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West Wight Arts Association September Concert

The first concert of West Wight Arts Association’s new season will be held on Saturday September 13th in Freshwater Memorial Hall, starting at 7.00pm.

It will be given by Manus Noble, one of the UK’s leading classical guitarists, known for his strong, unique sound, original compositions and varied recital programmes. Manus graduated from the Royal College of Music with first class honours and the Royal Academy of Music with distinction and went on to launch his career to wide critical acclaim, winning many awards on the way. He is also much in demand as a teacher and luthier making guitars.

"Remarkably self-assured, Noble dispatched everything with refined technique, kissed by poetry." The Times

His programme will include works by Villa Lobos, Leo Brouwer, Gary Ryan and Domeniconi, as well as works by himself, traditional Irish and American Folk songs.

Manus came to WWAA in April 2015 after we had heard him at the Young Classical Artists’ Trust and was to have come again in March 2024 by popular demand but he caught Covid and had to cancel. He sent us a wonderful replacement, Pavel Ralev but we are delighted to have Manus back again.

Tickets at £17.00 (£3.00 for students and children) which includes the £1.00 booking fee are available from our ticket page or Totland Parish Office on 756028.

Please note the concert starts at 7.00pm.

End of Season concert May 10th 2025

The End of Season concert in May was given by six recipients of West Wight Arts Association’s winners of the 2024 Bursary.

The next Bursary will be held in the spring of 2026 and details will be posted on to this website.

Steinway Grand Piano

The Steinway ‘B’ grand piano in the Memorial Hall, Freshwater, which belongs to West Wight Arts Association, is available for hire by arrangement with WWAA.

Please check the availability of the Memorial Hall with the administrator Debbie McAteer on memohall1960@gmail.com or 01983 752956 in the first instance and then email Richard Wilkins on wilkins.r@btinternet.com for further details.

West Wight Arts Association Bursary

West Wight Arts Association has a long tradition of promoting promising young musicians through our bursary scheme, which we run every two years. The next one will be held on February 28th 2026 .

To encourage talented and aspiring local music students who would welcome financial support to further their studies, a sum is set aside every two years to provide bursaries for young Islanders aged between 11 and 21 years at the time of auditioning.

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“The concert was one of the best I have been to anywhere, the gut stringing added to their brilliant interpretation of the Mozart which was thrilling.”