GET TICKETS HERENorthampton Center for the Arts Hosts Peter Blanchette’sSixth Annual J.S. Bach Birthday Concert & CD ReleaseOn Friday, March 22nd at 7:30 PM, Peter Blanchette returns for the farewell installment of a popular Pioneer Valley… Read more
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Here is the Aria, along with Variation #1 and Variation #7, from J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations. I’ve been getting back in to duo arrangements for two archguitars lately, truly my favorite musical vehicle. These come from the recording I made in… Read more
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Merry Christmas everyone, enjoy!Masters in this Hall/O Come, EmmmanuelTwo ancient carol melodies.Quelle Est Cette Odeur Agreeable!This is a lovely French carol about the sweet smells of the preparations for Christmas, harmonized a little more like… Read more
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In the spring of 2009, I founded The Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra in my hometown of Northampton, Massachusetts. I had long suspected that the combination of sounds produced by solid-body electric guitars, steel-string acoustics, electric and… Read more
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So far, I have recorded through the night for two nights here in Moratinos, Spain. You have to zoom way in on Google Maps to find Moratinos, (the name refers to the Moorish origin of the place), and I feel a bit ambivalent about telling folks… Read more
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The church Peter’s playing in Wednesday night: Video by Paul Eric Odgren. Read the blog here:… Read more
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As a natural follow up to last season’s selections by Edvard Grieg, Bela Bartok, and Estonian minimalist Arvo Pärt, in 2011 the Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra will play Lady Gaga’s 2009 hit Poker Face. I love Poker Face, as I love many pop… Read more
Share on FacebookI have often invited friends to listen to music I am working on and they enjoy it, so I am posting some samples of works in progress here for my loyal listeners. Some of the following pieces end abruptly (this means I haven’t written the ending… Read more
Share on FacebookThese are the first round of Camino Concerts dates to come in, please stand by for more! 20 August – Festival de Moratinos, Iglesia San Marcos (20:30) 23 August – Carrión de Los Condes- Iglesia Santa Maria (20,30) 25 August –… Read more
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Camino Artes: Peter Blanchette, "Si Beag Si Mor"
Blanchette, archguitar, live Palencia, 2011, video by Paul Eric Odgren
Peter Blanchette, archguitar- Bach, Courante, Suite VI for cello.mp4
2 traditional Scottish tunes, Peter Blanchette, archguitar
Steamboat Bill, Jr part two
Camino Artes: Frank Wallace and Peter Blanchette, "The Cuckoo"
Archguitar Duo II