Venue: Myross Church of Ireland, P81 T384, Union Hall
Tickets €20
Online (booking fee applies), at the door, at Thornhill Electrical Skibbereen or text/call 086 226 4797
Programme
The programme will include music from Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992), Francisco Tárrega (1852 - 1909), Andrew York (1958), Edu Lobo (1948)
Colin McLean is one of Ireland’s leading Classical Guitarists and has been performing throughout the country for the past 15 years. He has played classical guitar in every major concert hall in Ireland including National Concert Hall, Cork Opera House and the Concert Hall Limerick. He has studied with some of the most prestigious teachers including Jerry Creedon, Fabio Zanon and Tilman Hoppstock and received master classes from Paul Gregory, David Leisner Magnus Anderson and Craig Ogden.
He has toured with many different groups encompassing various genres and played concertos with orchestras and given solo, duo, trio and quartet recitals both at home and abroad.
He regularly tours with Fandango Duo and the Colin McLean Latin Trio and was one of the founding members of the Irish Guitar Quartet.
David Keating
Irish guitarist David Keating was recently awarded a First Class Honours MMus Degree in classical guitar performance at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester, where he studied with Craig Ogden. Previously David studied in Dublin with John Feeley and in Cork with Jerry Creedon. He achieved a First Class Honours degree at the CIT Cork School of Music, where he now teaches classical guitar.
David has won many of the important music prizes in Ireland including the John Vallery Memorial Prize in the Irish Freemasons Young Musician of the Year Competition, the CSM Senior Recital Competition (adjudicated by Alan Smale – Former Leader of the RTE National Symphony Orchestra) and in 2013 he was the winner of the Feis Ceoil Cup and Gold Medal for Classical Guitar Performance.
David has attended masterclasses with some of the world’s leading guitarists including Xue Fei Yang, Gary Ryan, William Kanengiser, and Scott Tennant.
Following his London debut at Bolivar Hall in November 2013, David was honoured to be invited to perform at a masterclass with the renowned classical guitarist John Williams.
Aside from his solo playing, David also has a keen interest in chamber music and is a regular member of the Diversus Guitar Ensemble, the Fandango Duo and the Irish Guitar Quartet.
David acknowledges support from Music Network Ireland.