Peter
Clemente was the first prize winner in both the Guitar Foundation of
America's International Solo Competition in 1986 and the Ovation Classical
Guitar Competition in 1981. He also won second prize in the International
Guitar Competition of Puerto Rico in 1985, and was chosen by Segovia
as a finalist in the Segovia Fellowship Competition in 1984. Mr. Clemente
has performed solo and chamber music throughout New England and has completed
successful concert tours in California and in the southwestern United
States. He has been featured live in concert/interview radio broadcasts
on WGBH, Boston and KPFK, Los Angeles, and in 1990 made his New York
debut at Weil Hall with soprano Katherine Emory. Mr. Clemente has been
a welcome guest soloist with many performing groups, including the Central
Massachusetts Symphony, Symphony Pro Musica and the Meliora String Quartet.
In 1994, he was invited to record on the CD, The Winner's Circle, which
was released by the Guitar Foundation of America. In 2001, Mr. Clemente
released a solo CD entitled Serenade which featured original compositions
along with a variety of classics and seldom heard masterpieces. His most
recent collaboration with guitarist Mark Small has resulted in the the
release of a new recording from Shadow Mountain Records called Fast
Falls the Eventide. It features a creative crossover of many musical styles
including contemporary, spirituals, classics as well as chamber music
with guitar.
A native of Massachusetts, Clemente studied the guitar with Richard Provost at the Hartt School of Music, where he holds the distinction of being the only guitarist to receive the prestigious Applied Music Award for outstanding musical performance. Later training was with David Leisner at New England Conservatory and with Neil Anderson at the Boston Conservatory. Peter Clemente devotes considerable time to teaching and is currently a Lecturer in Music at Assumption College in Worcester, MA.
A native of Massachusetts, Clemente studied the guitar with Richard Provost at the Hartt School of Music, where he holds the distinction of being the only guitarist to receive the prestigious Applied Music Award for outstanding musical performance. Later training was with David Leisner at New England Conservatory and with Neil Anderson at the Boston Conservatory. Peter Clemente devotes considerable time to teaching and is currently a Lecturer in Music at Assumption College in Worcester, MA.
