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Alison will be performing an exciting and varied programme including Bach, Giuliani, Mertz, Villa - Lobos, Lovelady, Ryan & GarciaThe highly acclaimed classical guitarist Alison Smith has been described as one of the most exciting classical guitarists to emerge in recent years. She delights audiences with her fluid technique and expressive playing, performing nationwide and in Europe at concert halls, festivals and has broadcast on national radio, including BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio Scotland. Alison has played eight times at the International Guitar festival of Great Britain, where her performance was described as "enthralling......demonstrated sheer virtuosity.....superb technique and sensitivity". After a concert in Germany, "the audience broke into tumultuous applause and gave another standing ovation to the young guitarist who had played her way into their hearts". Nortorfer Zeitung Germany. (trans Fiona Bubbers).
Her CD Albums titled Recuerdos and Incandescent have been highly successful. She is now a Willowhayne Records artist and has recorded an album titled Poetico , under their label. Alison's CDs are distributed physically and digitally worldwide.
Alison is the Director of the Cawsand Bay Guitarfest, an exciting classical guitar weekend with Alison Smith, Craig Ogden, Eden Stell Guitar Duo/Vida Guitar Quartet. www.cawsandbayguitarfest.co.uk
In 1995 Alison Graduated with honours from Trinity College of Music London. She was awarded the Grace Wylie Thesis Prize, a college scholarship and a scholarship from the Mary Datchelor Trust to enable her to pursue her Post -Graduate studies. In 1997 she was awarded a distinction in the Post - Graduate Performance Certificate. Alison taught guitar and coached chamber music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland ( formerly Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama) from 2002 - 2008 and lectured and Techniques of teaching for the BMus Course.
www.alisonsmithguitar.com
Tickets: £12 in advance from www.wegottickets.com/event/677252 or £15 on the door
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Swimbridge Jubilee Hall, Barnstaple, United Kingdom
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