Matt D'Netto - Classical Guitarist for Weddings and Functions

MATT D'NETTO

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Classical Guitarist

"La canci�n del piano - es un discurso, la canci�n del 'cello - es una eleg�a, la canci�n de la guitarra - es una canci�n."

Eugenio d'Ors

About

Matt D'Netto is a Birmingham based Classical Guitarist who is available to provide quality live music for a variety of occasions from private functions and corporate events through to weddings, birthdays, charity events and more all across the UK.

Live music can really make the difference at your event, and Matt has an expansive repertoire ranging from baroque, renaissance and romantic music, through to traditional flamenco and contemporary pieces. Matt is capable of producing stunning guitar performances, but is also adept at providing subtle background music, playing with sensitivity to the requirements of your event.

Matt is experienced at performing at weddings and can provide music for the ceremony, the drinks reception, the wedding breakfast or all of the above. Matt's performance can help to make your wedding run smoothly and add that extra special touch to make the day even more memorable for you and your guests.

Along with providing live music Matt also teaches guitar, providing private tuition to keen beginners and intermediate level players in the Birmingham area with a focus on basic technique and repertoire development.

Bio

Matt was born in 1985 in Bournville, Birmingham, first taking up the guitar at the age of 15 at secondary school under the tuition of Bryan Lester. The following year Matt joined the Birmingham School's Guitar Ensemble (BSGE), working through an eclectic range of musical styles from classical and baroque to flamenco and gypsy jazz.

Matt attended the University of Birmingham from 2003-2007, graduating with a Masters in Physics. During this time, Matt took every opportunity to perform at various weddings and functions, often alongside fellow BSGE alumnus and Birmingham Consevatoire graduate Thomas Abela. Following graduation, Matt attended Oxford University for a year and a half as a research student in the field of the Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a topic close to his heart as his older brother has MS.

After leaving Oxford in 2009, Matt moved back to Birmingham and undertook various volunteering opportunities with the Birmingham branch of the MS Society, driving the branch minibus, helping to organise support groups for ethnic minorities with MS and young people affected my MS. After sitting on the committee for a few months Matt helped to fill a vacancy as Chairman of the branch, representing local MS Society members at regional level.

Since moving to Birmingham Matt has returned to performing at weddings, functions and recitals along with providing private tuition. Keen to build and refine his repertoire and add to his experience of playing at venues such as the Birmingham City Council House, the Adrian Boult Hall and Symphony Hall, Matt continues to study under the guidance of Mark Eden and Mark Ashford at the Birmingham Conservatoire.

Repertoire

Una dia de Noviembre...............................Leo Brouwer

Estudio Sencillos VI

Danza del Altiplano

Mazurka Choro.............................................Hetoir Villa-Lobos

Cinq Preludes

Choros 1

Etude 1

Gnossienne 1.................................................Erik Satie

La Maja de Goya...........................................Enrique Granados

Danza Espanola No.5

El Testament D'Amelia...............................Miguel Llobet

Canco del Lladre

El noi de la Mare

En Las Cuevas................................................Paco Pena

Santuario

Herencia Latina

La Ultima Cancion.......................................A. Barrios Mangore

La Catedral

Asturias (Leyenda)......................................Isaac Albeniz

Granada

Prelude to Lute Suite 4..............................J.S. Bach

Prelude to Cello Suite 1

Menuets I & II (BWV 1007)

Bouree in E minor

Gavotte I & II (BWV 1012)

Fugue in A minor

Torija (Elegia)...............................................F. Moreno-Torroba

Turegano (Seranilla)

Manzanares el Real

Montemayor (Romance de los Pinos)

Alcaniz (Festiva)

Siguenza (La Infanta Duerme)

Alba de Tormes (Trova)

25 Etudes......................................................Matteo Carcassi

Study 9...........................................................Fernando Sor

Study 6

Etude 8 (Op. 35)

Etude 17 (Op. 35)

Etude 22 (Op.35)

Sakura Variations.........................................Yuquijiro Yocoh

Verano Porteno............................................Astor Piazzolla

Recuerdos de la Alhambra........................Francisco Tarrega

Capricho Arabe

Lagrima

Adelita (Mazurka)

Hommage a Tarrega....................................Joaquin Turina

Your Song.......................................................Elton John

The Frog Galliard..........................................John Dowland

Bridal March..................................................Richard Wagner

Romance........................................................Anonymous

El Colibri (The Hummingbird)..................Julio Sagreras

Sarabande......................................................G.F. H�ndel

Variations Sur Les Folies D'Espagne.......Mauro Giuliani

Here Comes the Sun...................................George Harrison

Love Theme (The Godfather)..................Nino Rota

Gallery

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Media

Gnossienne No.1 by Erik Satie (arr. Thomas K�nigs)

Here Comes the Sun - Beatles
Exercise 17 - Fernando Sor
Gnossienne 1 - Erik Satie

Shiny Down

News

Artista Callejero

Dart Music Festival 2012

Motion Becomes Music

Motion Becomes Music (Recuerdos de la Alhambra by Francisco Tarrega)

May 2012

During the winter months Matt has beed busy working away in Leeds recording his debut studio album entitled "Artista Callejero" with producer Steven Priddon. The album features 18 pieces and 45mins of classical guitar music and the title literally translates as "Street Performer", a reference to Matt's experience of busking in sunny Stratford-upon-Avon in 2011.

With the album artwork completed and a set of stylish vinyl look CDs selected, all that remains os to finish off some mixing and mestering before they will be ready for sale at �10 each. Keep your eyes peeled for the release date!

May 2012

The first performance of 2012 for Matt is Dartmouth's premiere festival - the Dart Music Festival - featuring an eclectic mix of musicians performing throughout the city on April 11th, 12th & 13th. Matt will be playing an hour long set of Spanish guitar music at St. Saviour's Church on Saturday 12th May from 1:00pm-2:00pm.

Description

"Solo classical guitar recital showcasing music from the heart of Spain. Featuring pieces from the lyrical and evocative �Castles of Spain� suite by Federico Moreno-Torroba along with a performance of the hauntingly beautiful �Recuerdos de la Alhambra� by Francisco Tarrega amongst many more pieces penned by composers from the home of the classical guitar."

Set List

Adelita (Mazurka)

Lagrima

Turegano (Seranilla)

Sor Op.35 Exercises 17 & 22 (Moonlight)

Alcaniz (Festiva)

Montemayor (Romance de los Pinos)

Romance

Canarios (Canary Jig)

Capricho Arabe

Siguenza (La Infanta Duerme)

Alba de Tormes (Trova)

Torija (Elegia)

Recuerdos de la Alhambra

El Testament D'Amelia

Canco del Lladre

El Noi de la Mare

Granada

Danza Espanola No.5

Una Dia de Noviembre

August 2011

Matt has recently been featured in a short film project entitled "Motion Becomes Music" by Ian Leslie-Miller.

The project takes a look at a small number of street performers in Henley Street (the site of Shakespeare's birth place) and Bancroft Gardens in Stratford, with a close focus on the origin of sound production on each instrument featured.

Contact

Matt D'Netto

37 Linden Road, Bournville,

Birmingham, B30 1JT

Tel: 0121 628 2717

Email: info_mattdnetto.com

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