Incendio at Mauch Chunk Opera House

Capture a raging firestorm – the music of Incendio! Over the last decade, this Latin guitar world fusion group has committed a unique alchemy of composition, technique and performance to seven critically acclaimed international CD releases. At the heart of every track is the bold, romantic Spanish guitar, its timeless sound recast in powerful modern arrangements. Seductive melodies are set next to explosive improvisatory journeys. The group plays over 130 shows nationally across the United States every year, and are renowned for their onstage energy and technical prowess.

In both Italian and Spanish, incendio means fire and this is a fitting name for a musical group whose sound is all about energy, exploration, and passion. At the heart of Incendio s...

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Capture a raging firestorm – the music of Incendio! Over the last decade, this Latin guitar world fusion group has committed a unique alchemy of composition, technique and performance to seven critically acclaimed international CD releases. At the heart of every track is the bold, romantic Spanish guitar, its timeless sound recast in powerful modern arrangements. Seductive melodies are set next to explosive improvisatory journeys. The group plays over 130 shows nationally across the United States every year, and are renowned for their onstage energy and technical prowess.

In both Italian and Spanish, incendio means fire and this is a fitting name for a musical group whose sound is all about energy, exploration, and passion. At the heart of Incendio s
sound is the Latin or Spanish guitar, which can conjure up romantic as well as powerful, bold images.

Incendio, simply put, is instrumental world music. The primary “voice” of the band is the guitar, but to say the music of Incendio is solely guitar music would be an oversimplification. There are many other instruments, such as the mandolin, bouzouki, violin, Celtic harp, piano, bass, synthesizer and various ethnic percussion instruments that play a huge role in the ensemble’s sound. American musicologist Donald Grout is credited as saying that only instrumental music, which is “pure music free from the burden of words,” can convey the deepest emotions of the composer.

Their music is not solely flamenco, classical, Middle Eastern, Celtic, jazz, rock, trance, or pop, but all of them. Showcasing the timeless sound of the Spanish guitar in a variety of settings, Incendio takes the listener on a global musical experience.

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