PAOLO SCHIANCHI
Saturday 4:00PM
Paolo Schianchi is a guitarist, composer, arranger, researcher, and inventor. He has mastered all existing variations of the guitar, from the Renaissance lute to electric guitars, to unique instruments of his own design, including a 49-string guitar, and the Octopus® guitar system. The Octopus® system enables him to play several guitars contemporaneously using both hands and feet.
With four Degrees in Music and Communications, he was the first Artist in Residence in the history of Saint Francis University in Pennsylvania (founded in 1847). He was also the first solo guitarist to perform at the Carnegie Museum of Art (PA, USA).