BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1171189:Event:70935 DTSTAMP:20260429T114240Z SUMMARY:Latin American and Mexican Classical Guitar DESCRIPTION:Renown Classical Guitarists Zaira Meneses and Domagoj Misk ovic present a program of Latin American and Mexican music as the fina le of the 11th season of the Sunday Afternoon at the Greenough house p arlor concert series, on Sunday, May 1, 2011, at 3:00 p.m. at the hist oric Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street, Jamaica Plain.Afternoon tea follows the programThe Sunday Afternoon at the ‘Greenough House series recreates the atmosphere of 18th and 19th century “musical af ternoons” in the 1760 Loring-Greenough House on the first and third Sundays of each month, October to May. Tickets are available at the do or: donation $15 ($10 seniors, students and JPTC members). Space is li mited; reservations are suggested—call 617-524-3158 or email lghouse concerts@aim.com.Zaira Meneses is among the most exciting performers o n the international classical guitar circuit. Her musicality and chari sma have delighted audiences on 3 continents in a wide variety of prog rams ranging from solo recitals to chamber music to highly acclaimed p erformances as soloist with orchestra. Recent achievements include a s pecial prize from Italy's prestigious Academia Chigiana and the record ing of several solo CDs available at her website www.zairameneses.com. She has also aroused considerable interest through postings of live p erformances on youtube.Zaira Meneses was born in Xalapa, Mexico. From an early age she showed great talent for music, studying both classica l guitar and voice and appearing frequently in a wide variety of venue s both as a guitarist and singer. She traveled widely, performing as w ell with the famed Orquesta de Guitarras founded by Maestro Alfonso Mo reno. At the age of 17 and as the youngest contestant, she won first p rize in an important national concerto competition in the legendary gu itar mecca of Paracho. This success led to performances of Joaquin Rod rigo's Concierto de Aranjuez and Concierto Madrigal for two guitars th roughout Mexico.Since moving to the USA in 2001, Meneses has built a s tellar reputation for her warm sound, limpid technique and superb natu ral musicality performing in many of the great concert halls of the wo rld including Boston's Jordan Hall, New York City's YMHA and Salzburg' s Wiener Saal . Added aspects to Ms. Meneses's artistry are her beauti ful singing voice and talent for the dance, both frequently featured i n encores following her appearances as guitarist.Built in 1760, the Lo ring-Greenough House, a local landmark listed on the Massachusetts and National Registers of Historic Places, is located at 12 South Street (at the Civil War Monument) in Jamaica Plain, MA. It is owned and mana ged by the non-profit Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club, Inc. as a historic h ouse museum and site for art and music presentations. The Loring-Green ough House is wheelchair accessible. For more information on the Lorin g-Greenough House, see www.loring-greenough.org.For reservations or di rections, call (617)524-3158, or email lghouseconcerts@aim.com.\n\nFor more information visit http://neighborsforneighbors.org/events/latin- american-and-mexican DTSTART:20110501T190000Z DTEND:20110501T220000Z CATEGORIES:parlor, concert, and, tea LOCATION:Loring-Greenough House, WEBSITE:http://www.Loring-Greenough.org URL:http://www.Loring-Greenough.org CONTACT:617-524-3158 ORGANIZER;CN="Loring-Greenough House Concerts":http://neighborsforneig hbors.org/profile/LoringGreenoughHouseConserts ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/2245133397?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Loring-G reenough House Concerts":http://neighborsforneighbors.org/profile/Lori ngGreenoughHouseConserts END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR