The 2023 Miami International GuitART Festival presents virtuoso guitarist and composer Benjamin Verdery in a solo concert, performing his own compositions, as well as works by Ingram Marshall, Thomas Flippin, Ferdinando Carulli, and Buffy Sainte-Marie.

Throughout his career, Verdery’s recitals have been noted for lyricism, invention, complexity, dynamism and eclecticism. The New York Times review of his 1980 New York debut described his interpretations of Bach as “rhythmically secure and musically precise” with a riveting concentration augmented by “flamboyant gestures.” In 1991, Guitar Extra characterized his approach as a “dichotomous marriage of absolute virtuosic bravura and a commanding—and sometimes comedic—stage presence.” His later performances have been described as open, democratic and original, freely mixing styles and elements such as altered guitars and digital delay to create new sonic environments.

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