The Peterborough Concert Series will present Kaki King Friday, March 25, at 8 p.m. at the Peterborough Town House, 1 Grove St.
Composer and musician Kaki King is known both for her technical mastery and for her constant quest to push the boundaries of the instrument. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “a genre unto herself,” she has released nine albums and toured extensively, presenting in arts centers such as the Kennedy Center, MoMA, LACMA, The Met and Smithsonian Design Museum. She has created music for film and TV soundtracks, including “August Rush” and “Into the Wild,” for which received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score. She has performed with symphonies and chamber ensembles, and recorded an album in collaboration with the PortaGirevole Chamber Orchestra commissioned by the Berklee College of Music.
On her latest release, “Modern Yesterdays,” King continues to deconstruct and redefine the boundaries of the guitar. Her multimedia performance uses projection mapping to present the guitar as a tool that can shape both music and video content, all triggered (and often improvised live) via her Ovation Adamas signature six-string acoustic guitar, customized specifically for her multimedia performance.
Tickets range from $25 to $45 and are available at the Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough or at peterboroughconcertseries.com. The Peterborough Concert Series is a recurring concert series bringing national and regional bands to Peterborough’s Town House.
Under new COVID protocols, Peterborough Concert Series will no longer require a vaccine card or negative test results to attend events. Masks are still recommended for all attendees.