Canterbury Commemoration Society
Canterbury Guitar Society
IAN WATT has performed throughout the UK and in the USA, China, France, Holland, Belgium and Norway since debuting at the North of East Scotland Classical Guitar Society’s inaugural concert in November 2005. Last year he won silver medal at the Parkening International Guitar Competition in Malibu, at which he was the youngest competitor and in May 2010 won the 1st prize at the ‘Westfalian Guitar Spring’ International Competition in Germany.
A frequent concerto soloist, Ian has recently performed with the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, the City of London Sinfonia and the Scottish Philharmonic Orchestra. As well as performing on BBC Radio, Ian was featured in a BBC 2 documentary which included a performance of Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez.
Ian collaborates with Scottish composers John Mcleod, Gordon McPherson, Rory Boyle and John Maxwell Geddes. In March 2010, he premiered John Mcleod’s Guitar Concerto in Edinburgh. In November 2009, Ian performed Peter Maxwell Davies’ ‘Dark Angels’ song cycle for voice and guitar at the composer’s 75th birthday celebration concerts in Glasgow.
THE SOCIETY meets on the Third Mondays of the month from September to July, 7.30-10pm at the Friends’ Meeting House, 6, The Friars, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2AS, just across the river (East) from the Marlowe Theatre. Visitors welcome. Mostly we perform to ourselves (all standards) but we have two public professional concerts of the highest standard each year. For future concerts, see the EVENTS section on this website, or send an email or a SAE to the Secretary.
