Berit Strong & Deanna Johnson, Flute & Guitar Duo

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Location:
Acton, Massachusetts
Travel Radius:
Will travel up to 50 miles from Acton.
Pay Range:
$200-$1600 per event
Member Since:
2005
Primary Category:
Classical Guitar
Additional Categories:
Flute, Guitar
Genre:
Brazilian, Celtic, Chamber Music, Classical, Latin, Meditational, New Age, World Music
Influences:
Studied with Ruggero Chiesa, Milan, Italy, 1984-1986 Masterclasses with Manual Barrueco and Hopkinson Smith Chigiana Music Academy, Siena, Italy, 1983, 1986 Studied with Oscar Ghiglia, 1979-1989

Group Members

  • Berit Strong - Classical Guitar
  • Deanna Johnson - Flute

Description

Berit Strong, Master's in performance at NEC, is an award-winning international performer of classical guitar repertoire ranging from renaissance, latino and contemporary, including world premiers. She has performed in hundreds of concerts and has received many invitations to return. In addition to her concert career Berit has performed at weddings and functions in the Boston and MetroWest area for the past two decades.

Deanna Johnson, Master’s in flute performance, gigs with her classical guitar partner Berit, in the Boston and MetroWest area. She was principal flutist with the Waterloo/Cedar Falls (IA) Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Iowa, the Chicago Civic Orchestra, and the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra. She has performed in numerous weddings and events in Boston, Cambridge, Lincoln, and Cohasset. Appearances with Berit include a live performance on NPR, a Tufts University guitar festival and local cultural council concerts. Her virtuosic and heartfelt style of playing flute has dazzled audiences and established a dedicated following.





Available For:

Anniversaries, Awards Nights, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Coffee Shops, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Country Clubs, Cruise Ships, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Hotels, Jingles, Movie Soundtracks, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Resorts, Restaurants, Reunions, Showers, Ski Lodges, Studio Session, Temples, TV Soundtracks, Weddings

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Upcoming Appearances

Past Appearances

  • Saturday, October 03, 2009
  • 10:00AM - Maudsley State Park, Plum Island
  • Newbury Port, MA
  • Saturday, September 12, 2009
  • 5:00PM - wedding subcontracted, not gigmasters
  • carlisle, MA
  • Thursday, July 30, 2009
  • 7:00PM - North Haven Arts Center
  • North Haven, ME
  • Saturday, July 11, 2009
  • 10:00AM - Friendly Crossways Hostel
  • harvard, NE
  • Thursday, June 29, 2006
  • 6:00PM - Kaleva Lodge
  • Littleton, MA
  • Saturday, June 24, 2006
  • 4:30PM - private wedding
  • Salem, MA
  • Saturday, June 24, 2006
  • 4:30PM - private wedding
  • Salem, MA
  • Wednesday, June 21, 2006
  • 7:00PM - Greenwich House Music School
  • NYC, NY
  • Friday, April 21, 2006
  • 7:00PM - Groton School, Gammonds recital Hall
  • Groton, MA
  • Sunday, April 09, 2006
  • 3:00PM - WSO, Mass Bay Community College
  • Wellesley, MA
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