Declan Zapala with special guest Gary Lutton

Declan Zapala with special guest Gary Lutton Wednesday 09 April, 8pm Venue: Ards Arts Centre Tickets: 12, BYOB (no spirits please)

Described by Guitarist Magazine as one of the most exciting players on the acoustic guitar scene and by BBC Radio 3's Max Reinhardt as virtuosic with stunning sonic awareness, Declan Zapala is a British classical/percussive fingerstyle guitarist specialising in composition, arranging and education. A graduate of London's Royal College of Music, hes best known for his technical innovations on the classical guitar. His self-produced solo shows have attracted rave reviews internationally, and hes the monthly Classical columnist at Guitar Techniques, arranging and recording new pieces for a readership of over 20,000. declanzapala.com [http://declanzapala.com]

Gary Lutton Gary Lutton is a guitarist from Belfast. Primarily a soloist, he blends fingerstyle guitar techniques with jazz, minimalism and other non-Western styles. In 2015, Gary won Sky Arts Guitar Star, and has since toured with Thomas Leeb, Nitin Sawhney and many others. He then went on to complete his PhD in music at Ulster University and form the fusion group, Dionys Ensemble. He has taught music throughout Northern Ireland and is the director of Strandtown Music Academy and the Belfast Guitar Night. garyluttonguitar.com [http://garyluttonguitar.com]