Craig Ogden's Guitar Weekend 2017

Box Office: 0161 907 9000 www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk

Craig Ogden’s

Guitar Weekend 2017 Hi Everyone!

I want to invite you all to my fourth Guitar Weekend at Manchester’s fabulous international concert venue, The Bridgewater Hall.

We’ve a wide range of performers playing a wide range of music – from Bach to the Beatles and into the 21st century. The classical guitar evolves with the times, and we will be exploring how instruments are made and how music is written today!

As ever, a lot my musical friends, collaborators and students (current and former) will be joining me. These include the brilliant jazz singer, Jacqui Dankworth, the Royal Northern Sinfonia and the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, who appear in my Big Guitar Jamboree alongside an orchestra of a hundred amateur guitarists.

I hope to see you at some of the concerts, talks, workshops and free foyer performances for what should be a fantastic celebration of the guitar.

Best wishes, Craig

Guitar Marketplace Foyers Saturday & Sunday During the day on Saturday and Sunday luthiers James Lister, David Pelter and Oren Myers will display a selection of their finest wares with a chance to learn more about the art of guitar-making and to try some new instruments. Forsyth’s music shop will also have a range of music and guitar accessories for sale.

David Pelter

Friday 20 January Bach to the Beatles - Craig Ogden Musicwood: Film screening Barbirolli Room 5.00-6.30pm Introduced by Craig Ogden (Friday screening only), Musicwood is a real life adventure filled journey and political thriller. A band of famous guitar-makers travel to one of the most primeval rainforests on the planet. Their mission: to change the way this forest is logged before it’s too late for acoustic guitars. As the battle over natural resources unfolds, acoustic virtuosos such as Kaki King, Yo La Tengo, The Antlers and Steve Earle offer profound insights in the form of a soundtrack which doubles as the heartbeat of this debate.

Tickets: £5

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Musicwood

Tom Doughty Stalls Bar 6.15-7.15pm Unique lap-slide guitarist and singer-songwriter Tom Doughty entertains. Free event.

Bach to the Beatles Craig Ogden Royal Northern Sinfonia Main Auditorium 7.30pm J. S. Bach Prelude from the Lute Suite BWV 997 Tárrega Recuerdos de la Alhambra (solo) Albéniz Asturias (solo) Boccherini Quintet No.4 in D, G.448 – Fandango Villa Lobos Prelude No.1 in E Minor (solo) Jobim The Girl from Ipanema (solo) Savio Batucada (solo) Rodrigo Españoleta from Fantasía para un gentilhombre Anon. Jeux Interdits (Spanish Romance) (with strings) Piazzolla Libertango (with strings) The Beatles A selection of songs, including: Blackbird, Yesterday, Michelle (solo), Here Comes the Sun, Fool on the Hill, Eleanor Rigby (guitar & strings), Something, And I Love Her, Come Together (guitar & bass) Craig Ogden stands in for Miloš Karadaglic’ who is unable to perform due to physical injury. In January 2016, Miloš released his fourth album, Blackbird - The Beatles Album to much acclaim, featuring classic Beatles’ songs performed in innovative arrangements

by Sérgio Assad. In this stunning programme, we are taken on a journey through time to reveal the guitar’s varied repertoire from Bach to the popular music of the 20th century.

Diversions for Guitar performed by James Girling and Meera Maharaj (guitar & flute), the Roth Duo, Mark Reid and Malcolm Goodare (guitar & cello) in Stalls foyer after the concert Tickets: £42 –£17

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Saturday 21 January Music Makers & 21st Century Guitar Music Makers: Guitar Special Circle Foyer 10.30am & 11.30am Music and sensory play session for babies and toddlers. Suitable for ages 0-4 years old.

Tickets: £3 per child | Adults free (Booking fee waived) Book Tickets

A Guide to Guitar-making & Guitar-makers Barbirolli Room 10.30-11.30am Discover more about the wide variety of classical guitars being produced by luthiers around the world.

What should we look for in a good instrument and what characteristics mark one instrument from another?

Who best upholds the traditions of guitar-making and who are the real innovators? Luthier James Lister leads the conversation.

Composer-Guitarist Showcase & Workshop

Free non-ticketed event Book Tickets

Classical Guitar in the 21st Century Barbirolli Room 1.00-2.00pm Specialist performers Tom McKinney, Dave Bainbridge and Bradley Johnson perform 21st century music for guitar including music by Nicholas Maw, Christopher Fox and others.

Tickets: £5

Tom Mc Kinney

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Barbirolli Room 2.30-4.00pm Alongside the performers in the lunchtime concert, Craig Ogden leads an illustrated discussion about commissioning, preparing and performing 21st century guitar music, before a range of composers/guitarists seek comment and advice by performing new works.

Tickets: £3

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Saturday 21 January Craig Ogden & Jacqui Dankworth Pop-Up Poetry Stalls Café Bar 4.30-5.30pm Read a poem of your own, either inspired by the guitar or the lyrics to an imaginary song. For the chance to participate, submit your ideas to popuppoetry@bridgewater-hall.co.uk, and a selection will be heard on the day.

Free non-ticketed event

Diversions for Guitar Stalls Bar 5.30-6.15pm Live music provided by guitarists Bradley Johnson, Don Candy and the Zamora Guitar Trio.

Free event.

Jacqui Dankworth

Craig Ogden guitar Jacqui Dankworth jazz singer Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall, University of Manchester 8.00pm Jacqui Dankworth is one of the most highly regarded vocalists in the UK. Known primarily as a jazz singer, Jacqui’s unique musical palette also draws on folk, soul, classical, blues and numerous other influences. Craig Ogden is one of the world’s finest classical guitarists.

He is known both for his No.1 chart-topping CDs for Classic FM and for his virtuosic concerto performances with orchestra, as a chamber musician and soloist at major venues around the world. The combination of classical guitar and voice is familiar to Jacqui, having grown up with John Williams and Cleo Laine around the house! Their programme includes a mixture of intimate songs from figures as diverse as Paul Simon and James Taylor, Henry Mancini and Michel Legrand.

This concert takes place at the Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall at the University of Manchester.

Tickets: £20 | Students £15

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Sunday 22 January Craig’s Big Guitar Jamboree Musicwood: Film screening Barbirolli Room 11.00am-12.30pm Musicwood is a real life adventure filled journey and political thriller. A band of famous guitar-makers travel to one of the most primeval rainforests on the planet.

Their mission: to change the way this forest is logged before it’s too late for acoustic guitars. As the battle over natural resources unfolds, acoustic virtuosos such as Kaki King, Yo La Tengo, The Antlers and Steve Earle offer profound insights in the form of a soundtrack which doubles as the heartbeat of this debate.

Tickets: £5

Book Tickets

Diversions for Guitar Stalls Bar 12.30-1.45pm Live music provided by the Da Capo Duo (flute and guitar), Yvonne Bloor (guitar) and Owen Bunting (guitar). Free event.

Craig’s Big Guitar Jamboree An Amazonian Journey Main Auditorium 10.00am-1.00pm (Participants’ rehearsal) 2.00-3.00pm (Public performance)

Craig Ogden conductor Aquarelle Guitar Quartet Callum Dewar composer The weekend culminates in a family-friendly concert featuring a massed guitar orchestra of players of all ages and abilities. Join the orchestra as a player, with a choice of parts suitable from Grade 1 to 8, or take a seat in the auditorium for a musical journey along the Amazon, composed by Callum Dewar. With special guests the Aquarelle Guitar Quartet, this is a rare opportunity to perform onstage at The Bridgewater Hall or enjoy a unique performance by over 100 guitars.

Participant Tickets: £7 (£5 for under 19s) (Booking fee waived) Audience Tickets for 2.00pm performance: £7 (£5 for under 19s) (Booking fee waived) Book Tickets

Guitar Social Stalls Café Bar 3.00-4.30pm Join us in the Stalls Café Bar after the jamboree to relax with a drink and mingle with Craig Ogden and other performers, with live music provided by the fabulous Berkshire Guitar Youth Orchestra and an ensemble from the Kirklees Music Education Hub. Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

The Bridgewater Hall International Concert Series 16|17

Six Hands

John Williams, John Etheridge & Gary Ryan Thursday 25 May 7.30pm Programme to include: Vivaldi Concerto in D | Gary Ryan Benga Beat New works by John Williams and Leo Brouwer Jazz solos by John Etheridge, as well as arrangements for guitar duo and trio Book Tickets

Box Office Opening Hours Monday to Saturday 10.00am–6.00pm Sunday (concert nights only) 12 noon–6.00pm – Closed on non-concert Sundays Counter service until 8.00pm on all concert nights Box Office: 0161 907 9000 www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk

Getting Here The Hall is in the centre of Manchester, easily accessible by public transport and by road. Metrolink tram passengers should alight at St Peter’s Square or Deansgate-Castlefield. The nearest bus stops for major routes into the city centre are St Peter’s Square/Portland Street or Deansgate. The nearest rail stations are Deansgate and Oxford Road. Coaches can drop off and pick up outside the main entrance on Lower Mosley Street.

The nearest car parks are RCP Park Avenue, NCP Manchester Central, NCP Great Northern or NCP Oxford Street. If travelling by car, please allow plenty of time for your journey.

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