Gorbach Masterclass

Gorbach Masterclass 7.00pm, Friday 9th August 2024 IMMS 150 Guildford Rd, Maylands, 6051 Free to attend Players interested in playing for Vladimir Gorbach should contact the society on contactus@guitarwa.com.au A masterclass with one of Australia’s leading guitar pedagogues! Described as ‘a gift to the world of music’, Russian-born classical guitarist...

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Nanjing Collaboration: Ensemble’s Showcase (WAAPA)

Nanjing Collaboration: Ensemble’s Showcase (WAAPA) Music Director: Jonathan Paget Performed by: Music students from WAAPA and Nanjing University of the Arts East Meets West in this joyous celebration of cross-cultural collaboration and performance between student ensembles from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA)....

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The Mediterranean Guitar (WAAPA)

The Mediterranean Guitar 7.30pm, Thursday 10th October Richard Gill Auditorium, WAAPA (2 Bradford St Mt Lawley) Tickets: $30 – Full, $25 – Concession, $23 – Friends click here The Spanish may have invented the guitar, but the Italians also made the instrument their own! Over the centuries, a diaspora of Mediterranean...

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Yamandu Costa: The Brazilian Guitar (Perth)

Yamandu Costa: The Brazilian Guitar (Perth) 7.00pm, Wednesday 21st August 2024 Joy shepherd performing arts centre 26 Bay View Terrace, Mosman Park WA 6012, Australia Tickets:  HERE Hosted by Concerts Australia   “The Paganini of the Guitar” – Kurt Masur Experience the mastery of Grammy award winning artist Yamandu Costa, one...

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Guitar Trek (Perth 2024)–now cancelled

Guitar Trek (Perth 2024) –STOP PRESS– news is that this concert is being cancelled.  Check links to confirm– 7.00pm, Friday 12th July 2024 Joy shepherd performing arts centre 26 Bay View Terrace, Mosman Park WA 6012, Australia Tickets:  HERE Hosted by Concerts Australia   Guitar Trek are known for their...

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Serenade to Samba: The Soulful Melodies of Spain and Latin America (Perth)

Serenade to Samba: The Soulful Melodies of Spain and Latin America (Andrew Blanch) 7.00pm, Monday 24th June 2024 Joy shepherd performing arts centre 26 Bay View Terrace, Mosman Park WA 6012, Australia Tickets:  HERE Hosted by Concerts Australia   “Serenade to Samba: The Soulful Melodies of Spain and Latin America”...

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Chrystian Dozza: Brazilian Inspirations!

Chrystian Dozza: Brazilian Inspirations! 5.00pm, Sunday 8th September 2024 Richard Gill Auditorium, WA Academy of Performing Arts (2 Bradford St Mt Lawley) Tickets: $35 Full. $25 Conc.  Purchase tickets HERE   Chrystian Dozza is one of the leading lights of the new generation of Brazilian instrumental musicians, a brilliant young...

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African Sunrise: A Musical Journey

African Sunrise: A Musical Journey 6pm Tuesday 18 June Ellington Jazz Club Join us for an unforgettable musical experience as Patrick Bebey, son of the renowned Cameroonian guitarist and composer Francis Bebey, collaborates with Esperance WA based French guitarist in Esperance, Ingrid Riollot, to present “African Sunrise.” Drawing inspiration from the...

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Silver Sands Guitar Quartet: The World in a Single Grain

Silver Sands Guitar Quartet: “The World in a Single Grain” 5.00pm Sunday 17 September North Perth Town Hall (26 View St North Perth) Adults: $35, Concession $22 purchase online here The Silver Sands Guitar Quartet is an exciting refresh of the innovative trio that performed across Australia and Asia 2016-2019....

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WA Guitar Orchestra Annual Maylands Recital

If you miss out on the WA Classical Guitar Orchestra performance in July, you can see them perform at the Maylands Yacht Club on the 25th of August from 3pm. This is a very popular event that raises funds for both the CGSWA and the Maylands Yacht Club. Afternoon tea...

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WA Guitar Orchestra Concert for the Homeless

The WA Classical Guitar Society Orchestra will be giving their first performance for the year on Sunday the 28th of July. The concert will take place at the Church of Christ, 70 Dalkeith Rd, Nedlands, starting at 3pm.  The Orchestra will be playing Suites by Haydn, Bizet and Richard Charlton, music...

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Perth Guitar Quartet – Landscapes

Perth Guitar Quartet – Landscapes Sunday 9 June 5:00pm The Grove Library, 1 LEAKE ST PEPPERMINT GROVE The music in this program draws inspiration from the world and scenes around us: from Australia’s vast changing land as viewed from a fast car on a highway, to French Impressionism, the lively dance...

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2024 WA Classical Guitar Ensemble (and Solo) Festival

The WA Classical Guitar Ensemble (and Solo) Festival (2024) will be held at Carine Senior High School, 51 Everingham St Carine, on Saturday 10 August and Sunday 1 August 2023.  Registrations are invited from both ensembles and soloists. For further information see WA Classical Guitar Ensemble Festival – Department of...

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Classical FastTrack 2.0 (Masterclass with Jonathan Paget)

  Classical FastTrack 2.0 (Guitar Masterclass with Jonathan Paget) 1.00pm-4.00pm Sunday 21 July 2024 Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, ECU (2 Bradford St Mount Lawley) Boost your confidence, strengthen your skills, and turbocharge your performances through working with one of Australia’s most esteemed performers and pedagogues! (see Associate Professor...

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Silversands Guitar Quartet–WAAPA Lunchtime

Silversands Guitar Quartet–WAAPA Lunchtime Concert 1.10pm, Thursday 19th September Richard Gill Auditorium, WAAPA (2 Bradford St Mt Lawley) Free admission The Silver Sands Guitar Quartet performs this delightful lunchtime program featuring a selection of modern Australian and international works. Featuring four acclaimed virtuosi (Jonathan Paget, Ingrid Riollot, Ethan Dorrian, Craig Lake),...

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WAAPA Guitar Forum 2024 on “Women of the Guitar”

WAAPA Guitar Forum 2024 on “Women of the Guitar” Saturday 22nd June 2024 2.00-5.30pm Symposium 6.00pm Showcase Concert (featuring recent and historical works by women composers) Richard Gill Auditorium, WAAPA (2 Bradford St Mt Lawley Free admission (registration here) https://sway.cloud.microsoft/LSFNLR3eoqiPHvak?ref=Link [symposium schedule] https://sway.cloud.microsoft/bOcaSy1dK30MFzUk?ref=Link [showcase concert] WAAPA’s 2024 Guitar Forum is...

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Nanjing Collaboration: East-West Alchemy (WAAPA)

Nanjing Collaborations: East-West Alchemy Music Director: Jonathan Paget Performed by: Music staff from WAAPA and Nanjing University of the Arts East Meets West in this celebration of Classical Western and Chinese music with collaborations between staff from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and Nanjing University of the Arts (NUA)....

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News from Nowhere (WAAPA Guitar)

News from Nowhere 7.30pm, Wednesday 24th April Richard Gill Auditorium, WAAPA (2 Bradford St Mt Lawley) Tickets: $30 – Full, $25 – Concession, $23 – Friends click here The vastness of the country, the muted colours of the landscape, and an introspective lyricism – these essential national elements infuse the Australian...

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UWA DAY OF GUITAR

UWA Day of Guitar 19 October 2024, 1-5pm Classical guitarists of all ages and abilities are invited to join us at the UWA Conservatorium of Music for an inspiring day of performances, workshops, guitar comparison demonstrations, masterclasses and guitar orchestras led by some of WA’s finest performers and educators. The...

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