1 hour: £255 |
2 hours: £420 |
3 hours: £588 |
Will is a versatile guitarist and musician. He graduated from the Royal College of Music with First Class Honours and was winner of the 2018 RCM guitar prize. He studied with Gary Ryan and Chris Stell and jazz guitar with Milton Mermikedes. Will began learning electric guitar at the age of 8 but showed great interests in different styles of music picking up the classical at age 12.
He has an eclectic repertoire ranging from classical, Spanish jazz, Latin and Pop. Will is very flexible and can play a variety genres for specific occasions. Will has become popular with his compositions and arrangements he has written for weddings or special occasions.
Will has had years of experience playing at weddings, corporate events, dinner parties and special occasions. Will has proved to be very popular by creating a subtle ambient sound relaxes the guests making the occasions more entertaining. Past performances have been at the National Portrait Gallery, Drapers’ Hall, Kings Place, The V&A, Two Temple Place, Somerset House, Whitechapel Gallery and The South Bank Centre.
Since leaving college, Will has done recitals around the UK and Europe. Will was accepted on the International Guitar Foundations Young Artist Platform where he has premiered new guitar works. He has also recorded music for BBC television.
Based in Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Processional:
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba G F Handel
Cannon in D - Johann Pachelbel
Prelude in C Major - J S Bach
Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring - J S Bach
Air on a G String - J S Bach
Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn
Canarios - Gasper Sanz
Classical:
Choroz No.1 - Hector Villa Lobos
Recuerdos de la Alhambra - Francisco Tarrega
Gymnopedies - Erik Satie
Cavatina - Stanley Myers
Theme and Variation on the Magic Flute - Fernando Sor
Danza Brazilera - Jorge Morel
Lagrima - Francisco Tarrega
Granada - Isaac Albéniz
Revoir Paris - Charles Trenet (arr. Roland Dyens)
Spanish Romace – Anon
Prelude, Fuge and Allegro – J S Bach
Traditional Wedding Repertoire:
Canon in D - Johann Pachelbel
Jesu Joy of Mans Desiring – J S Bach
Prlude from Cello Suite 1 - J S Bach
Prelude in C from Well Tempered Clavier - J S Bach
The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba – G F Handel
Lagrima – Francisco Tarrega
Recuerdos de la Alhambra – Francisco Tarrega
Granada - Isaac Albéniz
Revoir Paris – Roland Dyens
Spanish Romace - Anon
Cavatina – Stanley Myers
South American:
Choro de Saudade – Augustin Barrios
Vals Op.8 no.4 - Augustin Barrios
Una Floresta - Augustin Barrios
Una Limosna - Augustin Barrios
Five Preludes – Hector Villa-Lobos
Choroz no.1 - Hector Villa-Lobos
Etude 1 - Hector Villa-Lobos
Verano Porteno – Astor Piazzolla
Milonga del Angel - Astor Piazzolla
Jongo – Paulo Bellinati
Danza Brazilera – Jorge Morel
Spanish:
Canarios – Gasper Sanz
Spanish Romance - Anon
Theme and Variations on the Magic Flute – Fernando Sor
Suite Espanola - Isaac Albéniz
Recuerdos de la Alhambra – Francisco Tarrega
Capricho Arabe - Francisco Tarrega
Lagrima - Francisco Tarrega
Bolero – Bartolomé Calatayud
Pasodobillo - Bartolomé Calatayud
El Catalan – Jose Broca
Access to power and 1 armless chair.
Arrives 40-60 minutes before start; 10 minute set up and pack down.
Honorable Company of Chartered Surveyors
Somerset House
The V&A