Stephen Crawford was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He took an interest in playing guitar at age 15 listening to recordings of his favourite rock music and performing with friends at the local youth club. After a period of time he began studying with James Polland who was a profound musical influence.
He has performed in masterclasses in Scotland, England and the US. His debut concerto was 1998 at St Theresa’s Cathedral where he performed the Vivaldi Guitar Concerto in D Major. In 1999 he passed the Advanced Certificate of the ABRSM with Grade A in performance and in 2001 the licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music. He has given Concerts in the Scotland, England and Bermuda, notably the Bermuda Festival 2002 in which he performed Rodrigo’s Concerto Aranjuez. Stephen has been a member of the Bermuda School of Music (charity 483) for more than 20 years. In 2004 Stephen founded the Bermuda Guitar Festival, which is now in it’s twentieth year. |
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