NCMA Classical Guitar Summer School 2025

English guitarist Vincent Lindsey-Clark is well known for his compositions for the instrument. He writes music for both students and professionals, much of which, has been used extensively by the major exam boards and performed all round the world. He has also written two guitar concertos. Distinguished performers who have played his music include The English Guitar Quartet, David Russell, Gary Ryan, Craig Ogden Amanda Cook, Detlev Bork, Davis Owen Norris, Roland Gallery, Roland Chadwick, Duolism, John Couch, The Trio Jackson, Rachel Scott and The Agostino Duo and many more.

His debut was at the Wigmore Hall, London in 1983. He then became a member of the Segovia Trio in 1987 and currently the Modern Guitar Trio. He has travelled extensively around the world performing his own music. His composition ‘Fiesta Americana’ was written for Berta Rojas, who’s recording of the work was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award. In 2003 his work March on the Red Planet was performed by 100 guitarists at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Vincent has been a regular tutor and performer at the Sydney Guitar Summer School in Australia and was invited to the Taranaki Guitar Summer School in 2016. He has tutored at two previous Nelson Festival/Summer Schools  in New Zealand’s beautiful South Island.

He currently has positions at London’s Centre for Young Musicians, The University of Southampton and England’s most famous school, Eton College.

…Lindsey-Clark has an extensive knowledge of repertoire to fuel a very inventive compositional engine. Lindsey-Clark seems to revel in the guitar’s most vital qualities. He uses dissonance only when needed and as with greats such as Maurice Ravel the form of these miniatures is always concise….Tim Panting Classical Guitar Magazine.

Ingrid Riollot is a French guitarist of international renown possessing brilliant technique and inspirational artistry. Her emphasis on producing beautiful tone colours and mesmerising tremolo captivate audiences worldwide.

She has been privileged to perform for internationally acclaimed festivals: Madrid “Andres Segovia” International Guitar Festival (Spain), Hong-Kong International Guitar Festival, Perth Guitar Society (Australia), Montreal Guitar Society (Canada), Taranaki Concert Series (New Zealand), Silpakorn University Bangkok (Thailand), International Guitar Festival Shenzhen (China), Culture Center Shenzhen (China), French Guitar Society, Hamilton Guitar (Canada), Suena Peru International Guitar Festival (Peru), Albania International Guitar Festival, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur- Petaling Jaya-Johor Bahru, Les 4 saisons en Charolais (France), Sydney, Katooma et Nowra (Australia), Festival des Cordes Pincees de Rabat (Morocco), Strings Attached Guitar Festival Western Australia, Nancyphonies (France), Cathedrale de Strasbourg (France), Hotel de Ville Paris 1er, International Guitar Festival Milan (Italy), Mauritius Classical Guitar Society, Rodriguez Classical Guitar Society…

Holder of a master’s degree in pedagogy, Ingrid taught for 20 years in Music Conservatories in France (Albertville, Nancy, L’Hay-Les-Roses, Montbeliard) Studio Kodaly in Switzerland and Iartschool in China before devoting herself fully to her solo career since 2018.

Since 2018, Ingrid has been based in Esperance, Western Australia.

Described by BBC Music Magazine as “A worthy successor to Julian Bream”, Australian- born guitarist Craig Ogden is one of the most exciting artists of his generation. Craig Ogden has performed concertos with many of the world’s leading orchestras and is the most sought-after guitarist for chamber music in the UK. He regularly appears as a soloist and chamber musician at major venues and collaborates with the UK’s top artists and ensembles.

Numerous composers have written works especially for him and he has recently given world première performances of guitar concertos by Andy Scott, David Gordon (double with accordionist Miloš Milivojević), David Knotts (with the BBC Concert Orchestra, recorded for BBC Radio 3, filmed for BBC4 TV) and William Lovelady with the English Chamber Orchestra for Music in Country Churches with HM the King in attendance. The work received its London première in November 2022 at Cadogan Hall. In January 2023, Craig gave the world première of a guitar concerto by Greg Caffrey with the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast, recorded by BBC 3.

One of the UK’s most recorded guitarists, Craig has accumulated an acclaimed discography for Chandos, Virgin/EMI, Nimbus, Hyperion, Sony and five chart-topping albums for Classic FM. Recent recordings include a solo recital disc for Chandos, Craig Ogden in Concert, a new arrangement of the Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach with violinist David Juritz and cellist Tim Hugh for Nimbus and Dancing with Piazzolla with the London Tango Quintet, released in February 2024. He frequently records for film and has presented programmes for BBC Radio 3, BBC Northern Ireland, and ABC Classic FM in Australia.

Craig Ogden is Director of Guitar at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, Adjunct Fellow of the University of Western Australia, Associate Artist at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester and Director of the Dean & Chadlington Summer Music Festival. Craig Ogden plays a 2011 Greg Smallman guitar and strings made by D’Addario.

Born and raised in Switzerland, Dominique started to learn the classical guitar at age 9 followed by a stint at the Music Conservatory of Geneva cut short by her immigration to NZ with her parents when she was 18 years of age.

Dominique has been teaching and performing classical guitar full time for over 20 years. She founded and conducts a variety of guitar ensembles, and has enjoyed performing in several collaborations, including string quartet, duets with flute, cello, recorder, violin, voice and guitar.

She is the vocalist in French Cafe group ‘La Mer’. She has been the president of the Classical Guitar Society of New Plymouth for many years.

In 2011, Dominique initiated, and is the coordinator of the successful Taranaki Classical Guitar Summer School (TCGSS), www.taranakisummerschool.com, a biennial event held in New Plymouth since 2012. Due to Covid, 2022 has been cancelled, focus now being on TCGSS 2024.

Dominique is co-founder and co-director of the NCMA Classical Guitar and Flamenco Festival, held in Nelson, a week long event. The inaugural festival was held in 2019 and 2021 took place despite Covid19 putting many hurdles in the planning. This is a biennial event, held on the off years of TCGSS. Planning for 2025 in full swing. 

Dominique is an Associate Member of the Institute of Registered Music Teachers of New Zealand (IRMTNZ).
Dominique has a real passion for the instrument, and is dedicated to foster a classical guitar culture throughout New Zealand. Her formative years working for international companies as PA to CEOs and HR Manager equipped her well in delivering successful and well planned events.

Miles Jackson is one of New Zealand’s most accomplished guitarists. He began his musical training on the violin, changing to classical guitar in 1965. He has studied with a number of distinguished teachers and several periods in Spain have allowed him to explore and develop considerable expertise in Flamenco techniques. An intense period of study with world-renowned Czech guitarist Vladimir Mikulka took place in the summer of 1982. This was followed with three years of study with the English master guitarist John Mills, which has provided Miles with a technical facility and musicianship of the highest standard.

He has been working as a professional musician since 1972. Apart from solo performances, he has performed with many different chamber music groups and has been a member of the John Mills Trio and the Delphinos Guitar Duo. However most of his work has been with violinist Margarita Jackson as Duo Jackson. They have given concerts and workshops in many countries, made numerous TV & Radio broadcasts and recorded many albums of their music. Miles founded the Goya ensemble – strings and guitar- and has given many concerts featuring chamber music for guitar. More recently his focus has been on Trio Jackson – two violins and guitar.

Miles has always had a keen interest in raising the levels of the teaching and performance of the classic guitar in New Zealand and since 1974 has been actively involved in creating and pioneering ways to achieve this goal. He attaches a special importance to the teaching of technique. A priority for Miles is to bring students together to make music in enjoyable ensemble situations and to perform as often as possible.

He has introduced and tutored classic guitar courses at:

• The Kerikeri music schools
• The Dunedin University music schools
• Nelson School of Music winter music schools
• The Nelson summer festival
• The Nelson Centre of Musical Arts
• The Southland Polytechnic
• The Rotorua Music School
• The University of Singapore
• The Taranaki Classical Guitar Summer School

Director of The Inaugural NCMA Classical Guitar and Flamenco Festival / Summer School 2019, 2021 and 2023 Classical Guitar Festival.

In 1974 he was a founder and Vice President of the New Zealand federation of Classical Guitar Societies and its President from 1979 -1984. During this time he has also been a founding member of the Classical guitar society of Auckland, and founded the Guitar Societies of Dunedin and Nelson. He has been Musical director and organiser of four New Zealand Federation summer music schools. He has also organised concert tours and workshops for many outstanding Guitarists from other countries.

(B.Mus, M.Phil, PTCS) is a highly experienced community musician, music educator, composer, and performer who works alongside children and grown-ups with a philosophy and teaching style that is influenced and informed by music-making of the world’s cultures. He is director of Community Music Junction which started operating in Wellington for enabling both children and adults to sing together and learn a variety of musical instruments.

Julian founded the Wellington Community Choir and was their director for fourteen years, plus the men’s vocal ensemble MaleVocale as well as several daytime social-singing groups. The organisation relocated to Taranaki in January 2020, where it has established a community choir (The Taranaki Singing Venture) and marimba, mbira, and drumming classes. Julian also works with several schools in the area offering guitar tuition plus vocal and percussion workshops.

As a song leader Julian works nationally running choir workshops for mixed voices and is spear-heading a movement to get more men involved in group singing in a social environment. He was appointed musical director of the

Taranaki Male Choir in Jan ’22. Since 2012 Julian has worked with Chamber Music NZ facilitating the IHC-funded relaxed concert projects around New Zealand.