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Mēla Guitar Quartet: Overtures and Dances

Type:Concert

The Great Hall, Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4YW

Tel: 01524 594 151

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Mēla Guitar Quartet

The award-winning Mēla Guitar Quartet to Lancaster will be performing exhilarating arrangements of much-loved classical works and original compositions.    

After the very well received UK debut of the Erlendis Quartet in 2021, Lancaster Arts is pleased to host this renowned quartet. The evening begins with the quartet’s own arrangements of selected overtures and dances by Saint-Saëns, Debussy, Bach, Glinka and Holst which all look back to a previous age with their own artistic voice.  Following the interval, the original works for quartet are colourful, and dramatic explorations of the possibilities of four guitars.  The concert ends with a trio of Brazilian pieces full of lyricism, fun, and percussive virtuosity.  This will be an exciting, eclectic evening of music.  

Programme includes:  
Claude Debussy
Deux Arabesques   
J.S. Bach
Organ Fugue BWV 578
Laura Snowden
My Clock is Broken  
Egberto Gismonti
Agua Y Vinho  
Sergio Assad 
Uarekena  

The Mēla Guitar Quartet take their name from the Sanskrit word for ‘Festival’.  They are known for their engaging, imaginatively wide-ranging programs with ingenious arrangements and celebrated original works.   

'An exalted level of perfection' Naxos.com  

Duration: 90 mins, including interval

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  • Sub-Regional AwardsPartner of Visit Lancashire Partner of Visit Lancashire 2018

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Nearest Campus Parking: Visitor Parking Zone A

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The Great Hall complex at Lancaster University  is set in 250 acres of beautiful landscaped parkland south of Lancaster City Centre. By Bus Buses run every 10-15 minutes from Lancaster City Centre to the central underpass on campus. There are also frequent services from Morecambe, Blackpool and Preston. By Train Lancaster is on the North West Coast line and is a main stop for services running between London and Scotland. There are also regular connections from Preston, Manchester and Liverpool. By Bicycle There is a well-signed and maintained scenic cycle-path running from the city centre. The route takes about 25 minutes.

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