Every day at the Taranaki Classical Guitar Summer School 2012 began with playing the guitar in an ensemble. All registrants were evenly divided and placed in a group with others at a similar level on the guitar to rehearse in preparation for the final saturday night concert in Pukekura Park at the TSB Bank Festival of the Lights. Three groups of between 20 and 30 guitarists were formed and guided by professional and experienced teachers: John Couch Jane Curry Owen Moriarty
Guitar Orchestra
Every day at the Taranaki Classical Guitar Summer School 2012 ended with playing the guitar in an orchestra. As if we were trying to break the world record of how many guitarists we could have on stage at the same time, the three morning ensembles joined together in the afternoons to rehearse in preparation for the final saturday night concert in Pukekura Park at the TSB Bank Festival of the Lights. Conducting the Guitar Orchestra was the Summer School Director John Couch
