London Guitar Orchestra Played Gluck's Dance Of The Blessed Spirits- Ordeo Et Euridice

London Guitar Orchestra Played Gluck's Aria

London Guitar Orchestra played Berimbao By Jürg Kindle from his Percussion Guitar Music No. 1.

Conductor: Tom Kerstens
Pendon Guitar Society Meetup Concert
Islington, London
22nd June 2012

Berimbao By Jürg Kindle

London Guitar Orchestra Played Jürg Kindle's Kalimba from his Percussion Guitar Music No. 1.

Conductor: Tom Kerstens
Recorded at Working Men's College, Camden, London
Pendon Guitar Society Meetup Concert, June 2012

Kalimba by Jürg Kindle

London Guitar Orchestra played Adios Nonino by Astor Piazzolla
Conducted by Tom Kerstens
Pendon Guitar Society Meetup Concert
Islington, London
22nd June 2012

Adios Nonino by Astor Piazzolla

Members of London Guitar Orchestra played a Ballet from Michael Praetorius' (1571 – 1621) Terpsischore, arranged by Jeremy Sparks.  Recorded in lockdown in and around Greater London, early August 2020. Parts were recorded individually and then edited and mixed together.

Terpsichore Suite

Ballet by Michael Praetorius, from a suite of dances from Terpischore

Members of London Guitar Orchestra played a Walking in the Air by Howard Blake from the 1982 animated film The Snowman. Recorded in lockdown in and around Greater London, Christmas 2020. Parts were recorded individually and then edited and mixed together.

Walking in the Air by Howard Blake

Members of London Guitar Orchestra played Planxty Irwin from the Connemara Suite for four guitars, based on melodies of Turlogh O'Carolan, arranged by Bruno Szordikowski.

Recorded in lockdown in and around Greater London, late May 2020. Parts were recorded individually and then edited and mixed together.

Planxty Irwin from the Connemara Suite

Members of London Guitar Orchestra played Sheebeg and Sheemore from the Connemara Suite for four guitars, based on melodies of Turlogh O'Carolan, arranged by Bruno Szordikowski.

Recorded in lockdown in and around Greater London, early June 2020. Parts were recorded individually and then edited and mixed together.

Connemara Suite

Sheebeg and Sheemore from the Connemara Suite

Members of London Guitar Orchestra played a Courante from Michael Praetorius' (1571 – 1621) Terpsischore, arranged by Jeremy Sparks.

Recorded in lockdown in and around Greater London, late June 2020. Parts were recorded individually and then edited and mixed together.

Courante by Michael Praetorius, from a suite of dances from Terpischore

The London Guitar Orchestra (LGO) is a group of friendly classical guitarists that meets once a week in Central London to laugh, learn and play some fantastic ensemble music, under the instruction of its fearless leader and conductor Tom Kerstens. The group had its genesis in the late 1970’s when current member Penny Sewell, along with Don Florence, fellow guitar tutor at the Mary Ward Centre, dreamed up the Pendon (i.e. Penny and Don) Guitar Society, the purpose of which was to provide a friendly, relaxed venue in which their students could perform throughout the academic year to a sympathetic audience of other musicians. What started as a way to strengthen students’ skills and foster their ability to perform in public quickly developed into two long-running courses – a solo master class and an orchestra class, both of which eventually moved out of Mary Ward and into the LGO’s current home in Conway Hall, Holborn. In keeping with the spirit of Pendon, the LGO frequently meets up for mutual concerts with other student groups from the likes of Morley College and the Working Man’s College. The group has flourished, having added many new players throughout the years. The music played spans many eras and styles – from Baroque to Romantic to new music, from Vivaldi to Piazzolla to Brouwer. We are now pleased to bring the unique sound of the guitar orchestra to a wider audience!

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Tom Kerstens is one of the leading figures in guitar music today – a brilliant and versatile performer and one of the most influential champions of the instrument’s cause. Kerstens made his debut at the 1987 Greenwich Festival and has subsequently played most other British festivals, most recently at the Harrogate, King’s Lynn and Brighton International festivals. He has toured the UK and Europe, plays regularly at the South Bank Centre and other major London venues, and appears frequently on television and radio. His debut CD, ¡Fandango!, (Conifer records), which featured a programme uniquely played on three different guitars, (baroque, romantic and modern), became the most broadcast guitar CD on Classic FM between 1992 and 1996.  Since 1995 Tom Kerstens has been Artistic Director of the International Guitar Foundation and Festivals (IGF). Under Tom’s leadership the IGF’s main showcase festival in Bath has established itself as the foremost in Europe, and Tom has commissioned over 30 new works for guitar from many leading composers. The IGF also stages the London Guitar Festival, a twice-yearly series of events at major London venues showcasing the best in major and new talent from around the world, with workshops, lectures and master classes open to all.

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