Music
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PIERRE BENSUSAN's "One Guitar, One Voice" 50th Anniversary World Tour stops in Wolfville!
Truly, one of the World’s Great Guitarists!
If World Music means the fusion of traditional, contemporary, jazz, classical and pop music, then Bensusan is one of the most eloquent World Music musicians of our time. A pianist in his beginnings then self-taught on the guitar, the originality of his style makes him one of today’s greatest guitarists and composers for the instrument. Also called “The Prince of DADGAD tuning, winner of the Rose d'Or of the Montreux Festival, elected Best Guitarist (World Music) by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine! His triple album "Encore" won the Grand Prix of the Independent Music Awards in the category Best Live Album... Since his first performances in 1974 in France, the guitarist has sold half a million albums and given thousands of concerts around the globe, both solo and through numerous collaborations.
Pierre Bensusan is an adventurer of unusual lands. His almost “sacred” music is an intimate and orchestral hymn, a solo crossing on a multi-shell Lowden guitar subjected to the natural elements with sound molecules and finger pulp on an ebony fingerboard for open tuning - a unique and transparent technique, under the fingers of an adventurous pilgrim.
“Listening to Pierre's music is rejuvenating. Beside his extraordinary touch and tone, the notes and melody appeal directly to the tender side of our human nature”
-Steve Vai
“This is beautiful... Pierre is one of the GREATS!!!”
-Tommy Emmanuel
With only his steel-string-acoustic guitar – and sometimes his rich, affecting voice – Mr Bensusan can disassemble your heart and hand it back to you restored and renewed. As he did to mine tonight. A true giant.”
-James Volpe Rotondi (former senior editor at Guitar Player Magazine)
https://www.pierrebensusan.com/
Presented by Acadia Performing Arts Series
[email protected]
(902)542-5500
PIERRE BENSUSAN's "One Guitar, One Voice" 50th Anniversary World Tour stops in Wolfville!
Truly, one of the World’s Great Guitarists!
If World Music means the fusion of traditional, contemporary, jazz, classical and pop music, then Bensusan is one of the most eloquent World Music musicians of our time. A pianist in his beginnings then self-taught on the guitar, the originality of his style makes him one of today’s greatest guitarists and composers for the instrument. Also called “The Prince of DADGAD tuning, winner of the Rose d'Or of the Montreux Festival, elected Best Guitarist (World Music) by the readers of Guitar Player Magazine! His triple album "Encore" won the Grand Prix of the Independent Music Awards in the category Best Live Album... Since his first performances in 1974 in France, the guitarist has sold half a million albums and given thousands of concerts around the globe, both solo and through numerous collaborations.
Pierre Bensusan is an adventurer of unusual lands. His almost “sacred” music is an intimate and orchestral hymn, a solo crossing on a multi-shell Lowden guitar subjected to the natural elements with sound molecules and finger pulp on an ebony fingerboard for open tuning - a unique and transparent technique, under the fingers of an adventurous pilgrim.
“Listening to Pierre's music is rejuvenating. Beside his extraordinary touch and tone, the notes and melody appeal directly to the tender side of our human nature”
-Steve Vai
“This is beautiful... Pierre is one of the GREATS!!!”
-Tommy Emmanuel
With only his steel-string-acoustic guitar – and sometimes his rich, affecting voice – Mr Bensusan can disassemble your heart and hand it back to you restored and renewed. As he did to mine tonight. A true giant.”
-James Volpe Rotondi (former senior editor at Guitar Player Magazine)
https://www.pierrebensusan.com/
Pricing & Tickets
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| Wed Dec 17, 6pm The Santa Clause |
| Thu Dec 18, 6pm Klaus |
| Fri Dec 19, 7pm NT Live: The Fifth Step |
| Fri Dec 19, 9:30pm Bha Bha Ba |
| Sat Dec 20, 7pm The Holiday |
| Sat Dec 20, 2pm Family Christmas Music Bingo |
| Sun Dec 21, 2pm The Sound of Music |
| Sun Dec 21, 6pm Bha Bha Ba |
| Jan 2, 2026, 7pm Sinners |
| Jan 3, 2026, 8pm Night Kitchen Raw |
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