Hampshire Guitar Orchestra's 100th concert

Hampshire Guitar Orchestra's
100th concert

hago has played concerts every year since we began in 1999, raising over £56,000 for local charities on the way.

And now we have a very special milestone to celebrate - our 100th concert!

Our concert was part of the week-long Portsmouth Festivities - our special guests were our good friends Cambridge Guitar Orchestra, led by Peter Rueffer.

Enjoy our
concert photo & video memento

As well as a concert filled with the sweet sounds of two guitar orchestras, there were refreshments, a raffle and a lucky programme draw.

Proceeds from the raffle went to Havant Women's Aid.

Scroll down to see a selection of photos.

Watch 3 short videos from the concert - scroll down here...

Read the
audience comments

What a fantastic evening we had at HAGO's 100th concert - in Portsmouth. Thanks to you all.

HAGO's offering was excellent. We both thoroughly enjoyed it!

Very slick - superb!

A fabulous evening - great music & entertaining leadership

Publicising the concert

Our local paper did us proud publicising it

In the run-up to the concert hago's website featured a full-page ad

Getting ready!

St George's Church Portsea, near Portsmouth Harbour

Come on in to St George's Portsea

Sandwich board at the ready....

Hampshire Guitar Orchestra entertain Cambridge Guitar Orchestra

...sandwiches at the ready.
A chance for the orchestras to renew friendships and meet new faces

hago

hago sets up what's needed at the front of the church...

...and then sets up what's needed at the back!

And we're ready for the off!

Derek Hasted does his Julius Caesar impersonation

hago's Musical Director Derek Hasted with a Roman Helmet.
With the best will in the world, it didn't add much to our most tender love song of the event...

Peter Rueffer sporting an elegant but slightly undersized pith helmet

Sing Lofty!
...whereas our gift to Peter Reuffer of an elegant Pith Helmet fitted perfectly with our premiere of Whispering Grass, even if the helmet didn't fit perfectly. Besides it was only fitting to give Peter the pith after years of taking it...