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Music Club – Craig Ogden in Concert

Little Gaddesden Music Club presents: Craig Ogden in Concert

Craig Ogden portrait

A household name to listeners of Classic FM and BBC Radio 3, both critically and popularly acclaimed with a string of No.1 recordings to his name, Australian born Craig Ogden is one of the most successful classical guitarists of his generation.

His programme reflects the wonderful variety within the guitar repertoire and includes music by: Rodrigo, Villa-Lobos, Vivaldi (arr. John Williams), JS Bach, Django Rheinhardt (arr. Roland Dyens) and Scarlatti.

Craig’s relaxed style of concert presentation, the diversity of his chosen repertoire and his virtuosity have made him a firm favourite with audiences.

Venue:  Little Gaddesden Church, HP4 1NZ

This concert is open to the public.

Tickets: £20 in advance from ianh72542@gmail.com or Ian Hamilton on 07491 654415 (or £25 on the door – if any are left!)

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AGM and Talk – Workaid

(The May talk is following the The Gaddesden Society AGM at 8:15pm)

Roger Lane of WorkAid

Workaid (https://workaid.org/) are a charity based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire empowering young people in Africa (and the UK) to help themselves by developing the skills and knowledge needed to find gainful employment or start their own business.

Workaid do this by refurbishing donated tools to a high standard and shipping them to training centres and self-help organisations.