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Rob Johns is a guitarist, composer, performer and teacher of considerable reputation and experience. Based in Lincoln, United Kingdom, he has performed extensively throughout Britain and has taught many students who have gone on to pursue successful careers as professional performers, composers and teachers. He interprets music from a wide range of periods and styles including Classical, Flamenco, Blues and his own highly evocative compositions. His students benefit from the skills, experience and encouragement of an inspirational teacher who works with them to achieve their full potential as performers.
Recitals
Rob has performed widely throughout the UK, with his recitals receiving outstanding critical acclaim. He has been heard on BBC Radio 3, Radio 4 and has performed on national television.
His current repertoire comprises a varied programme, including Classical works, played on a Roy Courtnall guitar, by Bach, Villa-Lobos, Morel, Piazzolla and Leo Brouwer. A selection of authentic Flamenco pieces including Soleares, Rumba, Danza Mora and Tarantas, played on a Joss Winn guitar. Rob also plays a steel string guitar made by the luthier Adrian Lucas; on which he plays a variety of Folk pieces including Wild Mountain Thyme, She Moved Through the Fair and Anji, as well as Blues pieces by “Big Bill” Broonzy, Robert Johnson and “Reverend” Gary Davis.
Rob has a great interest in the design of the classical guitar and is a frequent visitor to the Newark School of Guitar Making where he assesses and advises the guitar making students. All of his guitars were constructed by Lincolnshire makers.
Compositon
'...most daring was Rob Johns' own composition Drum, encompassing the natural forces of a summer's day. The insect life portrayed at the beginning of the piece was particularly violent and Rob avoided all kinds of clichés during the rhythmic turmoil of the final dance...'
He has also commissioned new works for the guitar, including Harihara by David Revill and Sonata by David Humpage.
Reviews
'...a striking performance, thoroughly accomplished...'
'...never merely mechanical, always organic...'
" from elfin tenderness to the downright demonic!"
(Classical Guitar Magazine)
'...meticulous and stylist guitar playing...'
'...a compelling performance...'
(Yorkshire Post)
'...formidable technique and great sensitivity...'
'...Rob Johns is in the first league of Britain's Classical Guitarists..."
(Lincolnshire Echo)
"... his repertoire matched the mood and ambience and gave the recital an immediacy that was very special and well received by the audience."
(Aberdeen Guitar Society Review)
"It is easy to understand why the guitar is so popular with audiences, especially when played with the enthusiasm and energy that Rob Johns puts into his performances."
(Nottingham Guitar Festival review)
