Welcome to the Chester Guitar Circle
The Chester Guitar Circle is a group of guitarists who meet every month in Chester to enjoy playing and listening to the guitar. We are always looking for opportunities to share with other guitar enthusiasts. Guitarists of all grades are welcome. We meet up on the first Wednesday of the month, from 8:00 pm till 10:30 pm at our dedicated venue in Chester. Member's fee is £2.- guests £3.- More info on our Meetings and other Events Interested in contacting us? New Committee for 2018/19 After six years of chairing the CGC, Nicole Nijssen has stepped down from the post, resulting in a new look to the committee.
Your committee then, for 2018-19, is as follows: Chairman, Alastair Gambling Treasurer, Tony Delaney Secretary, Geoff Gorringe Music Curator, Mark Houghton. Alastair, the incoming chairman, paid tribute to Nicole for the excellent work she has carried out over the past six years. She has been instrumental in organising many events, has raised the standards of performance throughout the circle and increased awareness of the classical guitar in the North West. |
Wirral Guitar Festival 2019
Saturday 25th May, 7:30pm Xuefei Yang Floral Pavilion Blue Lounge, New Brighton All Tickets £21.50 Xuefei Yang is acclaimed as one of the world’s finest classical guitarists. Hailed as a musical pioneer - her fascinating journey began after the Cultural Revolution, a period where Western musical instruments & music were banned. Fei was the first-ever guitarist in China to enter a music school, & became the first internationally recognised Chinese guitarist on the world stage. Friday 31st May 2019, 7:30pm Miloš Karadaglić Floral Pavillion, New Brighton All Tickets £23.50 Miloš has appeared in recital at almost all major concert halls and festivals around the globe and has worked with many of the world’s leading orchestras and conductors. He is also the first ever classical guitarist to have performed a solo recital at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Saturday 1st June 2019, 7:30pm Graham Anthony Devine Williamson Art Gallery, Slatey Road Birkenhead Wirral CH43 4UE All Tickets £20.00 We are proud to present the accomplished, award winning classical guitarist Graham Anthony Devine for a night of pure performance brilliance. His recital is entitled Fiesta and will includes work by J.S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi alongside Astor Piazzola and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Saturday 15th June 2.00pm Liverpool Guitar Society Birkenhead Priory, Priory Street, Birkenhead CH41 5JH All Tickets: £5.00 For Further details on all Festival Events:https://www.bestguitarfest.com Katona Twins 30th Anniversary Concert Featuring music from the movies - £25.00 Philharmonic Hall Concert Room Tuesday June 11th 2019 Born in Hungary but at home in Liverpool, classical guitarists Peter and Zoltán Katona are a force of nature. It’s hard to believe they’ve been performing together for 30 years, but it’s true, and they’ve decided to celebrate Hollywood style, with an evening of music inspired by the movies – from John Williams, Leonard Bernstein and Ennio Morricone right through to Los Lobos and Game of Thrones. They always bring the house down: just watch those fingers fly! For more details: https://www.liverpoolphil.com/whats-on/katona-twins-30th-anniversary-concert 
Orchestra Rehearsals
Chester Guitar Orchestra rehearsal dates for Spring 2019: April 7th, May 12th, June 9th, July 7th. Video of the month
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