Classical Concert and Cream Tea: Yvonne Bloor (Classical Guitarist)

£22

Join us for the perfect Sunday afternoon out… 

We look forward to continuing our Launde Abbey Concert Series throughout 2025, bringing you intimate classical performances from the finest musicians. Join us for an hour of enchanting classical music in our medieval chapel, followed by the famous Launde Abbey Cream Tea.

Yvonne Bloor is classical guitarist and composer based in Leicester. She has a Master of Music degree in Performance from the Royal Northern College of Music and is a Fellow of the Royal Schools of Music, a Licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music and the London College of Music. She studied with Nicola Hall, Michael Lewin, and Craig Ogden.

For many years she was a regular contributor to Guitar International Magazine, writing articles on guitar playing.

She has worked as an examiner for Trinity Guildhall School of Music and taught in numerous schools and colleges. She is currently a guitar tutor at the University of Leicester. She has broadcast on BBC radio and played on TV in Antigua and the UK. She plays with orchestras and chamber music ensembles and has given performances at the Royal Festival Hall, London, the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester and De Montfort Hall, Leicester.

She has recorded three albums of her own music – Promise, Evocation and Heartstrings. Her compositions have been described as: “mature, melodic, interestingly harmonised, lovely little pieces that come from the pen of a lady whose CD I have played a good number of times since reviewing it!” (Classical Guitar Magazine.) Her music is published by Productions D’Oz, Hal Leonard and Trinity College London.

yvonnebloor.com

Launde Classical Concerts offer the chance to hear an hour-long live concert in the company of some of the country’s leading performers, followed by a gorgeous Launde cream tea.

A Launde Abbey Fundraising Event.

Tickets £22 (or £17 for concert only). Call 01572 717254 or email info@launde.org.uk.