John Mills and Serenata

Purbeck Guitar Festival Concert

The venue of this concert has been changed from Lady St Mary Church to the Not Just Sundaes Community Café.

A fantastic selection of classical music from a trio of guitarists!

Serenata is a trio of 3 guitarists, including Richard Mills, Cobie Smit  – a protogé of the legendary John Williams. The concert is part of the Purbeck Guitar Festival. (Find out more about the festival including the full programme at www.purbeckguitarfestival.co.uk)

John Mills and Serenata will perform a fantastic selection of music, including Vivaldi D Major Concerto, the Nardini Concerto in E minor, and a version of the Haydn Lute/Guitar & Strings Quartet. See the full programme here (link to Love It Local)

Tickets are £14.00 – £8.00.

About the guitarist John Mills

John Mills studied guitar at the Royal College of Music under the professorship of John Williams. He also went on to study with the legendary maestro Andrés Segovia, and played in classes given by Julian Bream. He has performed on BBC Radio 2 and Radio 3, recorded a number of albums and toured internationally as a soloist. He was also a professor at the Royal Academy of Music for 20 years!

As well as his teaching and solo performing career, he also plays chamber music with duos consisting of guitar and violin, harpsichord, piano, voice, and of course music for two guitars with his wife Cobie Smit.’