of the ongoing concert series presented by the Hingham Public Library in collaboration with the Boston Classical Guitar Society, Jhon Alvarado will perform on Sunday, May 28, at 3 p.m. in the Library’s Whiton Room. No registration is required for this live event, which will be the Library’s final Guitar Society concert of the season. Jhon Alvarado, guitar virtuoso, re-energizes the classical guitar repertoire with captivating contemporary performances of world renowned 20th and 21st century composers.
Jhon Alvarado’s performances are always unique and exciting, with the inclusion of music by Toru Takemitsu, George Gianopolous, Dusan Bogdanovich, and many other world-class contemporary composers. Jhon’s eclectic concert program’s continually take his audience members on trips around the world discovering music from different corners of the globe, often beginning in Latin America and ending as far as Japan and the Middle East.
In March of 2018, Jhon Alvarado was awarded the prestigious President’s Honor Recital Award from the University of Redlands, for displaying high levels of musicianship and performance on the concert stage. In 2021, Jhon earned his M.M. from the New England Conservatory where he studied under Maestro Eliot Fisk and Jerome Mouffe. The Hingham Library and the Boston Classical Guitar Society gratefully acknowledge the support of Coastal Heritage Bank for this season’s concert series. Learn more about the BCGS concert series at www.hinghamlibrary.org.