WYGF2011 Artists announced!

Things are hotting up for this year’s WYGF in Cheltenham and we are thrilled to be able to announce our fantastic line up of guest artists and tutors: there will be some familiar names for our past students and some new faces too.

First of all, we welcome back our Artistic Directors Mark Eden and Chris Stell or the Eden Stell Guitar Duo, and also Mark Ashford, Frank Gerstmeier (GER), Peter Nuttall, Helen Sanderson and Gary Ryan. Joining them, for the first time are Nick Powlesland and the winner of last year’s prestigious Guitar Foundation of America competition, Johannes Moller from Sweden.

Nick Powlesland will be known to many students as a composer featured in several exam board syllabuses: with pieces such as ‘Swing Thing’, ‘Cloud Nine’ and ‘Freestyling’  being firm favourites with students everywhere.

Johannes Moller has firmly estabilshed himself as a major ‘tour de force’ both as a guitarist and also as a composer. His new commission for GUITAR CIRCUS will be premiered by them at the WYGF opening night concert on 23 August in the Bacon Theatre, Cheltenham. Johannes will also be giving a solo recital in the second half of the evening concert: it’s a fabulous opportunity to hear one of the world’s most exciting young talents live in action.

Back to the WYGF concert series, by popular demand is Gary Ryan. His recital in 2007 was one of the absolute highlights of the entire festival and we have been longing to have him back ever since. He will be performing on 24 August on the same evening as WYGF’s very own artistic directors, the Eden Stell Guitar Duo.

If you are thinking of booking to come on this year’s WYGF then visit our online booking pages and fill in an application form. Don’t miss out!