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Richard Durrant – The Guitar Whisperer
There is no other guitar concert on tour anywhere in the world quite like Richard Durrant’s “Guitar Whisperer”. The 2010 show begins with a virtuosic trip to Latin America followed by a stunning arrangement of Debussy’s Arabesque. The adventure continues with Richard’s unique solo take on Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells played to footage of the Apollo Moon Landings, JS Bach on the humble Ukulele and Manuel de Falla's Spanish Dance from La Vida Breve with Miranda Vincent’s Goya inspired film.
A musical voyage with Son et Lumiere. Spellbinding.
"The last few decades have seen the emergence of whole schools of very clever young guitarists. All comparisons are futile, just be sure to make a date with Richard Durrant wherever he is, and whatever the weather. You will not see his like anywhere else."
Newbury Weekly News, 2010
“Extraordinary virtuosity… A simply unmissable treat.”
Classic FM Magazine 2009
“Amongst the greats of instrumental performance…”
Properganda Magazine 2009
“Flawless and mesmerising…”
Acoustic Magazine 2009
Candlelit Christmas Guitar Recitals 2010
For the past five years Richard Durrant has given a series of Candlelit Concerts to celebrate the festive season. These started in local Sussex churches but have now spread further a-field.
The 2009 concerts featured music by John Dowland, Sylvius Leopold Weiss, JS Bach, Benjamin Britten and William Walton. The candlelit settings, perfect for the time of year, created a wonderful atmosphere and showed off the beautiful instruments Richard brought to each performance.
Besides the seasonal theme the Christmas series was also a celebration and thanksgiving for the more than seventy solo recitals that Richard gave in 2009. These continue through 2010 including concerto performances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
The Candlelit recitals for 2010 are already being planned and the repertoire will once again be a mixture of renaissance, contemporary and Christmas music. The high production values associated with Richard’s “Guitar Whisperer” shows will be carried through into these Christmas concerts with staging and lighting by Bill Hammond from Rambert Dance Company.
Concerti
Richard performs regularly with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and has performed with many other British Orchestras. He is available to perform the following concerti:
- Rodrigo's - "Aranjuez"
- Villa-Lobos - Concerto
- Giuliani - Concerto in A (on modern or period instrument)
- Vivaldi - Concerto in D (orig. Sop Lute) on guitar or mandolin
- Peter Copley - Concerto for guitar & Strings (for Richard Durrant - comissioned Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra)
- Malcolm Arnold - Guitar Concerto
Recent performances of Richard's own compositions include:
Superluminal for voice, strings, guitar, electronica & projections
Scale, Symmetries and the origin of Everything a mulit-media collaboration with particle physicist Dr Philip Harris -
The Rucenitsa Quintet a seven movement work for flute, viola, cello & guitar.
Richard's regular mulit-media collaborator is the award winning artist Malcolm Buchanan-Dick. The two have undertaken many unique projects suitable for large scale public performances and festivals. The material and presentation is too unusual and diverse to describe here - suffice to say they refer to their own projects as "Wondrous Lunacy". If you would like to find out more please contact the team.
From the stage in the lead up to a performance
Fun with Guitars and other Plucked Paraphanalia
An informal demonstration of guitars and other plucked instruments intended to inspire and encourage players of all levels including the very young. Learn how to avoid sore fingers and to tell the difference between a Mandolin and a Banjolin. Come along and ask difficult questions or just sit back and enjoy the music...
Public Masterclass
An opportunity for advanced classical and acoustic players to participate in front of a friendly audience. Open discussion will be encouraged. Topics to include tone production, amplification, general musicianship, career advice etc.
The Music Busniess, Writing for TV and Studio Production Techniques
An open ended workshop/discussion/demo suitable for music and music technology students of all levels. Richard is a busy record producer who has also written a lot for TV & Film over the past 20 years. This session uses audio and DVD examples and covers many technical issues.
School visits and workshops can be booked by arrangement.
Booking Details...
Last Updated Thursday, July 29 2010 @ 07:09 PM BST
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