hago concerts - 2010

20 March

It was a great thrill to play a concert with Flautissimo at the Turner Sims Concert Hall.

Sue Butler (Secretary) wrote

...it was a great concert and we look forward to working with you again...

17 April

We played at Emsworth Baptist Church in aid of their Building Fund.

One of the audience wrote

We thoroughly enjoyed your concert on Saturday. You got a good reception from the audience as well. Thank you. See you at Waterlooville

22 May

It was a great thrill to play at The Olivier Theatre, Bedales School Petersfield, in aid of "Friends of Sheet School"

Audience feedback included

Everyone I spoke to had a great time, and quite a few people said they wanted to see HAGO again...

Great concert last night. Left Bank 2/Vision On was sounding particularly sweet – love to learn that!

I enjoyed the Concert on Sat. at Bedales. People around me were really having a good time as was I.

17 June

We were invited back to St George's to play a concert in the Waterlooville Music Festival. Phil Jones and Douce Ambiance started off the concert which was billed as a special "Double Guitar Bill"

Audience feedback included

Absolutely magnificent
Enjoyed every minute
Fantastic - never heard anything like it

26 June

It was our most pleasant duty to perform with Cambridge Guitar Orchestra at St George's Portsea, as part of the Portsmouth Festivities.

See more photos in our Cambridge Guitar Orchestra gallery.

9 October

We were invited back to Cornerstone - Hythe URC for a return visit as part of their monthly concert series.

Audience feedback included

...it was a wonderful evening and thank you for such a wide range of music and styles

23 October

Yet another "return visit", this time to the Royal Star and Garter Home in Richmond, for another special concert with some lovely and special people, this time in the morning, so an earlier start that we're used to!

18 November

It's a hago tradition that we perform one concert each year in aid of The Rowans Hospice - a simply wonderful and caring place on the edge of the countryside. This time we played again at St Barnabas Swanmore...

From the organiser...

What a splendid concert you performed again for us this year - thank you all so much.
...
Will be in touch as soon as the buckets and gift aid envelopes have been opened - as you know the envelopes are opened by headquarters staff so that will take time!
Kind wishes and thanks again to you and everyone for a great evening.

And in The Portsmouth News...

A concert by a popular guitar orchestra raised hundreds of pounds for the Rowans Hospice, Purbrook.
The Hampshire Guitar Orchestra performed at St Barnabas Church Swanmore and raised £784.34

16 December

We played a short concert of Christmas Music for the residents at Nicholson Gardens Sheltered Housing complex in Portsmouth. Always a fantastic evening with lusty singing and lots of good-natured heckling!