November 8, 2022 Submitted by the Hingham Public Library
As part of the ongoing concert series presented by Hingham Public Library in partnership with the Boston Classical Guitar Society, Katie Graves and Emma Moseley, “fingerstyle” guitarists with a Nashville Sound, will perform live on Sunday, Nov. 27, at 3 p.m. in the Library’s Whiton Room. Katie Graves and Emma Moseley are both Berklee School of Music students and come highly recommended by the Berklee faculty. Learn more about the BCGS concert series and both talented performers at www.hinghamlibrary.org.
Born in Baton Rouge, Emma Dean quickly found herself growing up in small town, Mississippi. It was here that she decided to pick up the guitar at the age of 6, and has been willing her small hands to grow and reach ever since. Emma also found her voice at a young age, singing and playing in a quaint, wooden church that was filled with true southern tradition, love, and charm. Emma became inspired by the musical traditions of the delta and was fortunate to encounter one of southern Mississippi’s great blues players, Jeromy Spiers, who became Emma’s mentor and teacher throughout her young childhood. Spiers introduced Emma to the fingerstyle playing of the likes of Chet Atkins, while at the same time Emma began to undertake classical guitar and voice study at age 9. Now, a junior at Berklee College of Music, Emma won her full tuition scholarship as a finalist through Lee Ritenour’s Six String Theory competition. She will graduate with a double major in Guitar Performance and Music Business Management.
Katie Graves is a 21 year old fingerstyle guitarist from Columbus, Ohio. She plays anything from Chet Atkins to Barrios pieces on her guitar, and has received various accolades for her work at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Most recently she received the Jimi Hendrix Scholarship this past Spring for her hard work. She looks forward to a lifetime of playing and sharing her love of the guitar with others. Between writing, arranging, and playing for solo guitar, Katie also teaches and writes pieces for students of all ages. She also performs as an accompanist at Berklee, and in various groups outside of Berklee with electric and acoustic guitar.
The Hingham Library and the Boston Classical Guitar Society gratefully acknowledge the support of Coastal Heritage Bank for this season's concert series.