Peter Blanchette
~ virtuoso
inventor of the archguitar
- 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.
At the same time, Blanchette is especially devoted to the music of J. S. Bach, and has created a large new repertoire of Bach’s music, through his solo and duo archguitar arrangements.
El Gran Sonido now available digitally and on CD.
Blanchette’s collaboration with Spanish artist Mané Larregla rejoices in the delicate and rich sound of two archguitars.
A lifetime devoted to the music of J.S. Bach
Blanchette has arranged hundreds of Bach’s violin, solo ‘cello, lute, piano, and orchestral compositions for archguitar, reconceptualizing and revitalizing the brilliance of Bach’s original works.
Blanchette performs these pieces from memory, with “ornamentation and rhythmic intricacies… so creative that they [give] the impression that Blanchette [is] composing the music on the spot.”
(quote from review by Kirsten Swanson, Classical Voice of North Carolina)
scores for film & television
Peter Blanchette has scored for numerous television shows and films, including HBO's Sex and the City, USA’s Royal Pains, Cannes Palme D'Or nominee Illuminata (dir. John Turturro), and three of Buster Keaton's silent masterpieces: The General, The Navigator and Steamboat Bill, Jr.