hago in pictures - 2006

January 12th and it's Long Service Award time
Here's Avril with a certificate and gift to commemorate her first 100 rehearsals. Well done Avril, our sixth award winner!

On 23rd February, our library of solo guitar music appeared...

...and more some birthday cakes to celebrate our 7th birthday!

Here's the team demolishing the cakes!

In early March, hago's Musical Director, Leader and Secretary went over to Southampton Football Club to receive first prize in the Special Interest section of the Hantsweb Awards - story here...

in May, we teamed up with West Sussex Guitar Club (pictured) for a joint concert at St Paul's Church Chichester.

Read more in our West Sussex Guitar Club Gallery

Here are our two contra players, Avril and Rich, having a go on our tiny alto guitars at our Open Rehearsal - click to see our Open Rehearsal Gallery.

Up in Alton, we played a concert in aid of Project Mali

In June we invited Cambridge Guitar Orchestra down to share a concert with us in the fantastic St Agatha's Church Portsmouth.

Here's Peter Rueffer introducing their next item.

Derek the Chicken made an appearance too...

OK, it's a long story...

See more photos in our Cambridge Guitar Orchestra Gallery.

What's going on here?

This is showing our prototype Tornavoz which massively improves our contra guitars. Click for our article on the theory and construction of our Tornavoz

Where's Wally?
We can certainly see a guy in a suitable striped top!
hago played at the Birdman of Bognor in September - see many more photos in our Birdman of Bognor Gallery.

Here's hago rehearsing at Lovedean Village Hall

We bought a new Aria alto guitar in the autumn to enhance our sound still further.

And here, Kathryn (right) presents Kate (left) with the alto...

Here's hago at Southwick, in the Church of St James Without-The-Priory, raising funds for The Rowans Hospice.

Our final concert was at St Nicholas, North End.
Here's hago playing their Homage to Status Quo.