Here's a link to the BBC Iplayer page for the BBC radio 3 New Generation Artist's lunchtime concert featuring Robin Tritschler and I performing Benjamin Britten's Songs from the Chinese at 00:15 minutes in. It's available for the next 7 days.And the original chamber duo below :)Although obviously I didn't use a lute.
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Upcoming BBC 3 Broadcasts
In the coming week I can be heard on the radio: Sunday 21st July: 1700-1815 Falla Canciones Espanolas, with Clara Mouriz (mezzo-soprano) Villa-Lobos: Etudes (selection) Friday 26th July: 2230-2300 Albeniz: Asturias Mompou: Suite Compostellana In Marlboro music festival at the moment having a wonderful time. Enjoy your summers 🙂
Updated 2013 diary
The 2013 diary has been updated.
BBC broadcast Britten
BBC broadcast Britten This being the year of Britten's centenary, the BBC are broadcasting an english music themed selection of recordings. I'll be third on playing his Nocturnal after John Dowland. Tune in at 1pm on Tuesday the 16th April 😀
How does a musician become a serious interpreter?
Petra Polackova and I perform Isaac Albeniz: Cordoba from “Cantos de España” op. 232/4
Excerpt from Eduardo Fernandez’s Essays on J.S. Bach’s works for Lute
Funny and deep
Petra and I play Spanish Dance from La Vie Breve, by Manuel de Falla
Classical Guitar Magazine interview
So these are scans of the magazine interview of this month: And I leave you with Robert Hill on the Lautenklavier.
Performing Britten transcription of Dowland’s “Come, heavy sleep”
BBC New Generation Artist Interview with me from December 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfvO5VBELW4&feature=player_embedded Talking about how I started with guitar etc.
Classical Guitar Magazine March issue cover page
Interview inside, to be put up here tomorrow 😀
BBC New Generation Artist admits me as first classical guitarist
So announce was made a few days ago but I have been busy moving to Austria. Anyway links to various articles are here: http://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/gallery/bbc-radio-3s-new-generation-artists-scheme-announces-2012-entrants http://radiotoday.co.uk/2012/09/radio-3-lists-the-stars-of-the-future/ There's also an article/interview in this month's BBC Music Magazine. The scheme basically involves lots of recording, many concerts, concerto opportunities. Good to keep busy so massive thanks to Adam [...]
More concerts on upcoming events page
There are more concerts now up on the concert diary page, check it out if you fancy 🙂
Performing live on BBC Radio 3 this week
Before Wigmore Hall on Monday 11th June, I am appearing on the "In Tune" programme on BBC Radio 3 this coming Thursday, June 7th, sometime between 4.30pm and 6.30pm.
Borletti-Buitoni fellowship winner 2012
Following nomination and shortlisting, I have been awarded a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship of £12,000. http://www.bbtrust.com/2012/fellowships/sean_shibe.html This money will go towards travel for further tuition, recording equipment and put towards a new guitar. Past trust recipients include Emma Bell, Jonathan Biss, Robin Ticciati.
New Concerts up on 2012 page
Ya so just a few more concerts up on the page, just click here to view.
Change of date for Concert 23/09
The concert will now take place on the 24th of this month, the Saturday. So basically for those of you in the know re: Edinburgh International Guitar Festival stuff, I'm swapping date with Allan Neave. Although I suppose that those of you in the know already know that... x( Programme to be: J.K. Mertz - [...]
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).
Sean Shibe 