22-24 July 2011 Classical Guitar for all ages and abilities
We are also trilled to announce that Benjamin Verdery is joining the WGF11′s artist line-up. He will be performing at Milner Hall on Friday 22 July at 7.30pm.
Described as “iconoclastic” and “inventive” by The New York Times and “one of the classical guitar world’s most foremost personalities,” by Classical Guitar Magazine, Benjamin Verdery enjoys an innovative and eclectic musical career. (more…)
Winchester Guitar Festival 2011 is proud to announce their guest artist is the award winning Grammy artist and LAGQ founder member William Kanengiser who will be making his UK solo debut.
As a founding member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, William Kanengiser tours extensively throughout North America, Asia, and Europe, and has recorded for the GHA, Delos, and Sony Classical labels. Their 2004 Telarc release LAGQ’s Guitar Heroes won a Grammy for Best Classical Crossover Album. The latest release, Spin, features an original composition by Mr. Kanengiser for four guitars, “Turn to the Sea.” LAGQ recently released a live concert DVD for Mel Bay Publications, LAGQ LIVE! and will record a CD of Brazilian music with jazz singer Luciana Souza in 2007. (more…)
This week we were very sad to learn from Laura Young that she is unable to appear at WGF10 due to unavoidable changes in her touring schedule!
Amazingly however, our sadness was almost immediately banished as fellow Canadian super-guitarist and composer Dale Kavanagh has stepped into the breach and made room in her busy schedule to be a very special WGF10 guest artist.
Dale is “a true poet of the guitar”. As a multi-prize-winning guitarist and one of the most active performers on the international concert scene, Dale has made over 16 recordings and is highly sought after both as a soloist and also as one half of the Amadeus Guitar Duo, together with Thomas Kirchhoff (WGF05 Guest Artists).
In addition to her performing career, Dale is also Professor of Guitar at the Musikhochschule in Detmold, and on the faculty at the Koblenz International Guitar Academy which is great news for our WGF10 course students as Dale will be giving a masterclass over the weekend.
Dale will be performing at the Milner Hall on Saturday 25 July at 8pm. Her programme will surely feature some of her own unique compositions so please book early.
“A true poet of the guitar” Die Kulture
“… fast, clean, powerful, musical … an incredible concert” Soundboard Magazine
WGF is very proud to announce that this year’s WGF recital series is promoted in association with our friends from Southampton Classical Guitar Society. SCGS are also generously donating a WGF bursary and membership of SCGS for this year to a worthy recipient ….. THANK YOU SCGS!
SCGS is one of the UK’s most active and indeed, thriving societies devoted to the classical guitar, with an enviable programme of fortnightly meetings, ensemble-extra and a fabulous recital series of their own featuring some of the finest homegrown and international performers. We are hugely grateful for their support of WGF and looking forward to working closely with them on our events.
SCGS members will be able to take advantage of this partnership with discounted ticket prices for all our WGF concerts. (more…)
