House Concert - Harold Gretton

Multi-award winning classical guitarist Harold Gretton presents a program of works including highlights from his new album, In Flight.

The charm of Napoléon Coste's French Romanticism starts the concert, an invitation into the colourful sound world of the guitar, a sound world equally suited to Baroque lutenist Sylvius Leopold Weiß’s intimate Passacaille, which follows. Next, bursts of colour are a feature of Australian composer Richard Charlton’s Cloudforms, evoking different cloud formations, before storytelling at its finest brings the first half of the concert to a spine-tingling close in Nikita Koshkin’s The Prince’s Toys.

After an interval, Gretton’s original Flock evokes three of Australia’s most characterful birds: the Currawong, Magpie and Rainbow Lorikeet, before audiences are treated to two Latin favourites by Augustin Barrios Mangoré. The great Spanish Romantic Francisco Tarrega’s Gran Jota brings the concert to a spectacular finish.

Photo credit Dovile Sermokas

Limited seating for 50 guests in a lovely home with a performance space and comfortable seating. The performance will begin at 6pm and will be followed by drinks, dinner (provided) and a chance to mingle.

Hosts Bill and Libby want to offer opportunities for Canberra audiences to share their passion for the classical guitar, its varied and interesting repertoire and for the very high level of talent present in the region.

Venue
17 Astelia Place
Rivett, ACT 2611

The residence is on a battle-axe block with limited parking.  Guests are advised to park on Cedrela Place and enter via a footpath at the front of the house.  (Map link).