Geoff Westley - Romanza Tour at Pandora's Manor

Friday, Jul 7, 2023 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Pandora's Manor Bed & Breakfast
407 W High Ave
USD 45.00 - USD 75.00

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Maestro Geoff Westley - a pianist, arranger, composer, conductor and music producer of historic significance - from Rome and London will perform original works in a set of concerts at Historic Luxury Hotel-Boutique and Venue Pandora’s Manor located 407 W High Ave, High Point, with the partnership and support of Steinway Carolina. Audioggi of (High Point, NC) partnered with Elemental Music (Winston-Salem, NC) to create a one-of-a-kind exclusive and historic opportunity for North Carolina to experience collaborative classical concert series in an extra-ordinary setting! 

Geoff presents music from his 2 albums for Piano Solo, from a new third album currently in preparation, and from other projects composed by him.

The music ranges from long rhapsodic pieces that make up the first album - the result of free improvisations, to the more recognisable classical forms found in the second: Passacaglia, Notturno, Pastorale for the End of Summer, Romanza, Preludio 4B, Wheelchair Waltz.

North Carolina’s own UNCSA alumnus - singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist composer Colin Allured will open on kamale ngoni (West African Harp).

Colin Allured is in touch with the composers of 300 years ago, and breathing new life into the language of composition with the world’s most popular instrument, the electric guitar creating a partnership with one of the world’s most versatile drums, the Middle Eastern darbuka. He also dreams music on the kamale ngoni, a harp from West Africa.

Tour sponsor: Pandora’s Manor - High Point, NC

The shows at Pandora’s Manor are a part of Geoff Westley - Romanza Tour through North Carolina, with Dates in Charlotte, Raleigh, Elkin - thus making this tour a wonderful corporate sponsorship opportunity for High Point businesses. 

***THIS CONCERT SERIES IS NON-PROFIT 501c(3)*** 

Donations and Sponsorships are Tax-Deductible to the amount permissible by the law.

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GEOFF WESTLEY - HEADLINER - BIO

Geoff Westley was awarded a Scholarship to the Royal College of Music in London, where he studied Flute, Piano and Composition. At age 23 he was already conducting musicals in the West End of London, including Jesus Christ Superstar. 

In the same year he was invited to join the Bee Gees, and was for 7 years their Musical Director on all world tours, performing in prestigious locations such as, Madison Square Garden, Budokan Tokyo, Maple Leaf Stadium Toronto, Central Park New York, and Sydney Opera House. 

As keyboard player/arranger, collaborations include: Carpenters / Peter Gabriel /Phil Collins / Leo Sayer / Andrew Lloyd-Webber / Everly Bros / Vangelis / Gerry Goldsmith / Hans Zimmer / Marvin Hamlish / Henry Mancini. 

As arranger and Conductor he has worked with: London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia, Pro Arte, London Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Parma, Orchestra del Teatro Bellini di Catania, Roma Sinfonietta, Brno Philharmonic, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Filarmonica del Teatro Verdi di Salerno, Orchestra laVerdi di Milano as well as many wonderful London session orchestras. 

COLIN ALLURED - SUPPORT ACT - BIO

A native of Louisiana, born in 1980, Colin has made North Carolina his home since 1997. 

By the time he graduated in classical guitar performance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in 2001, he had won numerous awards in both classical guitar and composition competitions, including the prestigious A.J. Fletcher Competition Scholarship, which awarded 4 years full-paid tuition to UNCSA. 

Colin was awarded first place for his 4 part choral work “Kyrie” in the MTNA-CPP Belwin Composition Competition, state and regional levels at age 13, and first place 2 years later for his composition “Sketch for Guitar” at the state level. In 1997 he won first place in the American String Teachers Association ASTA North Carolina Competition.

In his post graduate career he also collaborated with percussionist Charles Wood forming the world music duo Dhamaru. This project gave outlet to Colin’s intense studies of Hindustani Classical and West African Music. He studied Hindustani vocal music with Madhumita Saha, Indian classical sarod with Gaurang and Laxmikant Doshi, and kamale ngoni (West African Harp) with Mamadou Sidibe. 

His recent project “New Baroque Suite for Electric Guitar and Darbuka” features the Middle Eastern darbuka drum in combination with the electric guitar in a classical compositional language. He has studied the darbuka with esteemed Israeli percussionist Yshai Afterman. Colin has taught private music lessons since 2002 and between 2003 and 2016, Colin was music teacher for Art for Life, a non-profit organization which brings art and music to children in hospitals undergoing treatment for cancer and other serious illnesses.

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Prices:

General Admission: USD 65.00,

General Admission - VIP Seating: USD 75.00,

Terrace - Non-Designated Lounging: USD 45.00

Artists: Geoff Westley - Headliner, Colin Allured - Support Act

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