Zhenyan Li (b.1998)
The Mist
[IGF La Leona Commission 2022]

William Walton (1902–1983)
5 Bagatelles

Sergio Assad (b.1952)
‘Valseana’ from Aquarelle

As one of IGF’s YAP awardees for 2022-2023, Zoe Barnett is a classical guitarist who is currently studying at the Royal College of Music for a Master of Performance where she is generously supported by the Derek Butler Trust. Zoe is continuing her studies under the tutelage of Gary Ryan and Christopher Stell.

She has performed in numerous concert halls across Europe and China such as the Wigmore Hall, Sala Maria Cristina Malaga, and Shanghai Grand Theatre.

She made her concerto debut in 2018 and is looking forward to playing with the Orpington Symphony Orchestra in 2023.

Andrea Vettoretti’s music interacts with cosmic sounds.

The Pulsars, the oldest stars in the Universe and the cosmic background, combine with Vettoretti’s music to obtain sound suggestions and emotions. The guitar build new emotions and new sounds always with great elegance and with a unique style.

A dreamlike musical journey from the beginning of time, from the first light of the Universe, to discover in the end the great beauty of the Blue Planet, our home. A message of fraternity, of harmony, of dreams.

Sensations
9.22
Permanent Waves
Quantum One
The Winter Way
Sound From Stars
A day with you
Serendipity
Blue Down
A11

(All pieces composed by Andrea Vettoretti)

Andrea Vettoretti is one of Italy’s leading performers and composers for guitar. His classical education took him to the Giacomo Rossini Conservatory in Fermo and later to the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris where he, under the tutelage of Alberto Ponce, won the Diplome Supérieur de Execution” and the “Diplome Supérieur de Concertiste”. After an early career where he won 13 international music competitions, Andrea went on his own innovative path. His concerts are accompanied by choreographed lighting and sound effects which follow the music, interpreting it in a poetic, passionate and elegant way.

His many collaborations with musicians of all stylistic background as well as with dancers, singers, choreographers and film directors have produced a number of unique projects. He has recorded 10 CDs for various companies and can be heard on digital platforms such as Spotify and iTunes.

His music has been used by the Cannes Film Festival awardee director Davide Del Degan in his short films and in the video Sensations, which won of the Akademia Music Award.

Andrea Vettoretti is also sponsor and ambassador of a musical education program for children from the Santa Eulalia Valley in Peru, known as Musicare.

His new album Quantum One, is available in all digital and CD formats. Quantum One is a concept album dedicated to the Universe, where the interaction between sounds coming from space and the music expressed in compositions for guitar, cello and clarinet, become a message of awareness of humanity. The album will feature various appearances including Italian actress Sabrina Impacciatore and Grammy Award winner Andrew York.