International Guitar Foundation (IGF) presents our summer festival programme of concerts at the Bath Spa University, Newton Park campus. Internationally renowned artists join emerging young performers in this showcase of guitar in every style from classical and flamenco to blues, rock, groove and acoustic. There's something for everyone!
the Bath Guitar Concert Series 2025 IGF PRESENTS
12 - 16 AUGUST 2025 BATH SPA UNIVERSITY, NEWTON PARK
WELCOME Welcome to the Bath Guitar Festival Concert Series Celebrating the diversity of the Guitar – the next 30 years!
The transition from the last stage of conservatoire or college to the professional concert platform is when young artists need most help. YAP offers concert opportunities on major UK concert platforms, as well as masterclasses, mentoring and training in a wide range of subjects that young professionals need to develop a successful career. YOUNG ARTIST PLATFORM
30 Years ago, the Bath Guitar Festival and Summer School was IGF’s (International Guitar Foundation and Festivals) very first event. It was the root of all our national and international work that was to come in the next 30 years. It is with great pleasure I welcome you to our 2025 Concert Series! As usual we have concerts in a wide variety of styles, as well as workshops, lectures and masterclasses as part of our famous summer school, new music commissions, young artists from IGF Young Artist Platform and a special celebration of women music creators. Enjoy classical concerts by Argentinian virtuoso Daniela Rossi, terrific Spanish guitarist Marco Socías and our own Francisco Correa playing music from his new album. We also present fabulous flamenco by Samuel Moore in his Bath debut, amazing Americana by singer guitarist Holly Carter, classic blues from Elsie Franklin, fizzing jump blues from Chris Corcoran, and fantastic fusion rock by Antra Lante.
IGF’S NEW MUSIC COMMISSIONS 2024-2025
A key objective of IGF is the creation and performance of high-quality new works for solo guitar and guitar in a variety of ensemble settings.
IGF celebrates women music creators! We build on our long history of supporting women and the guitar starting with innovative projects like Girls Rock (2004), Venus and the guitar (2019), Women Flamenco Guitarists (2019) and La Leona which was started in 2021 during lockdown and is now receiving a new impetus. Over the next three years we will initiate a range of new work in a wide variety of styles, showcasing the versatility and diversity of the guitar and other plucked instruments like sitar, oud, kora, mandolin, banjo, domra and others. LA LEONA CELEBRATING WOMEN MUSIC CREATORS We are the leading organisation for new music for guitar in Europe having commissioned 127 new works for guitar from both emerging and established composers and promoted 285 premières of new music for guitar. This year’s new commissions include David John Roche’s Quaver Dreams and Quaver Nightmares, Bobbie-Jane Gardner’s Selflove, Lillie Harris’s A Modern Woman in Work, Love, and Life, and new work by Kristian Arakelyan, Leila Arafah, Askan Layegh as well as past IGF commission of work by Errollyn Wallen.
Tom Kerstens Artistic Director and CEO IGF
A stunning line-up of great guitar music demonstrating the unique versatility and diversity of the guitar, don’t miss it !
In Bath this year we feature Elsie Franklin , Antra Lanta , Holly Carter , Daniela Rossi and new work by women classical composers Bobbie-Jane Gardner and Leila Arafah .
Marco Socías
Daniela Rossi
Supported by:
WHAT’S ON
MICHAEL TIPPETT CENTRE
UNIVERSITY THEATRE
Tues 12 Aug 7.30 pm
Thurs 14 Aug 7.30 pm
Francisco Correa Samuel Moore
Elsie Franklin Chris Corcoran
Weds 13 Aug 1.15 pm
Fri 15 Aug 7.30 pm
Luke Tyrrell Duo Cantelina
Antra Lante Holly Carter
Weds 13 Aug 7.30 pm
MICHAEL TIPPETT CENTRE
Daniela Rossi
Fri 15 Aug 5.00 pm
Student Concert flamenco & classical
Thurs 14 Aug 1.15 pm
Gonçalo Maia Caetano Wales Guitar Duo
STUDENTS’ UNION BAR
Thurs 14 Aug 7.30 pm
Sat 16 Aug 7.30 pm
Student Concert contemporary styles
Marco Socías
Luke Tyrrell & Duo Cantelina
Francisco Correa & Samuel Moore
Tuesday 12 August th 7.30pm
Wednesday 13 August th 1.15pm
general admission £14 seniors £10 | under 18s free
general admission £7 seniors £5 | under 18s free
Classical and Flamenco Guitar
Young Artist Platform
Francisco Correa (classical guitar)
Luke Tyrrell
Praised by Gramophone for his ‘eloquence’ and by Soundboard Magazine for his ‘beautiful and expressive playing’, Colombian guitarist Francisco Correa has captivated audiences with his virtuosic and nuanced performances. With a deep passion for both Western Classical and Latin American repertoire, Francisco has established himself as a versatile and sought-after guitarist. Samuel Moore (flamenco guitar) Hailed as “a fantastic flamenco guitarist” (BBC Radio 3) and honoured as a First Category prizewinner in the 2023 Manhattan International Music Competition, Samuel Moore is fast establishing himself as one of the leading flamenco musicians of his generation.
Luke Tyrrell is a multi-award-winning classical guitarist from Reading, England. Combining knowledge from all genres and varieties of guitar playing, and a special interest in underappreciated and underperformed works, Luke strives to offer audiences diverse and unique recitals. Currently presenting a recital program exploring the music of early 20th century Spain and sharing the stories of composers who lived through that period. Duo Cantelina Guitarist Ravi Nathwani and mezzo-soprano Sophie Clarke have just completed their masters at the Royal Northern College of Music and during their time at the RNCM they received First Place in the Bessie Cronshaw/Frost Brownson Song Cycle Competition.
Daniela Rossi
Gonçalo Maia Caetano & Wales Guitar Duo
Wednesday 13 August th 7.30pm
Thursday 13 August th 1.15pm
general admission £14 seniors £10 | under 18s free
general admission £7 seniors £5 | under 18s free
Guest Artist
Young Artist Platform
Gonçalo Maia Caetano Gonçalo Maia Caetano is a classical guitarist from Pinhel, Portugal. He has won over ten international competitions, the most notable being The Prince's Prize by the Musicians' Company. Other important awards include scholarships for his studies from the The Countess of Munster Musical Trust, The Craxton Memorial Trust, Help Musicians, and the Royal Academy of Music. Wales Guitar Duo Established in 2020, the Wales Guitar Duo is formed of Welsh classical guitarists, Cai Charles and Oliver Manning. Known for their on-stage charisma and rapport, the Wales Guitar Duo break preconceived concert platform expectations with their choice of repertoire and strong off- stage friendship shining through, bridging the gap between performer and audience.
Daniela Rossi
Described by the composer/guitarist Leo Brouwer as " …a performer with a very rare combination of energy, expression and perfect technique", Daniela Rossi is an exciting classical guitarist from Bahía Blanca, Argentina, currently based in Cambridge, UK. She studied with Lito González Velasco at the Conservatorio de Música de Bahía Blanca, from where she graduated. Daniela has won numerous performance awards and prizes across South America and Europe, including First Prize in the London International Guitar Competition (2015), Second Prize in the Heinsberg Guitar Competition and Festival in Germany (2017), and First Prize in the prestigious XXXVI Luis Sigall International Music Competition held in Viña del Mar, Chile (2009).
Student Concert
Marco Socías
Wednesday 13 August th 7.30pm
Friday 15 August th 5.00pm
general admission £14 seniors £10 | under 18s free
general admission free
Final night concert - classical and flamenco
Guest Artist
Marco Socías Born in Málaga (Spain) into a family of pianists, Marco Socías received his musical education in this city, and afterwards in many masterclasses and at the Musikhochschule Cologne (Germany). He became at the age of 21 the youngest guitar professor in Spain, and has been awarded in some of the most prestigious international competitions, as the “Infanta Cristina” (Fundación Guerrero, Madrid) where he got the first prize, “Le Printemps de la Guitare” (Belgium) and Concorso Internazionale di Gargnano (Italy).
Come and hear students from our classical and flamenco guitar courses perform in the Michael Tippett Centre (entry is free).
Classical Guitar | Guitar Orchestra | Flamenco Guitar
Each student has the opportunity to play solo or in a duo (or trio / quartet). The guitar orchestra will also perform their pieces in the concert.
Antra Lante & Holly Carter
Elsie Franklin with Chris Corcoran
Thursday 13 August th 7.30pm
Friday 15 August th 7.30pm
general admission £14 seniors £10 | under 18s free
general admission £14 seniors £10 | under 18s free
La Leona - celebrating women music creators
La Leona - celebrating women music creators
Antra Lante Antra is a Latvian guitarist, composer and performer based in London. With a passion for creating soulful, instrumental guitar music, she blends atmospheric soundscapes with emotive melodies through original compositions and creative covers arrangements, defining her unique voice of guitar sound and pushing boundaries of contemporary instrumental music. Holly Carter Holly is an award-winning songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Bristol, UK. Two-time recipient of ‘Instrumentalist of the Year’ at the Americana UK awards (2023 & 2024) she is widely recognised as an exceptional fingerstyle guitarist and one of the UK’s only professional female pedal steel players.
Elsie Franklin and Roni Reeds (drums) Elsie Franklin is a rising talent on the UK blues scene, playing high-energy acoustic country blues and ragtime on her steel resonator. She is joined by her good friend and talented percussionist, Roni Reeds , to bring you unique covers and originals that are sure to get your toes tapping!
Joining Elsie is the Jump Blues legend and regular summer school tutor Chris Corcoran.
UK Blues Awards habitué Chris Corcoran references the big sound of 40s and 50s R&B and Jump Blues. Touring the UK and Europe with his trio and 6 piece band he is acclaimed as one of the country’s finest and most distinctive blues musicians.
Student Concert
GETTING THERE Bath Spa University, Newton Park BA2 9BN
Saturday 16 August th 7.30pm
general admission free
Concerts take place on campus at the Michael Tippett Centre (classical guitar and flamenco), the University Theatre (contemporary styles) and the Students’ Union Bar (contemporary styles student concert).
Final night concert - contemporary styles
Bath Spa University is approx 4.5 miles from the city centre.
Come and hear our summer school students perform at their final night concert (entry is free).
Blues & Country | Groove | Jazz | Vintage Electric | Rock & Blues | Acoustic | Electric Foundations
This event is guaranteed to be a lot of fun!
Each class plays a set and shows off what they have learnt. After the main show students (and tutors) can get up and play some more in an open mic session.
ABOUT IGF
CONTACT US
IGF is the flagship UK organisation for the guitar/plucked strings. We support next generation composers and guitarists.
info@igf.org.uk
We capitalise on the guitar’s strengths as accessible, affordable, easy to learn and transportable and as the most popular instrument with young people. For many the guitar is their way into music-making.
www.igf.org.uk
SUPPORTING OUR WORK
Learning music builds cognitive skills like no other activity, explores creativity and gives a sense of fun. Playing together builds social skills and nurtures confidence and self-belief in young people. Guitar is the ideal instrument to achieve this goal. In recent times music education in schools has been steadily reduced, we at IGF are filling this void by offering great music education experiences to schools free of charge.
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We need your support to ensure no child misses out on the transformative power of music.
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OUR SUPPORTERS 2024-25
Young Artist and Composer programme | La Leona, supporting women music creators | Classical guitar scholarships
Golsoncott Foundation
THE MARCHUS TRUST
IGF’s work with Spanish artists is supported by Spain ARTS & CULTURE and The Embassy of Spain – London
James T Howat Charitable Trust
Fidelio Charitable Trust
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