{"id":2372791,"date":"2026-04-14T13:01:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2372791"},"modified":"2026-04-14T13:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:01:36","slug":"classical-guitarist-dave-mclellan-performs-april-19-at-westford-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/classical-guitarist-dave-mclellan-performs-april-19-at-westford-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Classical guitarist Dave McLellan performs April 19 at Westford venue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"column eleven-column byline-section\">\n<p><span class=\"author\"\/><span class=\"publication\"><span slot=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"authors\">Beth McDermott<\/span><br \/>\n<span slot=\"bylineInfo\" class=\"credit\">\u00a0|\u00a0 Wicked Local<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.davemclellanguitar.com\/\">Classical guitarist Dave McLellan<\/a> has a Sunday matinee performance scheduled for later this month at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/parisharts.square.site\/\">Parish Center for the Arts in Westford<\/a>, according to a community announcement.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The show starts at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 19.<\/p>\n<p>McLellan, who has been a concert and chamber music guitarist since 1976, has performed throughout the U.S., South America, Great Britain and Europe, according to the announcement. He has performed at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegiehall.org\/?sourceCode=55055&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=1044383712&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADFv2FV7d5NMIsEgc8LNfRNT37gQy&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwqPLOBhCiARIsAKRMPZoNkYPU1gCDDb7esHSschEDyLhi1imc_93uhoud1G_wieSjb35g4UkaAohMEALw_wcB\">Carnegie Hall<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org\/\">Merkin Hall<\/a>, both in New York City, and at London&#8217;s Wigmore Hall.<\/p>\n<p>McLellan has received a National Endowment for the Arts grant and won the Concerts Atlantique competition, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>He has collaborated with several musicians, including Neil Anderson of the Anderson-McLellan Guitar Duo; the late guitarist\/composers Frank Wallace and Edward Flower; guitarist Peter Clemente; flutist Tracy Kraus of the Worcester Chamber Music Society; sopranos Rebecca Grimes and Rebekah Alexander; mezzo Emily Marvosh; violinist Emil Altschuler; cellist Seth MacLeod; and various professional and community choral groups.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.metrowestdailynews.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/03\/04\/metrowest-symphony-orchestra-framingham-ma-has-teen-soloist-march-22-concert-timothy-chua\/88961812007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Metrowest Symphony Orchestra to showcase youth soloist at concert<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>McLellan is a former faculty member of The Hartt School at the University of Connecticut, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pacmetrowest.org\/\">the Performing Arts Center of MetroWest in Framingham<\/a>; and the Artist in Residence program in Harvard, according to the announcement. He currently maintains a private studio for intermediate and advanced classical guitar students.<\/p>\n<p>Doors will open at 3:30 p.m. Tickets range from $5 to $20 in advance and will be $25 at the door, if available. Seating will be in recital format, and advance reservations are recommended, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>For more information or to reserve seats, visit <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/pcawestford.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"pcawestford.org\">pcawestford.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story was created with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process. Learn more at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct\">cm.usatoday.com\/ethical-conduct<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-04-14 09:45:46.303394619 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-04-14 09:45:46.303394619 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.wickedlocal.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beth McDermott \u00a0|\u00a0 Wicked Local Classical guitarist Dave McLellan has a Sunday matinee performance scheduled for later this month at the Parish Center for the Arts in Westford, according to a community announcement. The show starts at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 19. 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