Worcester Classical Guitar Society



The Guitar Society promotes ensemble playing for guitarists of all ages and abilities.  We have a Guitar Orchestra, a Youth Guitar Orchestra (WYGO) and the long-standing Worcester Guitar Quartet.  We also encourage other ensembles and solo playing.
New members are very welcome - just follow the rehearsals link below and join us at St. George's

Read on for all the news on artists, concerts and other random ramblings that may be of interest.
We also have some guitar  music videos for you to enjoy.

Xufei Yang from Fei's garden

Thibaut Garcia

Symphony Hall, Brum
Sat April 11th 2026


Flamenco with Oscar Herrero

Letters from Paris

Alexandra Whittingham


Leonora Spangenburger

Flamenco

Daniel Martinez


Duo Siquera Lima plays Tico Tico

El Bohemio

New Album from Thibaut Garcia


Duo Siquera Lima plays Tico Tico

Xufei Yang

Music of Erik Satie


Quinteto Astor Piazzolla Tango Music

Remi Harris

Tribute to Peter Green


Oscar Herrero Flamenco Tuition

Saturday October 4th
7:30 pm


Letters from Paris

Alexandra Whittingham

In her new recording for Decca,  Alexandra brings us some well known and some lesser known pieces in solo guitar, ensembles and guitar duet.  She tries to expand the classical guitar repertoire, so you are unlikely to find these tracks on any other of your classical guitar recordings.  The familiar might include pieces by Charles Aznavour and Edith Piaf for example.
We have music for guitar and string ensemble, guitar and cello, guitar and saxophone.  The guitar duets are with Stephanie Jones and are particularly striking performances.
Letters from Paris - a flavour of France then, but letters, not postcards and well worth taking the time to peruse and soak up the sounds and those flavours of France.

The music is available on CD and digital download - link to Presto Music website below.  Also available on the major streaming platforms.


Presto Music Website  HERE


Leonora Spangenburger at Siccas Guitars

Flamenco!

Daniel Martinez

A mi Padre

Daniel Martinez recently brought his Flamenco Dance Company to Worcester’s Swan Theatre, so here is a little reminder of the guitarist’s solo playing.  Good to have  some Flamenco  to brighten up the day.  
Here is Daniel  playing Niño Miguel’s  “A mi Padre”, in the Farruca style of flamenco, recorded at a concert in Edinburgh a few years ago.  


Watch Daniel Martinez  HERE


Music from Xufei Yang's Garden

Roberto Gonzáles-Monjas
Music Director



Spanish Galicia Symphony Orchestra

With Guitarist Thibaut Garcia


Thibaut Garcia again!
This time the Franco-Spanish guitarist  will be highlighting his Spanish heritage in this evening of music with the Spanish Galicia Symphony Orchestra (Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia), led by Music Director Roberton Gonzáles-Monjas.  The programme includes dances from de Falla’s Three Cornered Hat,  Ravel’s Mother Goose Suite, Turina’s Sonfonia Sevillana and the world famous Concerto de Aranjuez, by Rodrigo.

An evening of dances, folk melodies and orchestral depictions of the architecture and culture of Spain.  Classical guitarists will know the Rodrigo Concerto well and will certainly appreciate this performance by the Orchestra and the gifted guitarist Thibaut Garcia.

The performance is at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall on Aprill 11th 2026.  Please follow the link below for further details and tickets.

Tickets Available  HERE



Duo Siqueira Lima plays Tico Tico, one guitar, 4 hands

Tribute to Agustin Barrios

El Bohemio

Thibaut Garcia


Thibaut Garcia is a gifted Franco-Spanish guitarist, born in Toulouse in 1994, who began playing the guitar at just seven years old.  He has won many international guitar competitions, was a BBC New Generation Artist in 2017, making his Wigmore Hall debut the same year.

Thibaut Garcia pays tribute with El Bohemio to the Paraguayan guitar virtuoso and composer Agustín Barrios (1885-1944).   El Bohemio duly complements 16 varied works by Barrios himself with three of his transcriptions of famous pieces by Chopin, Schumann, and Beethoven. In addition, the album includes readings of two of Barrios’s poems: ‘Bohemio’, which lends the album its name, portrays the composer as a wandering troubadour; ‘Profesión de fé’ (Profession of faith) honours the Guarani, the indigenous people of Paraquay. 


Presto Music Website  HERE


Anfaz by 3M, African Kora Music

Chapeau Satie


Xufei Yang

Music From Erik Satie


Xufei Yang has now released her new album, featuring the music of Erik Satie, celebrating the centenary of his death in 1825.   Satie, born Eric Alfred Leslie Satie, to a British mother and French father was something of an enigma.  He studied at the Paris Conservatoire but was an undistinguished student and did not obtain a diploma.  His later studies at the Schola Cantorum were much more successful and he became very influential, during his lifetime he influenced Maurice Ravel, Calude debussy and Francois Poulenc.

The “Chapeau” refers to Satie’s life in Montmartre when he was renowned for wearing a bowler hat, with one of his 12 identical velvet corduroy suits…….!!

Satie’s music was mainly written for solo piano and in Xufei Yang’s album his Gnossiennes and Gymnopédies are well represented.  Amongst Satie’s other compositions are arrangements for voice and guitar, featuring the French soprano Heloise Werner and also transcriptions for guitar and flute with flautist Sharon Bezaly .

Below is a link to the Presto Music website where you can hear samples of all pieces on the album, the following  is a quotation from Xufie Yang’s own website:
"To mark the centenary of Satie, Xuefei Yang has reimagined his music for guitar.  The album is a chocolate box packed with familiar favourites and rarer truffles, tied together with a beautiful new piece by Werner (Mélancolie)"

Presto Music HERE


Quinteto Astor Piazzolla tango music

Remi Harris
Huntingdon Hall
Feb 6th 2026


Man of the World

The Music of Peter Green


Local guitarist Remi Harris will be bringing his elebration of the the life and music of Peter Green to Huntingdon Hall in February next year.   Guitarist Remi Harris will be joined by vocalist Dave Small, bassist Tom Moore and Nicky Waters on drums to perform music from throughout Peter Green's career.

Peter Green, was the founder and original leader of the band Fleetwood Mac. Green formed the group in 1967 after a stint in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers and quickly established the new band as a popular live act in addition to a successful recording act, before departing in 1970. Green's songs, such as "Albatross", "Black Magic Woman", "Oh Well", "The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)" and "Man of the World", appeared on singles charts and several have been adapted by a variety of musicians.

Put the date in the diary - there’s no information on this on Worcester Theatres website yet.
This is not classical guitar of course, but should be very entertaining.  While we’re on the subject, Remi will be bringing his “Blues Rock Roadshow” to Worcester’s Marrs Bar on July 17th.


Remi’s website  HERE

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