We’re back! WYGF 2011- NOW BOOKING!

WYGF is back!

We’re thrilled to announce the dates for WYGF11 which will take place in Cheltenham from Tuesday 23 – Friday 26 August 2011.

Here at WYGF HQ we are busy planning our guest artists, tutors and concert series so watch this space for further details, or even better, sign up for our free email newsletter and get all our announcements straight into your inbox.

So, if you’re interested in coming along to WYGF but haven’t been before, what is it all about?

Well, simply put, it is a chance to meet with young guitarists aged 8-18 years from all over the world and join together to make music.  All students play in one of the WYGF guitar orchestras which receive daily coaching sessions from our guest artists, and then the rest of the timetable is packed full of workshops, masterclasses, concerts and coaching. Evenings at WYGF are not spent in front of the TV with a mug of cocoa – far from it. We have the hugely popular YouTube competition, Guitar ’Oscars’ night (with more fabulous guitar related goodies to award than you can shake a music stand at), the WYGF open-mic session and the infamous tutors’ pantomime!

WYGF2011 will be our third festival and it’s something that is proving to be hugely popular with young guitarists. So much so that we were a complete sell-out in 2009 with 240 participants from 7 different countries. You can come along on your own, or as part of a group of friends, or an ensemble who play together regularly. Just be sure to get in early to reserve your place because it’s strictly first-come first-served!

There’s lots more information on this website about what a typical day at WYGF might be like or what sort of things we have got up to in previous years, so do have a look around and if you would like to ask any other questions then do get in touch.

Hope to see you there!