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.
Kianush Robeson
Kianush Robeson
Classical Guitarist
&
Tutor
Kianush Robeson studied at the Royal Welsh College of Music under John Mills and has a passion for the music played by Segovia. He has released his first CD entitled “Impressions of Segovia” but no sign yet of its availability online.
Kianush is based in Bexhill, where he has founded the AK Guitar Society with his partner, the guitarist Anastasiya Kryvanos. They organise events and concerts in Bexhill-on-Sea and also in Hertfordshire. Both guitarists provide tutoring services both in person and online. Further details can be seen on Kianush’s website, link below.
For our video link, Kianush performs Capricho Catalan, by Isaac Albeniz. The guitar is a Hauser II Replica made by the Luthier Stephen Eden. Further videos are available on Kianush’s website.
Kianush Robeson plays Capricho Catalan HERE
Kianush Robeson website HERE
Plays Lejos de Casa
Andrea González Caballero
The female voice of the Spanish Guitar
The BBC Music Magazine described Andrea as one of today’s young rising stars of the classical guitar. Andrea has appeared at international festivals and concert series around the world.
In her effort to promote and expand the classical guitar repertoire, Andrea has premiered pieces composed by Sergio Assad, Joaquín Clerch, Carlos Fernando López and Dustin Carlson among others.
Here Andrea is playing “Lejos de Casa” by the Argentinian composer Maximo Diego Pujol. Beautifully played and a superb sound on this YouTube recording.
Listen to Lejos de Casa HERE
Duo’s Latest CD
Duo
"Playing songs you know in ways you probably don’t"
Ben Bruant and Will Cashel form the guitar duo called, well, Duo. Both are graduates of the Royal Academy of Music. They were recently seen playing at Malvern Theatres’ recently added Studio Theatre by one of our eagle-eyed members. They bring a modern approach to guitar music, perhaps following in the footsteps of the Katona Twins in their live performances, as can be seen in the video link below.
At their recent performance at Malvern they played a combination of popular tunes including stuff by the Who, Queen, Abba and Dire Straits and a number of their own compositions. There's a definite fllamenco flavour to a lot of their playing and quite a lot of 'shredding' if that's an acceptable word in classical circles. Their latest album, 'Destino' is entirely their own work and it's really good.
We have a link to highlights of a recent G-Live concert - certainly highlights their lively appoach to their music. There’s also a link to Duo’s own website where you will find more information, more music and samples of their latest album Destino which, as reported above, is well worth a listen. Available as CD together with digital download.
Watch Live Concert Highlights HERE
Duo Website HERE
Symphony Hall
Birmingham
Pat Metheny
Thursday, Nov 14th, 7:30 pm
A chance to see the outstanding guitarist Pat Metheny here in the UK. Not classical guitar of course but a very innovative guitarist whose music covers many genres and well worth a trip to Brum to see him in this solo performance.
Pat is currently on a world tour promoting both his last release “DreamBox” and the new album, “MoonDial” scheduled for release in July this year. DreamBox was created from music Pat Metheny had recorded during downtime on various tours. These were lying dormant on his hard drive until he discovered the folder and chose the best nine tracks for this album.
One track has been released as a teaser from the MoonDial album and there is a link to that below.
Pat Metheny is highly rated by many musicians; Gary Ryan pays tribute in the sleeve notes on his Worlds Apart album, particularly for the track West Coast Breeze. Good opportunity to see him in his only UK date on this tour.
B:Music Website & Tickets HERE
MoonDial Title Track HERE
Guitar Players Wanted
Guitar Soc Rehearsal
St. George’s Church Hall, Nov 9th, 6:30 pm
On September 8th the Worcester Classical Guitar Society held the first meeting of the new season at St. George’s Church Hall in Barbourne. As the season progresses we look forward to welcoming any new players who would like to join us, as well as seeing the return of our regular players.
We will be learning new music arrangements aimed at our next concert in June next year. If you would like to join our players please come along. We meet on the second Sunday of each month, bring your guitar and music stand and come along.
We try to make time for members of the society to play solos or duets at our meetings, for those who would like to do so. Now is also the time to start on our choice of music for the season, so come along and join in.
Guitar Recital
Sat April 12th, 2:30 pm
Eleanor Kelly
Guitar Recital & Talk
St. George’s Church Hall, Barbourne
Eleanor Kelly is a Classical Guitarist based in Merseyside and we are pleased that she has agreed to come and give us a recital at the Magdelen Hall, St George’s Church in Barbourne here in Worcester.
A passionate advocate for women in music, Eleanor specialises in lesser-known repertoire by both historical and contemporary women composers. She gave the Irish première of Claudia Montero's Latin Grammy award-winning guitar concerto Luces y Sombras with ConTempo String Quartet in 2023, and the British première with Musica Argentina Ensemble in 2019. Eleanor has also premièred a number of new solo works by women: as an Illuminate Women's Music Artist, upon commission by IGF's La Leona scheme, and as a Faculty Artist at the Classical Minds Guitar Festival.
We are pleased that Eleanor will give us a talk on this aspect of her work - the role of women in music - prior to her recital.
In 2021, Eleanor graduated from the prestigious 'Máster en Interpretación de Guitarra Clásica' course at Universidad de Alicante, Spain, where she studied with the world's foremost performers and teachers including: David Russell, Ignacio Rodes, Ricardo Gallén, Hopkinson Smith, Xavier Díaz-Latorre, Tilman Hoppstock, and Roberto Aussel.
Tickets available on the Door
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