| Raymond Burley is one of Britain's most experienced guitarists having performed solo concerts, concertos, on film scores, radio, and television and in virtually every possible guitar ensemble combination.
As a soloist he has toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe, the USA and Canada and has appeared many times at London’s Wigmore Hall, the South Bank Centre's Purcell Room, and Birmingham's Symphony Hall. Raymond has been featured on BBC Radio, and worked with many of England’s finest orchestras including the BBC Symphony, the Philharmonia, the English Chamber Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic.
Raymond has premièred many new works by composers that include Stephen Dodgson, Bernard Stevens, Reginald Smith Brindle, John Duarte, Raymond Head, Edmundo Vasquez, Richard Stoker, James Patten, Gilbert Biberian, Dudley Moore, Bryan Kelly, Elis Pehkonen, Christopher Wright and John Scott.
For several years he performed and broadcast with harpsichordist Stephen Bell; many established composers were enthusiastic about the combination and wrote works for the duo, helping to create a more substantial repertory. He now performs with harpsichordist Richard Leigh Harris.
Between 1988-95 Raymond worked in a duo with American guitarist Alice Artzt and – based in New York City – he was also a member of the Alice Artzt Trio. He has also performed and recorded with mezzo-soprano Jackie Fox and worked in guitar duos with John Mills, Gilbert Biberian, Gregg Nestor and John Feeley; he is currently a member of the Rodrigo Guitar Trio. Shortly after its release, the trio’s fifth CD, Danzas Fantasticas, was Henry Kelly’s ‘CD of the week’ on Classic FM. This CD was released under the trio's former name, The New Pro Arte Guitar Trio.
Raymond has performed with violinist Michael Bochmann, the Bochmann String Quartet, flautist Jennifer Stinton and given mixed programmes of poetry and music with the late Dame Peggy Ashcroft. The most recent duo partnership is with the guitarist Gordon Giltrap in the duo Double Vision; the duo’s first album was issued in 2004 by Voiceprint.
He is also in great demand as a teacher and has given master-classes and directed guitar workshops, festivals and summer schools throughout the UK and in Dublin, Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, Seattle, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Washington DC, New York, Princeton, Bremen, Bonn and Lima.
Raymond has many guitar arrangements to his credit; the publishers include Schott, MSM, Southern Guitar Productions, RGT Publications, Lathkill and Corda (UK), Arpeggione (Switzerland), Durand (France) and AIG (USA). He has also edited a large number of music albums for Schott.
Raymond is a regular contributor to the monthly magazine Classical Guitar. And to 'Acoustic' magazine.
Raymond plays guitars by Christopher Dean and Roger Williams.
In addition to his busy schedule, Raymond supports a number of charities including Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Open Churches Trust, and Amnesty International.
Performance Schedule 2007
February
RODRIGO GUITAR TRIO
Works by Grieg, Albeniz, Ravel,
Houghton, Gershwin, Corea.
Tickets: 239/642-3521
Friday 23rd, 7.30pm
United Church, Marco Island, Florida, USA
RODRIGO GUITAR TRIO
Works by Grieg, Albeniz, Ravel,
Houghton, Gershwin, Corea.
Tickets: 478/745-3331
Sunday 25th, 4pm
Vineville United Methodist Church,
Macon, Georgia,USA.
March
RAYMOND BURLEY
Works by Grieg, Bach, Giltrap, Lauro.
Tickets: 01488 684373
Saturday 3rd, 7.30pm
Croft Hall, Hungerford
RAYMOND BURLEY
Sunday 11th
Adjudicating Guitar Classes of Bromley Festival
RAYMOND BURLEY
Works by Grieg, Bach, Giltrap, Lauro.
Tickets: 01793 700442
Saturday 17th, 7.30pm
Abbeymeads Church, Swindon
RAYMOND BURLEY
Private concert
Saturday 31st
Newbury, Berks.
April
RAYMOND BURLEY and Max Croasdale Guitar Course
Friday 13th - Sunday 15th
Urchfont Manor, Urchfont, Devizes, Wilts
RAYMOND BURLEY and MAX CROASDALE (Guitars)
Saturday 14th April, 7.30pm
Urchfont Manor, Urchfont, Devizes, Wilts
RAYMOND BURLEY
Saturday 21st April, 7.30pm
Methodist Church, Witney, Oxon
RAYMOND BURLEY
on behalf of the Holst Museum.
Tickets: 01242 524846
Saturday 28th April, 7.30pm
Ashcroft Road Merthodist Church, Cirencester
May
RAYMOND BURLEY and CHRIS BRITTON (flute)
Saturday 5th, 7.30pm
St Mary's Church, Beckley, Oxon
RAYMOND BURLEY
Friday 25th, 7.30pm
Tewkesbury Spring Festival Abbot's Parlour, Tewkesbury, Glos
June
RAYMOND BURLEY
Saturday 9th June, 7.30pm
Anglo Methodist Church, Tring, Herts.
July
RAYMOND BURLEY
Private Concert
Friday 6th, 7.30pm
Wordsley, West Midlands
RAYMOND BURLEY and DEBBIE HAECK (guitars)
Sunday 15th, 7.30pm
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, Berks
December
RAYMOND BURLEY
and Max Croasdale - Guitar Course
Friday 30th - Sunday 2nd Dec
Urchfont Manor, Urchfont, Devizes, Wilts
RAYMOND BURLEY and MAX CROASDALE (Guitars)
Saturday Dec 1st, 7.30pm
Urchfont Manor, Urchfont, Devizes, Wilts
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