North East Guitar Festival 2016 by Sage Gateshead

IGF PRESENTS

NORTH EAST GUITAR FESTIVAL 2016 24 - 30 October 2016

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Antonio Forcione & Adriano Adewale

Monday 24th October, 20.00, Sage Two, £28.49

Loudon Wainwright III is a true oneoff. His songs can be heart-warming, hilarious, intensely personal, life-affirming, and sometimes just indefinably ingenious – sometimes all at the same time. Loudon Wainwright songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Rufus Wainwright and Mose Allison, among others.

LOUDON WAINWRIGHT III

Wednesday 26 October, 20.00, Sage Two, £18.81

MANUEL VALENCIA FLAMENCO QUARTET AND GUITAR DUO MANZANO-MARCIA Manuel Valencia, from Jerez de la Frontera is widely seen as one of the greatest emerging talents of the Flamenco guitar. Tonight he makes his UK debut with his fantastic new quartet. For this concert Manuel will be joined by the great singer Felipa del Moreno, exciting young dancer Saray García and experienced percussionist Angel Sánchez ‘Cepillo’.

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Saturday 29 October, 19.45, NRFH, £16.13

IBERIAN COLOURS

IBERIAN COLOURS is a journey inspired by the relationship between Spanish composers and Iberia’s traditional music. Traditional music in Spain has long been an important source of inspiration for many Spanish composers: Falla, Mompou, Granados, Albéniz, and Toldrà, to name a few. More intensely since the end of the 19th-century—and especially through the 20th as a consequence of Musical Nationalism—Spanish composers have been inspired by the lyrics, melodies, rhythms and harmonies of traditional music. The guitar, as the predominant instrument of Spanish folk heritage, was one of their main sources of inspiration. Maria Camahort, guitar and arrangements, Violeta García, voice and violin and Laura Ruhí-Vidal, soprano present a captivating programme with music from different regions of Spain and Spanish speaking cultures.

Friday 28 October, 20.00, Sage Two, £24.19 Tony Joe White reigns supreme as one of the true masters of get-down funky bluesy swamp rock music.

TONY JOE WHITE

Tony Joe White grew up on a cotton farm in northwest Louisiana, the wellspring that has nourished his mysterious, magical songs for more than 50 years. From his first club gigs 50 years ago and since his debut album Black and White in 1969, which featured his Top Ten pop hit Polk Salad Annie, his childhood memories have taken shape in his songs. Among the many artists who have recorded his songs are Dusty Springfield, Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett, George Jones, Hank Williams Jr. and Elvis Presley.

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Saturday 29 October NRFH 17.00, £10.75

MARISA ANDERSON AND LAURA CANNELL This very special double bill brings together two solo performers who each find wondrous ways to evoke ghosts through music. Itinerant US blues-folk guitarist Marisa Anderson pairs up with singular UK fiddle and recorder composer Laura Cannell, each casting spells through strings, wind, melody and a certain spectral beauty borne of the places and histories they have absorbed on their own personal-musical journeys. Marisa Anderson's playing is fluid and masterful, featuring compositions and improvisations that reimagine the landscape of American music. Her deeply original work applies elements of minimalism, electronic music, drone and 20th century classical music to compositions based on blues, jazz, gospel and country music. Based in rural East Anglia, Laura Cannell’s work encompasses both wild animal calls and long forgotten liturgical fragments, which drawn through Laura’s music seem to originate from the same, ahistorical place. With a background in traditional folk, early and experimental music, she creates a solitary minimalist chamber music, where one player makes all the harmonies. “Her sound has strength in restless variety…Anderson’s playing is heartfelt and utterly American- free from grandstanding and steeped in respect for the old tradition.” WIRE “One of the most exciting instrumentalists around” The Guardian Sunday 30 October, 19.45, NRFH, £16.13

CHRIS WOODS GROOVE ORCHESTRA

Chris Woods, guitar & loops, Christian Ballistrari, synth, Chris Jones, double bass A UK based instrumental phenomenon – guitarist Chris Woods, recording as ‘Chris Woods Groove’ and ‘The Chris Woods Groove Orchestra’, blends ear bending dropped tuned grooves with endearing stories to create his performances. There is an eerie feel to his music; a dark jazz texture driven by explosive guitar percussion. A guitarist, composer, performer, producer, and an educator, touring across the globe appearing at festivals including Glastonbury Festival, Guitar Summit at Kings Place, the Mikulášsky Jazz Festival (Slovakia) and others, performing in art houses, theatres and music shows such as the NAMM in LA. His mind-bending guitar approach is exceptional, a concert by an amazing young artist not to be missed!

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IGF’s Young Artist Platform presents:

Andrea González Caballero Saturday 29th October NRFH, 1pm £6.45 Andrea González Caballero is considered one of the rising stars of the Spanish guitar. She gave her first concert at the age of eight and has since been performing worldwide. Andrea began studying guitar at the age of seven with Ana Maria Caballero, her mother. In 2010 she continued her studies at the Robert Schumann Music Conservatory in Düsseldorf, Germany where she finished her bachelor’s degree studying with Joaquin Clerch and where she is currently pursuing a Master’s degree. Programme includes work by Arcas, Assad, Clerch, Malats and Wallen (IGF commission)

IGF’s

INSPIRE IGNITE INVENT

programme for new music and new players presents The Young Artist Platform (YAP) offers much needed opportunities for young guitarists in the early stages of their careers. Participants are selected by audition and are offered concerts in all 2016 IGF festivals, locations include Sage Gateshead and venues in London and Bath. In addition to the concerts, the young players are offered workshops and mentoring. The other key element of the INSPIRE IGNITE INVENT programme is the commissioning of new work which the young players will be

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invited to perform. This year offers exciting new work by composers Graham Lynch, John Metcalfe, Howard Skempton and Na’ama Zisser. YAP participants also choose work from IGF’s repertoire list of commissions from the past 12 years. Please visit www. igf.org.uk if you wish to support this vitally needed programme. Supported by Arts Council England and the Shears Foundation.

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Kevin Loh & Renata Arlotti Sunday 30 October NRFH 1pm £6.45 Kevin Loh, recipient of the 2010 HSBC Youth Excellence Award for Musical Excellence, was talent scouted by the Yehudi Menuhin School via his YouTube Channel when he was 12 and was awarded a grant by The Rolling Stones to study at the prestigious music school. Since then, his extraordinary musicality has won him international accolades at international guitar events such as 1st Prize at the Guitar Foundation of America’s International Youth Competition. Programme includes Bach, Fitkin (IGF commission) and Ponce.

Renata Arlotti was born in Italy and began studying classical guitar in her home town of Sassari, before continuing in Milan and doing a Bachelor’s Degree at the Conservatoire de la Vallée d’Aoste, graduating in 2011 with highest honours. In 2013 she graduated from the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana in Lugano, in the class of Lorenzo Micheli with a Master’s in performance. In 2013 she was admitted to the prestigious Royal Academy of Music in London, where she is currently attending a Master’s Course in performance with Professor Michael Lewin. Programme includes Bellinati (IGF commission), Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Tansman.