Introducing our Musical Director
Valérie Hartzell has been CGO's Musical Director since January 2017.
As performer and teacher, Valérie has a wide experience
of solo, duet and ensemble work. She founded the International 'Classical
Minds' festival in Houston, Texas, in 2006 and continues to play a
leading role as Artistic Director
The
photo gives you a hint of Valérie's international
experience. She started playing the guitar in France (aged 3!), for
much of her career she was based in North America, and she came to UK
just a few years ago. In her career, she has performed widely
across North America and Continental Europe, as well as UK. (For
full details, visit her web site: http://www.valeriehartzell.co.uk/
)
We are excited that Valérie is working with us, and look
forward to a great next stage in the CGO's
development.
Valérie takes over from Peter
Rueffer, who was our Musical
Director for 20 years. During that time, the CGO has been a
prize-winner at
the National Guitar Orchestra Competition on several occasions,
performed in Paris and in Brussels, and organised an international
guitar orchestra weekend in Cambridge.
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