Worcester Classical Guitar Society
The Guitar Society promotes ensemble playing for guitarists of all ages and abilities. We have a Guitar Orchestra, a Youth Guitar Orchestra (WYGO) and the long-standing Worcester Guitar Quartet. We also encourage other ensembles and solo playing.
New members are very welcome - just follow the rehearsals link below and join us at St. George's
Read on for all the news on artists, concerts and other random ramblings that may be of interest.
We also have some guitar music videos for you to enjoy.
Swan Theatre
Fri June 12th 7:30 pm
Flamenco from Spain
Rebeca Ortega & Ramon Ruiz
Swan Theatre, Worcester will be hosting a night of Flamenco on June 12th. The production is co-directed by Rebeca Ortega and Ramon Ruiz.
Rebeca Ortega is an internationally acclaimed flamenco dancer and choreographer based in Seville. She has toured across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas, and is celebrated for her authentic and distinctive flamenco language.
Ramon Ruiz is an award-winning flamenco guitarist and composer from Granada, trained in Seville. Ruiz is the composer of the original music for this production. The pair will be joined by Carlos Lobo, a renowned puro flamenco singer from Jerez de la Frontera, now based in Seville, whose singing embodies the raw, ancestral essence of Andalusian cante.
Tickets are available from the Worcester Theatres website, please see the link below.
Details and Tickets HERE
Much Marcle
June 4th, 7:30 pm
Juan Martin
Hellens Manor
An opportunity to see the legendary flamenco guitarist Juan Martin at Much Marcle, near Ledbury, on the evening of Thursday June 4th. "Juan Martin produces sounds that are both melodic and explosive, the visceral power of authentic Flamenco. You’ll be transported to the Classic Spain of Málaga, Granada, Córdoba and Jerez on a journey through the diverse cultures of Andalucia.”
Juan Martin is an outstanding flamenco guitarist, composer and tutor. Get tickets to see him if you can.
Details and Tickets HERE
Guitar Society Concert
June 20th 2:30 pm
Guitars on a Summer Afternoon
St. George’s Church Hall, Barbourne
We, at the Worcester Classical Guitar Society will be holding our annual concert once again at St. George’s Church Hall in Barbourne, Worcester on June 20th at 2:30 in the afternoon. With refreshments able to be taken in the garden, weather permitting!
This year’s theme is Romance, so we have music in a range of styles; from Bizet’s Pearl Fishers' Duet to some Beatles - She Loves You Yeah? Yeah! When you Ain’t Misbehavin’, anyway!
Tickets will be £8.00 per person, on the door. Under 16s free as usual. Tea, coffee cakes, etc, will be served in the interval.
Doors Open 2:00 pm.
Entrance £8.00 on the door
Tewkesbury
June 4th
Richard Durrant
The Art of Levitation
Richard Durrant will be appearing at Tewkesbury’s Roses Theatre on June 4th as part of his “Art of Levitation” Tour.
Richard Durrant is both composer and concert artist.. He attended the Royal College of Music between 1981 to 1986. Uniquely Richard performs standing up. For his annual, British Isles midsummer recital tour he travels between concerts carrying everything on a bicycle and trailer. Could be particularly useful this year!
Richard is a highly regarded international performer; he is celebrated in Paraguay for his playing of the music of Agustin Barrios and has received critical acclaim in the UK for his Bach interpretations.
This concert will feature Richard’s original, haunting guitar music including his newly released track The Art of Levitation. He will also play music from the High Baroque, the English Baroque and (in a fascinating homage to John Renbourn & Martin Carthy) the English Folk Baroque.
Tickets and details HERE
Colwall Village Hall
Sep 26th
Martin Simpson
Colwall Village Hall
"One of England’s most revered folk performers, widely acknowledged as one of the finest acoustic and slide guitar players in the world, Martin’s interpretations of traditional songs are masterpieces of storytelling. His remarkable solo shows are intense, eclectic, spellbinding and deeply moving. Always prolific, and never one to rest long without a guitar in his hands and a song in his head, Martin Simpson continues to travel the length and breadth of the UK and beyond giving rapt audiences passion, sorrow, love, beauty, tragedy and majesty through his remarkable intimate solo performances. Martin has been nominated an astounding 32 times in the 18 years of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards – more than any other performer – and has won numerous awards.”
Martin will be appearing at Colwall Village Hall on Saturday September 26th. This is part of his UK tour promoting his new double album “Some Kind of Jubilee” which will be released on September 25th.
Tickets and Details HERE
Sean Shibe
New Recording
Sean Shibe
New Album “Vesper"
"Sean Shibe’s new album, 'Vesper', presents a striking collection of contemporary guitar works by the late Harrison Birtwistle, James Dillon, and Thomas Adès, all composed by musicians who do not play the instrument themselves. Recorded here for the first time, these recent miniatures explore the guitar’s expressive range in profoundly different ways: ritualistic and evocative in Birtwistle, elemental in Dillon, and allusive in Adès. Shibe’s interpretations reveal the instrument’s extraordinary colour, subtlety, and capacity for transformation, bringing each work to life with imagination and nuance.”
There is a link below to the Prestom Music website where one can buy the CD or digital downloads. This link also gives the opportunity to hear samples of each track to get a feel for the music and to see if it speaks to you.
The second link is to an article in “The Gramophone” which features interviews with Sean himself and with Thomas Adès, one of the composers of music on this album; music written especially for Sean Shibe.
Presto Music HERE
Gramophone Feature Article HERE
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