The Weis Center’s spring season kicks off with Pablo Giménez Spanish Ensemble on Friday, January 31 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weis Center Concert Hall.
Pablo Giménez is a flamenco and classical guitarist who performs as a soloist, in chamber music ensembles and as an accompanist for flamenco dance and song. He is also the artistic director and guitarist of the Pablo Giménez Spanish Ensemble and the Corazon de Granada flamenco company.
Giménez holds degrees in classical and flamenco guitar from the Conservatory of Granada and the Conservatory of Córdoba, respectively. Additionally, he has studied at Codarts Conservatory in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with guitarists David Martínez, Oscar Ghiglia and Paco Peña.
Giménez performed his solo Spanish guitar repertoire at the Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center in New York in 2016. The show, Inspired by Flamenco, has also been performed in China, Taiwan, Poland, Germany and Spain. In 2017, he was awarded the Young Granada Prize for Art by the Instituto Andaluz. That same year, he formed the trio, Corazon de Granada, which made its world debut at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
TICKETS
Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors 62+ and subscribers, $15 for youth 18 and under, $15 for Bucknell employees and retirees (limit 2), free for Bucknell students (limit 1) and $15 for non-Bucknell students (limit 2).
The Weis Center is offering a special youth rate for High School Spanish Students – $5 tickets. Use Coupon Code WORLDMUSIC online only: Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice. Enter the code after selecting seats.
The same $5 ticket offer and code are available for Heloisa Fernandes Quartet’s performance on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. More info at: https://www.bucknell.edu/life-bucknell/arts-performances/weis-center-performing-arts/2024-25-season/heloisa-fernandes-quartet
All other tickets can be reserved by calling 570-577-1000 or online at Bucknell.edu/BoxOffice.
Tickets are also available in person from several locations including the Weis Center lobby (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and the CAP Center Box Office, located on the ground floor of the Elaine Langone Center (weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
For more information about this event, contact Lisa Leighton, marketing and outreach director, at 570-577-3727 or by e-mail at lisa.leighton@bucknell.edu.
For more information about the Weis Center for the Performing Arts, go to Bucknell.edu/WeisCenter or search for the Weis Center on Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube.