Jose Lezcano is Cuban-born classical guitarist, composer, ethnomusicologist, and professor of music at Keene State College. He directs KSC's Latin Ensemble, a student group that performs Latin American music, as well as the KSC Guitar Orchestra. As an ethnomusicologist, his specialty is the indigenous music of Ecuador. He was given a 2004 Artist Fellowship by the New Hampshire Council on the Arts. He will perform the world premiere of his latest composition, a guitar concerto, on February 1 in Keene at the Colonial Theater.
