Tag: Classical;guitar;

Music at Stow, Stow-on-the-Wold, Cotswolds with the London Tango Quintet

Music at Stow in its current format, was established in 2014 when a group of music-loving locals got together with the aim of ‘bringing big names to a small town’. The setting, in the picturesque Cotswolds landscape of the Gloucestershire countryside, lends a perfect backdrop to a festival which brings world-class artists right into the heart of the local community.

The London Tango Quintet is a unique group of five internationally acclaimed musicians performing tango music at the highest level.

Music by the legendary Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla is interspersed with stunning instrumental solos. The result is an energetic, inspiring and thoroughly enjoyable evening of relaxed virtuosity.

Cawsand Bay Guitar Festival, Cornwall

An exciting classical guitar weekend by the sea on the stunning Rame Peninsula, with Craig Ogden, Eden Stell Guitar Duo ,Alison Smith, Gerald Garcia and Alison Bendy 8th – 10th September 2023. Following on from three highly successful Guitarfests in 2019, 2021 and 2022 , we are returning with another exciting weekend combining great music in an area of outstanding natural beauty that inspires creativity. The stunning location by the sea makes for a perfect break from the hustle and bustle.

Hawkwood Residential Course, Cotswolds

Study with one of the best classical guitarists of our generation

Facilitator: Craig Ogden

A masterclass opportunity to study with one of the best classical guitarists of our generation. This enjoyable, intense weekend study course is suitable for experienced players and advanced students with a minimum skill level of Grade 6 guitar. There will be ensemble work as well as masterclass tutorials.

West Dean International Guitar Festival

30th Anniversary Celebration

Festival Director: Andrew Gough with Concert artists and tutors: Xuefei Yang, Craig Ogden, Montes-Kircher Duo (Alfonso Montes & Irina Kircher), Mark Houghton, Vincent Lindsey-Clark, Laura Snowden and Jack Hancher.

Under the directorship of  Andrew Gough, West Dean College once again offers the celebrated International Classical Guitar Festival in the idyllic and relaxing surroundings which make this the perfect setting for lessons, masterclasses, ensemble coaching and concerts. The Festival is renowned for its tuition, performance, concerts and geniality, which make it a unique and fulfilling experience for all who attend.

Copped Hall, Epping

COPPED HALL is a fine Georgian mansion that is currently under restoration. It is superbly sited on a ridge overlooking its landscaped parkland.

We are delighted to welcome back this internationally famous guitarist, who at his own request, returns for what will undoubtedly be another popular concert. Craig mixes superlative playing with a wide range of music, from Bach to the Beatles.

Bedford Park Festival, Chiswick, London with David Juritz (violin) & Adrian Bradbury (cello)

Musick for a while
The Path Towards the Goldberg Variations

The word baroque is derived from the Portuguese, baroco, meaning ‘a pearl of irregular or bulbous shape’.  I wanted, in this programme to explore 150 years of music from that era, a period more diverse than any other apart from our own. I’ve ignored towering figures such as Handel, Vivaldi and Telemann and chosen instead to follow an erratic path across Europe and the British Isles towards one of the music’s great masterpiece, Bach’s Goldberg Variations. David Juritz

David Juritz violin    Craig Ogden guitar    Adrian Bradbury ’cello

Henry Purcell (1659–1695)  Musick for a while
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764)  Hippolyte et Aricie: Ritournelle
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704)  Sans frayeur dans ce bois
Marin Marais (1656–1728)  Les voix humaines
Francois Couperin (1668–1733)  La Couperin
Johann Paul von Westhoff (1656–1705)  Imitazione delle Campane
Andrea Falconieri (1585/6–1656)  Passacalle
Nicola Matteis (c.1650–c.1713)  Ground after the Scotch Humour
William Byrd (1539/40–1623)  Pavan ‘The Earl of Salisbury’
James Oswald (1710–1769)  The Marvel of Peru ‘Comic’
Juan Arañés (died c.1649)  Una sarao de la chacona, ‘A La vida bona’
Francesca Caccini (1587–d. after 1641)  Ciaccona
Alessandro Marcello (1673–1747)  Adagio from Concerto in D minor arr. J. S. Bach  BWV 974

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)  Goldberg Variations BWV 988
Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen (arr. David Juritz)
Arranged for Violin, Guitar and ‘cello