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Season 2011–2012

Saturday 24 September 2011

Acorn Centre, Inverurie

Trio Verso
Review

Friday 4 November 2011

Kemnay Church Centre

Peter Johansson (piano)
Review

Friday 17 February 2012

Kemnay Church Centre

Ben Kearsley (guitar)
Review

Saturday 10 March 2012

Kemnay Church Centre

Greenwich Trio
Review

Saturday 21 April 2012

St Mary's Church, Inverurie

Djordje Gajic (accordion)
Review

NESCGS

This concert is promoted by Inverurie Music in association with the North East Scotland Classical Guitar Society.

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Ben Kearsley

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Ben Kearsley (guitar)

Friday 17 February 2012
8pm
Kemnay Church Centre (map)

Tickets £9.00, £7.00 (concession), £1.00 (children & full-time students) available at the door or from Morgan's Music Shop

Review by Haworth Hodgkinson

Ben Kearsley

Ben Kearsley was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He began classical guitar with Norman Quinney and later with Ian Smith. During his time at school Ben won the Young Musician of the Year 1993 at James Gillepie's High School and the Norman Quinney Prize for Classical Guitar. Performances at the Usher Hall and Queens Hall in Edinburgh took place during this time.

After five years of full time study in music (one year at Napier University and four years at Birmingham Conservatoire) Ben graduated from the Birmingham Conservatoire in 1998 with a BMus (Hons) 2:1. During this time Ben performed in masterclasses for Alirio Diaz, Jose Tomas, David Russell, Roland Dyens, Nigel North and Carlos Bonell. Performances at the Adrian Bolt Hall, Birmingham Town Hall and Symphony Hall took place during this time. During the 1990s Ben attended many summer schools in Scotland, England, France and Belgium.

After studing Ben lived in La Paz, Bolivia and then Madrid, Spain. He taught guitar at the Conservatoirio De La Paz and performed at the British Embassy, Palacio Chico and Theatre Municipal.

In 2004 Ben undertook his first tour of 20 concerts in Scotland. His CDs include Sunburst (2005), Koyunbaba (2006), Sakura (2007), Milwaukee (2008) and Tango en skai (2009).

Ben has also been teaching guitar for 11 years, teaching for Fife Council (1998–1999), Conservatoiro De La Paz (1999-2000), Loretto School (2002-2004), Mansfield School of Music (since 2002) and Edinburgh University (since 2003).

Anon.

Spanish Romance

I. Albeniz

Asturias

S. Meyers

Cavatina

L. Milan

Six Pavanas

J. Pernambuco

Sons De Carilhoes

A. Villoldo

El Choclo

M. Llobet

El testament d'Amelia

A. Barrios

Danza Paraguaya

A. Barrios

London Carape

INTERVAL

M. Giuliani

Grand Overture

F. Schubert

Der Leiermann (The Organ Grinder)

F. Schubert

Die Forelle (The Trout)

I. & E. Arteaga

Ojos Azules

G. Ecos

Celia

Lennon & McCartney

Yesterday

G. Harrison

Here comes the sun

R. Dyens

Tango en skai

A. Barrios

Una limosna por el amor de Dios

J. Sanders

Adios Muchachos

Trad. Catalan

El noi de la mare

A. York

Sunburst

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