hago in pictures - 2004

On 31st January, we braved fierce gales and icy draughts to play at St Paul's Church Chichester, with West Sussex Guitar Club and special guest Amanda Cook. See and hear more in our West Sussex Guitar Club Gallery

On 8th February, we were invited to take part in the Opening Concert for the 2004 Portsmouth Music Festival at the Church of the Resurrection, Drayton.

We're barely visible!

On 6th March we played at St Thomas Bedhampton in aid of their Parish Worker Appeal

On 10th June, we held our first Open Rehearsal - a chance for local guitarists to come and share music, food and wine.
See more in our Open Rehearsal Gallery.

Exactly a month later we held a massive concert in All Saints Church, Portsmouth, with guests Cambridge Guitar Orchestra and Crofton Guitar Ensemble. Here's hago warming up...

Cambridge Guitar Orchestra, conducted by Peter Rueffer.
See more in our Cambridge Guitar Orchestra Gallery.

Crofton Guitar Ensemble, led by Amber Saunders

At the end of July we travelled to Bath Spa University, to the final concert of the IGF Guitar Festival 2004, where we were playing as part of our prize from the 2003 Guitar Orchestra Competition of GB.

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Here we are in concert, and yes, the lighting really WAS that bizarre!

On September 23rd, we met at St John's Purbrook to celebrate changing from Havant Area Guitar Orchestra to Hampshire...

Read more here...

A little later in the year, we officially handed over the first of hago's Contra to Rich, our first full-time Contra player

In December, we played at QA Hospital in Cosham in aid of The Rocky Appeal