To be found here. Seems we were well received 🙂 The morning recital at the Royal Over-Seas Legion was exquisite and perhaps proves once and for all that there is a great deal of truth in the old housewives saying that ‘the early bird catches the worm.’ Despite their youth, both Jun Sasaki and Sean [...]
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Five Star Review of Latino Nights
Is to be found here, on Julia Rampen's blog, I'll put it up on the press page too. Also, I'll be performing on the Friday night of the Edinburgh International Guitar Festival, run by Mike McGeary, on the 9th October in Ullapol Guitar Festival, and on some date to be confirmed during the Big Guitar [...]
The Herald Arts Supplement and Scots Magazine
Michael Tumelty wrote in his Saturday arts supplement column some very nice words 🙂 Scots magazine also published an interview with me in their June edition:
Programme for Concert 25/05/11 Aberdeen Confirmed
I'll be playing: J.S. Bach - Prelude from suite BWV 997 Heitor Villa-Lobos - 5 Preludes Joaquin Rodrigo - Invocacion y danza Malcolm Arnold - Fantasy It's in the Queen's Cross Church by the top of Union Street. Also apparently my interview with Gary Fraser for the Scots magazine is to be published in the June [...]
Press release link and various others of mostly the same thing
Here is a press release written by the ROSL, seems the win is featuring on this website and this website, I have the date of my Wigmore Hall debut up on the upcoming concerts page as the 11th of June 2012. I've also updated the quotes page with the kind words of Alan Coady. EDIT: [...]
“O God, that men should put an enemy in their mouths to steal away their brains!
...that we should, with joy, pleasance, revel, and applause, transform ourselves into beasts!" Celebration in the Queen Elizabeth Hall after ROSL win, photography by acclaimed guitarist, composer, photographer, madman, lovely guy, Gerald Garcia (unless he's in the picture, in which case it's one of us takin daown dat shutta).
Review of BGW in Classical Guitar Magazine
Paul Fowles was along last year so published was a review of the few days and some fine photography, examples below.
ROSL Gold Medal
Was taken by me so I will have a few more concerts on the go soon enough 🙂 There were some photos taken by someone I can't remember who but I'll put them up here when I'm able to/if I'm able to. The other competitors were Ashley Fripp (Piano), Suzanne Thorn (Oboe) and Kitty Whately [...]
Review of ROSL Edinburgh Clubhouse gig 11/05/11
Here is a link to Alan Coady's generous review of the gig, it's all good woop wooop woooop 😀
Third place in the Anna Amalia Guitar Competition for Young Guitarists
Went to me yayyyyyyy So I got 800EUR and engagements in Hamburg and Weimar (also possibly Rotenburg). So anyway my exam is tomorrow so please come along if you can make it (Guinness room of RSAMD, 1510), I'll be playing the Etude 10 by Regondi, the Ginastera Sonata, and the Fete Villagiouse by Regondi again.
Programme confirmed for ROSL clubhouse Edinburgh concert on 11th May
The recital's to be an hour long, programme is: Giulio Regondi - Etude no. 10 Dionisio Aguado - Rondo no.2 in A minor Giulio Regondi - Fete Villageois Malcolm Arnold - Fantasy (Prelude, Scherzo, Arietta, Fughetta, Arietta, March, Postlude) Joaquin Rodrigo - Invocacion y Danza Alberto Ginastera - Sonata (Esordio, Scherzo, Canto, Finale)
Bobby’s Classical Guitar Space
Just a wee link to a blog concerning classical guitar in Scotland, it's pretty decent and basically sums up a lot (if not all) of what's going on in Scotland in the guitar world. http://bobbysclassicalguitarspace.blogspot.com/
Wow some interesting links here
My friend emailed me a page from the NY times on piano competitions, but it's all relevant to guitar competitions. I mean it's pretty obvious, but people forget how it's so very hard to become well known unless you've won a few of these. These guys who win are a particular type of player - [...]
New Aberdeen date now in Forthcoming Concerts
A wee thingy in Aberdeen that I'm doing at the end of next month. It's the North-East Classical Guitar Society AGM and they always have someone from the Academy play there.
3rd year Performance exam date
I'm playing in the Guinness room on Monday 9th May, 1510, for the performance exam of this year. The external examiner is Paul Gregory. Not sure what I'll play yet but it'll come to me.
A few old photos I found
These are a selection of publicity pictures that I found on my email, might as well stick them up here. Most (or all) of these are by Kenneth Dundas. Also one I found from one of the concerts given in Holland this January.
I hear we made around £1700
In the Charity concert of last Sunday. Was a nice affair, good baking.
Charity Concert 27/03
There's a charity concert for the Japanese earthquake appeal that I'm taking part in on the 27th (Sunday coming) in Glasgow University Chapel. Recommended donation £10, performers from RSAMD, Scottish Opera, Glasgow Chamber Choir and others. Promises to be good so come along if you can. Press release was made yesterday, quotes are hard to [...]
Evening news article
I featured in a wee side-article in the Evening News here. They interviewed me the other day, although I probably didn't say anything interesting enough to be mentioned. Although come to think of it, since I was interviewed on the details of a competition that were going to be published for public consumption, there wasn't [...]
Updated upcoming concerts page
I've put some details of some concerts that I have coming up, a solo recital in Kent in a few months and a wee engagement with the Scottish Flute Trio in June.
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