Zaira Meneses
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Zaira Meneses is a Mexican classical guitarist who was born in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. Known as Mexico's "First Lady of the Classical Guitar",[1] Meneses is a concert performer and the president of the Eliot Fisk Guitar Academy (EFGA) She teaches at The Foundry in Cambridge Mass. the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts[2] as well as the Walnut Hill School for the Arts in Natick, Massachusetts.
Early career[edit]
As a teenager, Meneses co-founded and toured with the Orquesta de Guitarras de Xalapa as its youngest member.[3] When she was 17, Meneses won the top prize at a national guitar competition in Paracho de Verduzco.[citation needed] This led to a tour of performances of Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez at venues throughout Mexico. Meneses pursued her studies at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where she currently serves as a professor.[2]
Recent projects[edit]
August 2023 the first female to perform Aranjuez Concerto the Boston Landmarks Orchestra at the Hatshell Boston. Meneses has performed in concert halls such as Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and the 92nd Street Y in New York City, where The New York Times said that her performance had "a fluid and colorful style".[4] Meneses has also performed at Boston's Jordan Hall,[5] the Wiener Saal in Salzburg, and the Great Hall of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
The independent release of Meneses' first album, "Latina", led to a contract with Centaur Records. Released in 2018, "Wunderbach" was Meneses' first Centaur album, featuring renditions of Johann Sebastian Bach music.[6]
Meneses is the founder of the Boston GuitarFest which she has served as the festival's co-director for nearly two decades.[7][6] She is also the artistic director of Latin American Music Festival as well as the founder of a Latin American Orchestra "Unidos".[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Zaira Meneses". New York Latin Culture. 8 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Zaira Meneses". New England Conservatory.
- ^ "Zaira Meneses". Augustine Strings. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "Eliot Fisk, Guitarist, at 92nd Street Y - Review". The New York Times. February 6, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ Gantz, Jeffrey (June 21, 2011). "Boston Guitarfest ends on a strong note". Boston.com. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ a b "Zaira Meneses :: Back Bay Chorale". Back Bay Chorale. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
- ^ "About - Boston GuitarFest 2022". Boston GuitarFest 2022. April 6, 2022. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
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