The Crosby Hall Educational Trust has been providing residential trips for schools and groups for over 30 years, allowing children to experience enriching outdoor activities in a safe and stimulating environment.
Baroque elegance collides with Latin fire in this electrifying concert from the acclaimed Orchestra of the Swan.
Directed by David Le Page, the orchestra is joined by internationally renowned Australian guitarist and Classic FM favourite Craig Ogden, for a programme that dances between two musical worlds. Glorious Baroque masterpieces meet the sultry rhythms and smoky passion of Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires – a work of dazzling flair and irresistible energy.
From sparkling virtuosity to the pulse of the tango, Fandango! is a celebration of brilliance, drama and sheer musical exhilaration.
Vivaldi – Concerto for 2 violins in A minor
Piazzolla – Libertango
Corelli – Concerto Grosso
Vivaldi – Guitar Concerto in D
Boccherini – Fandango
Piazzolla – Four Seasons
Craig has been invited to give a recital as part of this vibrant music society in Scotland.
Torroba – Sonatina
Torroba – Madroños
Philip Houghton – Kinkaschoo I Love You
Marais – Les Voix Humaines
Nikita Koshkin – The Usher Waltz
Piazzolla – Invierno Porteño
Reinhardt arr. Roland Dyens – Nuages
George Shearing – Lullaby of Birdland
Poulenc – Sarabande
World renowned guitar virtuoso Craig Ogden performs an eclectic solo programme including works by Astor Piazzolla, jazz legends Django Reinhardt and George Shearing as well as music by Marais – a court musician at Versailles and Francis Poulenc’s meditative Sarabande written in 1969 and dedicated to the renowned classical guitarist Ida Presti.
Classical Guitar Course for Intermediate/Advanced Guitarists.
Craig Ogden is one of the world’s leading classical guitarists who is well-known to UK audiences. He is Director of Guitar at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and brings 30 years of teaching and performing experience to offer this unique course.
This course is for accomplished and enthusiastic guitarists who want to improve their playing and performance. Craig covers a wide range of skills, techniques and methods to enable students of the guitar to take charge of their own practice and progress.
Craig Ogden brings the festival to a beautifully reflective close with a selection of pieces to be included on his upcoming Chandos Records release which explores some of the most calming music in the repertoire.
Craig returns to Glossop Music Festival, this time as concerto soloist in Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez.
Craig Ogden is one of the greatest classical guitarists of our time, whose incredible career over three decades has included a stream of best-selling albums, appearances with the world’s finest orchestras and a constant presence on Classic FM, where he’s long been a favourite artist with the station’s listeners.
Programme includes:
VILLA-LOBOS Chôros No.1
JS BACH Prelude, Fugue and Allegro BWV998
REINHARDT Nuages
RODRIGO Tres piezas españolas
ALBENIZ Torre Bermeja, Sevilla
Solo 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.
