Lower Machen Music, Newport

Craig Ogden in concert – a classical guitar recital

 St Michael and All Angels, Newport, NP10 8GU
 Fri 21st June 2024
MIDSUMMER MAGIC AT LOWER MACHEN MUSIC

To mark the Summer Solstice, Lower Machen Music is delighted to present an evening with the UK’s leading Classical Guitarist.

London Album Launch Concerts, with the London Tango Quintet

The London Tango Quintet is a unique group of five internationally acclaimed musicians performing tango music at the highest level. Their long-awaited debut recording “Dancing with Piazzolla” will be released on 12 February 2024.

These two concerts taking place in our intimate Salon offer the audience an exclusive opportunity to experience this passionate and energetic music up close with the performers.

Early performance
Doors/pre-concert drink: 6pm
Concert: 6.30pm to 7.30pm
(this performance will also be streamed to YouTube)

Late performance
Doors/pre-concert drink: 8.30pm
Concert: 9pm to 10pm

Tickets:
£30 incl a glass of Prosecco before the performance, and a free CD

St Mary Le Strand Church, London, WC2 – Classical Guitar by Candlelight

Enjoy an exceptional classical guitar recital by renowned virtuoso guitarist, Craig Ogden, in the beautiful candlelit setting of St Mary Le Strand. Craig presents a hugely appealing programme that will be sure to start your weekend in style! There are also a wide choice of restaurants and bars in the nearby streets of Covent Garden to complete your night out.

Featuring
Craig Ogden – Guitar

Programme
Concerto op.3 no.9 – Antonio Vivaldi  (arr. John Williams)
        1. Grand
2. Larghetto
3. Allegro
Mosstrooper Peak – Nigel Westlake
1. Burning Point
2. Mosstrooper Peak
3. Nara Inlet
4. Tangalooma
5. Butterfly Bay
6. Smoky Cape
Tres Piezas Españolas – Joaquín Rodrigo
1. Fandango
2. Passacaglia
3. Zapateado

Glastonbury, Somerset with Exultate Singers and Gary Ryan (guitar)

Exultate Singers
Craig Ogden and Gary Ryan guitars
David Ogden conductor

I was glad Hubert Parry
Os justi Anton Bruckner
Autumn Frank Bridge
Live with me and be my love Nigel Hess
Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen Johannes Brahms
Autumn Jussi Chydenius
Sancta et immaculata Virginitas Andrea Gabrieli
Muusika Pärt Uusberg
Suite of folk songs for choir and two guitars Gary Ryan
Nunc Dimittis Gustav Holst
Christ has no body now but yours David Ogden
Abendlied Josef Rheinberger
Northern Lights Ola Gjeilo
Lay a garland Robert Pearsall
Con amore, la mi madre Juan de Anchieta
Rytmus Ivan Hrušovský

Guitar duets:
Danza del Corregidor Manuel de Falla
Sambalanco & Xaranga do Vovo Celso Machado

Bristol’s accomplished chamber choir Exultate Singers makes its first visit to Glastonbury for this very special early evening concert of music of sacred and secular music from across the ages.

Including intimate and reflective motets along with large-scale choral pieces, expertly and exquisitely sung, the concert will inspire and entertain. Craig Ogden and Gary Ryan, two charismatic virtuosi of the guitar, team up with the choir for a performance of Live with me and be my love by Nigel Hess and an exhilarating Suite of folk songs for choir and two guitars. Songs from the Congo, Sweden, England, Spain and America are given a contemporary twist with virtuosic interplay between the guitars weaving in and out of the choir textures.

Come and enjoy some ravishing choral music and entertaining guitar duets in an atmospheric setting and the opportunity to meet the performers in the interval over a glass of wine.

Stroud Arts Festival, Gloucestershire with the London Tango Quintet

The London Tango Quintet, drawn together by a love of the tango, first formed in 2007 and has gained international acclaim for its performances of music by legendary Argentinian composer Astor Piazzola, interspersed with music from the baroque to the contemporary. Founder and director David Juritz, describing the first time he heard Piazolla’s music, says “It was mind-blowing. A kaleidoscope of conflicting emotions and a raw energy I’ve never heard surpassed in any other kind of music.”

Chart topping guitar virtuoso, Craig Ogden, is joined by accordionist, Miloš Milivojević, described by the Times as ‘a hurricane of musical invention’. Pianist/composer David Gordon tours as a jazz musician,harpsichordist and director of internationally renowned ensembles while bassist, Richard Pryce, works with artists from Jamie Cullum to Shirley Bassey. Violinist and founder of the quintet, David Juritz, made headlines when he busked around around the world for charity. His playing has been described as having a quality of ‘aching lyricism…naked expression in the grip of an icy control’.

Come and share the passion of the tango with these 5 superbly talented musicians – and we promise to give you at least one opportunity to get up on your feet!

Avon Valley Concerts, Ringwood, Hampshire

Solo evening recital

The aim of Avon Valley Concerts is to bring first class classical music recitals performed by leading musicians
to the Avon Valley of Ringwood and Fordingbridge.