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New Paths Music Festival, Beverley, Yorkshire
Toll Gavel United Church, Beverley 27 Toll Gavel, Beverley, Yorkshire, United KingdomCraig Ogden (guitar) | Ashley Riches (bass-baritone) | Fiona Colville (flute) | Libby Burgess (piano) Borne: Carmen Fantasy | Tárrega: Capricho árabe | Rodrigo: 3 Piezas Españolas | Shostakovich: Spanish Songs | Ravel: Don Quichotte à Dulcinée A Spanish feast launches this year’s festival! Renowned guitarist Craig Ogden conjures up Iberian scenes from fandango to pensive passacaglia in music by Rodrigo – best known for his Concierto de Aranjuez, but here in intimate mode. Meanwhile celebrated bass-baritone Ashley Riches paints Spain through the lens of two composers whose anniversaries fall this year: Shostakovich in folksong, and Ravel in irreverent settings of the Don Quixote tale, from romance to drinking song. Bizet’s much-loved Spanish melodies from the […]
Arnold & Vivaldi Concertos with Worthing Symphony Orchestra
Assembly Hall, Worthing Stoke Abbott Road, Worthing, Sussex, United KingdomCraig returns to Worthing to play two concertos with Worthing Symphony Orchestra (John Gibbons, conductor) Malcolm Arnold - Guitar Concerto Vivaldi - Guitar Concerto in D Major Mozart - Symphony No. 41 in C, K551 ‘Jupiter’
Southend-on-Sea Concerts
Civic Centre, Southend-on-Sea Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, United KingdomSolo recital at this well established concert series run by Southend-on-Sea Borough Council. The concert will take place in the unique intimate venue of the council chamber! Programme to include works by Bach, Vivaldi, Sally Beamish, William Lovelady, Scarlatti and Paula Child.
Sandbach, Cheshire for Sandbach Concerts with Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
St Mary's Church, Sandbach High Street, Sandbach, United KingdomThe opening concert in Sandbach Concerts' 15 years celebratory weekend features the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet with good friend of the concert series Craig Ogden, now a member of the quartet. “If one guitar quartet can give a traditional string quartet a run for its money in terms of abundant technique and breath-taking artistry, it is the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet” International Record Review
Concerto with Stockport Symphony Orchestra
Stockport Town Hall Edward Street, Stockport, Manchester, United KingdomRobert Guy - conductor Craig Ogden - guitar Helen Brackley Jones - violin Glazunov Summer Glinka Summer Night in Madrid Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade Craig performs Rodrigo's most famous guitar concerto, Concierto de Aranjuez, with Stockport Symphony Orchestra in the stunning surroundings of Stockport Town Hall. The orchestra was formed in 1975 as the New Orchestra of Manchester and performs eight concerts every season at the Town Hall with professional conductors and both established and rising stars of the classical music world.
Avoncroft Museum, Bromsgrove for Festive Classics and Bromsgrove Festival
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, United KingdomCraig performs a solo recital in New Guesten Hall in the unique setting of Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings. The concert will be an opportunity to listen to Craig in an intimate setting, followed by lunch and is presented as part of Bromsgrove Festival.
Thaxted Festival with London Tango Quintet
Thaxted Parish Church Watling Street, Thaxted, Essex, United KingdomTaking place in Thaxted’s magnificently spacious Parish Church, Thaxted Festival offers a relaxed atmosphere, the highest standards of performance from renowned professional artists, the superb natural acoustics of Thaxted Church, and a warm welcome in beautiful historic surroundings. Craig Ogden joins London Tango Quintet for a breathtaking evening of scintillating tango as this virtuoso quintet bring the sound of South America to Thaxted Festival.
Ryedale Festival, Yorkshire with Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Castle Howard York, Yorkshire, United KingdomAn event unique to the Ryedale Festival, the Triple Concert features three contrasting concerts in different areas of the stunning country house Castle Howard. Each concert is presented three times, with the audiences rotating after each performance.
