Svara-Kanti @ Glasgow Jazz
Festival 30th June, 8.30pm, Recital Room, City Halls
book here, featuring newly
commissioned works by pioneering US legend Terry Riley, UK
intercultural master Nigel Osborne, India's greatest
composer Shirish Korde and Simon, recently premiered at the
London Southbank Centre's Alchemy Festival. Also announcing the addition of renowned
international violinist Jackie Shave to the lineup. Creative Scotland supported UK tour dates coming
soon. More programme info on the
Svara-Kanti page. Eastern Eye interview
here.
Solo recital at
Torphichen Summer Nights, Torphichen Kirk 27th May, 7pm
£10/£7.50/under 14s free info
here
Buxton Festival
performances: solo Mon 9th July, 1pm
here, Camerata Ritmata Mon 9th July, 10pm
here, Svara-Kanti Tues 10th July, 12.30pm
here, brochure
here
Svara-Kanti
Cheltenham Music Festival performance Sat 14th July, 9.30pm,
info
here
Solo recital at
Music at Paxton Festival Wed 18th July, info
here
Svara-Kanti at
Capstone Theatre Liverpool Sat 28th July, 1pm, presented by
Milapfest, info
here
Camerata Ritmata
at Pittenweem Arts Festival Sat 4th August, info
here
Svara-Kanti at
Edinburgh Mela, Sat 1st and Sun 2nd September
many more to
come, watch this space....
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Great review in
Classical Music Magazine (27/08/11 issue) of the Nada-Ananda CD:
"the virtuosity of Thacker is matched by sizzling sounds
from Jyotsna Srikanth's Indian violin and Sarvar Sabri's
tabla playing".
Simon Thacker and
The Nava Rasa Ensemble: the new Nada-Ananda CD is now available
here. Simon's
innovative nine piece Indian/Western project in world
premiere recordings of Shirish Korde and
Nigel Osborne's groundbreaking new works. Released on Slap
The Moon Records.
Svara-Kanti
brings together leading
performers from Indian classical, contemporary Asian and
Western classical music to explore Indian classical, folk and film music
merged with Western classical and jazz sounds.
Info and
links
here
Welcome.....
to the website of classical guitarist
Simon Thacker who
has attracted the
highest acclaim wherever he has performed, from Scotland to
Havana, London to Malta. His technical virtuosity and
emotionally charged interpretations have established him as
one of Britain’s most exciting classical performers. He is
Head of Guitar at Edinburgh Napier University and
Honorary Fellow in Music at the University of Aberdeen.
Simon is renowned for his
exciting and innovative projects which showcase the guitar
in new and groundbreaking ways, moving and entertaining
audiences in equal measure, redefining the limits of the
classical guitar.
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"Guitarist Simon Thacker transcends the instrument and persuades it to
produce music loaded with subtle nuances and character."
Classical Music Sentinel
"The guitar is
often underrated as a solo instrument, but Thacker
demonstrated with startling virtuosity just how versatile
and exciting it can be in the right hands."
The Scotsman
"Thacker... as well as having the instrumental mastery
to play demanding pieces with apparent ease, boasts a
disarmingly natural and entertaining presentational style."
The Herald
Ensembles.....
Svara-Kanti,
leading
performers from Indian classical, contemporary Asian and Western
classical music explore new sounds merging
Indian classical, folk and film music with contemporary
Western classical and jazz music
Camerata Ritmata, new music
fusing some of the most powerful sounds from across continents
with visceral improvisation and electrifying composition
