Derek Hasted - latest news about my Classical Guitar arrangements, teaching and more

January

January 2025

Happy New Year!

A belated Happy New Year to you. May 2025 be all that you hope it will be.

Apologies for the late arrival of my message - I have been in the throes of moving my websites to a new Hosting provider.

Apart from a small window (about an hour) when my email system was off-line, everything else has (fingers crossed) gone seamlessly and without a break.

December

December 2024

Christmas Wishes

Thank you to all the many people who've bought one of my guitar ensemble or guitar+woodwind arrangements in 2024 - it's certainly been my busiest year - sales are up over 30% on last year.

Compliments of the Season to all my visitors from across the globe. May you have a peaceful time ahead and may 2025 bring you everything you wish for!

Photo : The RHS Bridgewater Glow - 14th December 2024

New Arrangement - Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles)

This joyful piece will suit an intermediate quartet (or a larger ensemble) and has instant appeal for audiences of all ages.

And just to top it off, I arranged this piece on the Winter Solstice, when a sunny Summer starts to get closer day by day.

Read more about Here Comes The Sun for 4 guitars here...

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Here Comes The Sun
George Harrison

Here Comes The Sun
The Beatles

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See / hear / buy

Having posted the sentence below, just yesterday, I discovered this video today!

Sales of my Christmas Guitar Ensembles this year are the highest they've ever been - let's hope we can see some performances on YouTube soon!

November

November 2024

New Arrangement - Chiquitita (Abba)

Running for almost 5 minutes, this is a perfect concert item for 4 guitars (or a larger ensemble).

Set for an intermediate ensemble, my arrangement uses the full range of the guitar neck for a big, big, sound, and is a real foot-tapper for players and audience alike.