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Updated 11/23/2024

Peter Blanchette, archguitar

  • M

    MA

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

- A repertoire of compositions and arrangements that journeys from the13th century French polyphony of Perotin to the 1960’s film scores of Nino Rota, with stops nearly everywhere between.
- A 40+ year career committed to the music of J.S. Bach, with hundreds of solo, duo and ensemble arrangements.
- Award winning producer/composer of music for film, television and recordings.

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Peter Blanchette
Job Title: Composer/Performer
Phone: 413-259-5965
Address:
41 Valley Street
Northampton, MA 01060

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

1980

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

1980

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - Solo / Recital

Additional Disciplines:

  • Music - Chamber
  • Music - Composition
  • Music - Folk
  • Music - New
  • Music - Traditional

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Creation of a Work of Art (Including Commissions)
  • Cultural Preservation
  • Public Art Projects (In Free, Public Spaces)
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Residency - Community
  • Wedding / Parties / Private Gatherings
  • Residency - In School
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 70

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Artists
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Incarcerated (or Formerly Incarcerated) individuals
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • Nonprofits
  • People with Disabilities
  • Rural Populations
  • School Groups
  • Veteran/Active Duty Military Personnel

Languages Available:

  • English
  • Gaelic

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region
  • National
  • International

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

I value performance venues that offer maximum accommodations for people with any access issues.

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I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, Spain (collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers in Spain
  • Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (the main collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers in Spain

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Sociedad General de Autores y Editores, Spain (collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers in Spain
  • Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (the main collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers in Spain

Awards

Awards:

  • New England Public Radio Arts and Humanities Award 2011
  • Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Grant, Music Composition, 1994

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • School / University
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue

Ages Served:

  • Adults
  • College-age
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Music

Fee range:

Wide range of fees. Master class (3-4 hours w 3-8 students of guitar, composition or arranging) $500-$1000 Private lessons in the above: $75-$100/hr.

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • School / University
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue

Ages Served:

  • Adults
  • College-age
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Music

Fee range:

Wide range of fees. Master class (3-4 hours w 3-8 students of guitar, composition or arranging) $500-$1000 Private lessons in the above: $75-$100/hr.

Touring Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Very little. I have my own portable sound system which works in most church style venues and smaller spaces. I have a premixed stereo signal feed for venues with in house sound, such as nightclubs and larger concert venues.

Fee Range:

$400 - $1,200 performance, plus expenses.

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

3