Hertfordshire guitarist Simon, is a professional classical guitarist based near London with a repertoire covering a wide range of styles from Classical, Spanish through to Jazz and Popular.
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Hertfordshire guitarist Simon, is a professional classical guitarist based near London with a repertoire covering a wide range of styles from Classical, Spanish through to Jazz and Popular.
Professionally trained
Simon studied classical guitar under Gordan Crosskey and Craig Ogden at the Royal Northern College of Music. Having received an Honours Degree in Performance he has since pursued an eclectic career in performing and teaching.
Performing background
While at the RNCM, Simon teamed up with fellow guitarist, Nicholas Lee to form the Arada Guitar Duo making it their mission to perform and promote original guitar music for two guitars. The Arada Guitar Duo have performed throughout the UK including chamber music series’ such as Music in the Round, Glennila Arts Foundation and festivals (Northern Aldborough, Lewes International Guitar Festival).
Weddings & functions
Simon is in much demand as a guitarist for functions. Having performed at major venues across the U.K including: Tower of London, Tower Bridge, County Hall, National History Museum, Soho House, Babington House and Blenheim Palace to name but a few. Simon also performs regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Requests
Simon has an extensive repertoire covering many genres of music but for a small arrangement fee he is happy to learn new pieces for your event.
Repertoire
Classical
Albeniz – Asturias
Anon. – Greensleeves
Anon. – Romance D’Armour
Bach – Air on the G string
Bach – Andante from Violin Sonata No.2
Bach – Aria from The Goldberg Variations
Bach – Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Bach – Prelude from Cello Suite No.1
Bach – Sheep May Safely Graze
Bach – Sleepers Awake
Bach – Theme from “Golberg Var.”
Barrios – Julia Florida
Barrios – Vals Op.8 No.4
Dyens – Tango en Skai
G. Sanz – Canarios
Granados – Valse Poeticos
Lauro – Various Waltzes
Massenet – Meditation from Thais
Mendelssohn – Wedding March
Mozart – Adagio from Clarinet Concerto
Offenbach – Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Praetorius – Ballet e Volta
S. Myers – Cavatina
Tarrega – Capricho Arabe
Tarrega – Gran Vals
Tarrega – Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Various – Elizabethan Dances
Villa – Lobos – Prelude No.1
Villa–Lobos – Prelude no. 5
Vivaldi – Andante from Concerto for Two Mandolins
Vivaldi – Largo from Concerto for Lute
Wagner – Bridal Chorus
Williams – Classical Gas
Latin American & Spanish
Abreu – Tico Tico
Albeniz – Tango
Alegrias
Anon – Fandanguilo
Cielito Lind
Entre dos Aguas
Felicidade – Jobim
Julia Florida – Barrios
Manha de Carnaval
Modinha Imperial – Pinto
Nazareth – Bambino
Petenera
Retrato Brasiliero – Powell
Sound of Bells
Popular
All I Ask of You
Always on My Mind
As Time Goes By
Autumn Leaves
Beatles – Hey Jude, Imagine, Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, And I Love Her
Blue Moon
Cavatina
Dark Eyes
Don’t Get Around that Much Anymore
East of Eden
Embraceable You
Happy Together
Have I Told You Lately
Here Comes the Sun
Here, There and Everywhere
Jours en France
La Bamba
Love theme from ‘Cinema Paradiso’
Manha de Carnaval
More than Words
Nella Fantasie
Oh! Lady Be Good
Somebody Loves Me
Someone to Watch Over Me
Songbird
Summertime
The Man I Love
Theme from Titanic
Wonderful World
You and Me Song
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Clients & Venues
Venues
Babington House
Blenheim Palace
Claridges
County Hall
Goodwood House
Le Mnoir aux Quat’ Saions
Leeds Castle
National History Museum
Salvador Dali Museum
Soho House
The Gherkin
The Waldorf
Tower Bridge
Tower of London
Specs
- Name
- Hertfordshire Guitarist
- Main region
- Hertfordshire
- Other regions
- Bedfordshire Berkshire Birmingham Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridgeshire Derbyshire East Sussex Essex Hertfordshire Kent Leicestershire Lincolnshire London Norfolk Northamptonshire Nottinghamshire Oxfordshire Rutland Sheffield Suffolk Surrey West Yorkshire
- Main category
- Guitarists
- Other categories
- Classical Musicians Corporate Entertainment Flamenco Guitarists Guitarists Latin American Music Music for Funerals Musicians
- Set Up Time
- hours
- Arrival Time
- Finish time
- Minimum space
- 2m x 2m
- Maximum space
- 2m x 2m
- PA System included
- No
- PA Suitable for
- people
- Stage Lighting
- No
- Dance Floor Lighting
- No
- Free use of PA via iPod etc
- No
- DJ included
- No
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Just wanted to say again how much I appreciated your beautiful playing on Saturday. It was fantastic and really suited the mood. Lots of people commented to me how much they had enjoyed it. I will hear the Bach Prelude in my head for a long time to come when I think of the ceremony. Thanky ou. All the best,