Corinium Players workshop
On September 6th, the Eden Stell Guitar Duo gave a workshop and joint concert with the Corinium Players, a group of young guitarists, aided and abetted by a few equally enthusiastic adults from Cirencester, Gloucestershire, UK. This workshop also provided an opportunity to ‘fine-tune’ the ensemble’s programme and optimise their chances of achieving a winning place at the GOFI contest in Germany which they were competing in later that month (GOFI blog coming soon). [Read more →]
November 14, 2008 9 Comments
Festive Fizz – WYGF’s first recording
WYGF’s first recording
Before WYGF’s conception, Artistic Directors Mark Eden and Christopher Stell, Eden Stell Guitar Duo, had recently returned from performing in Australia where they met John Casey, Musical Director of the extraordinary youth guitar ensemble from Perth, Guitarstrophe! The ensemble had made quite an impression on the duo previously, winning the Calderdale Guitar Ensemble Competition which the duo had adjudicated. [Read more →]
October 31, 2008 No Comments
National Youth Guitar Ensemble at WYGF09
Here at WYGF headquarters we are thrilled to see so many of our 2007 groups returning for WYGF09 … I just hope that we’ll have enough room for all the new guitarists too! We are already taking bookings so please do let us know if you are planning to come, either as part of a group, or as an individual.
One of the ensembles coming back for more are the rather wonderful National Youth Guitar Ensemble. Led by artistic director, Gerald Garcia they joined forces with the Australian super-ensemble Guitarstrophe! to record a CD directly after the main festival last year. The CD Festive Fizz was launched earlier this year at the Winchester Guitar Festival (WGF) and we shall be featuring the CD on this site soon.
Playing in NYGE is a fabulous experience for young guitarists and their new coordinator, Liz Larner, recently got in touch to tell us more about the group.
October 24, 2008 4 Comments
Big Brouwer Diary Room
Where the WYGF students have THEIR SAY ….
In homage to the great Cuban guitarist and composer Leo Brouwer we created the ‘Big Brouwer Diary Room’ as one of the little extras at WYGF07. It was here that students were able to go and air their opinions on the festival, but of course the serious questions were far outweighed by more important issues such as ‘Superman, Batman or Gary Ryan?’
October 17, 2008 4 Comments
Welcome from WYGF’s Director
After the huge success of the first ever World Youth Guitar Festival in 2007, we are thrilled to announce that WYGF09 will take place from 11-14 August 2009.
We are moving venues to Dean Close School in Cheltenham which not only boasts superb facilities, but also the 560 capacity Bacon Theatre for the WYGF International Recital Series and WYGF Student Concert.
September 25, 2008 No Comments
