Lunchtime Concert: Greenwich Guitar Festival – Homage to Astor Piazzolla

THU 13 JUL 13.05

Meridian Guitar Quartet & Sebastian Pompilio in concert – Homage to Astor Piazzolla


SEBASTIAN POMPILIO GUITAR

Homage to Astor Piazzolla
1. Chiquilin de bachin
2. Libertango
3. Vuelvo al sur
4. Otoño porteño
5. Adios nonino
6. Escolaso
(All arrangements for solo guitar by Sebastian Pompilio)


MERIDIAN GUITAR QUARTET

Marco Pereira Sambadalú

Cèsar Franck Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18

Paulo Bellinati A Furiosa


Sebastian Pompilio is an award-winning guitarist, arranger and teacher with a deep interest in and understanding of Astor Piazzolla's music. He was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and has a degree in classical guitar and a postgraduate degree in contemporary guitar repertoire. He became interested in Astor Piazzolla's music at a very young age and studied Piazzolla's work with leading tango musicians, including original members of Piazzolla's quintet. In 2006, he arranged Piazzolla's "Four Seasons of Buenos Aires" for guitar duet, starting his career as a music arranger. In addition to working as an arranger, Sebastian is currently dedicated to performing and teaching Piazzolla's music at music festivals around the world. His latest CD "Cite Tango" includes 14 of his new arrangements for solo guitar of music by Astor Piazzolla. It is the result of many years of work and study and represents a major contribution to the contemporary guitar repertoire. Sebastian is also a member of legendary guitar quartet Martinez Zarate and a founder member of Camerata argentina de guitarras.


The Meridian Guitar Quartet is formed of current and previous Trinity Laban classical guitar students: Antoine Assaf, Bárbara Matos, Daniel Moloney and Nick Tait. Since the group first formed in 2018, under the tutelage of Graham Anthony Devine, professor of guitar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, they have performed around London in concerts, masterclasses and festivals, and in venues such as St John's Smith Square, Southwark Cathedral, King’s Place and Wigmore Hall. They were awarded the John Thompson String Ensemble Prize in 2020, and two years later won the Carne Trust Chamber Competition. They are passionate about sharing music for guitar quartet and explore both arrangements for this formation as well as original works.

St Alfege Church
Admission free, no ticket required