Exciting workshops and awards for young guitarists in Southampton

On Saturday 2 April 2022, Southampton Music Hub welcomed Helen Sanderson to the city for a guitar workshop. Helen is an international performer, educator, arranger and composer as well as Head of Guitar Performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

Zoe Hunting, Music Service Manager, says:

“It was such a privilege to be able to welcome Helen to Southampton and an amazing opportunity for the young guitar players to work with her as well as hear her play. After taking the players through a range of warm up activities Helen carefully guided the players through 2 compositions before giving a final performance to family and friends.”

A young participant in the workshop adds:

"Helen's playing was so smooth and beautiful."

Award Success

Christiane Charlton, guitar teacher, says:

"The young guitarists of Twango and Los Twangolitos had a very exciting term with several opportunities to show off their skills: They played “The Mini Beasts Suite,” music especially written for them. The suite is made up of four dances, each dedicated to an endangered creature living in our gardens. The adjudicator, well known composer and guitarist Vincent Lindsey-Clark, liked the performance and gave the John Dowland Cup to Twango for this year.

Among the many wonderfully talented soloists performing on the day, one of Twango’s  guitarists, Andrei Golovatti, came first in his category!”

Andrei Golavatii with his reacher Christiane Charlton after winning his guitar class at the Southampton Festival of Music and Drama