International Guitar Foundation (IGF) (TDN 2024)
IGF is a talent development agency, concert promoter & commissioner. We are the UK’s flagship organisation for the guitar and plucked strings, including kora, oud, sitar and ukulele, celebrating a range of cultures and genres, including contemporary classical, world music, acoustic styles: singer-songwriters, blues, folk/Americana and electric guitar performers/music creators. IGF has a 30-year history in nurturing music creators and staging events featuring their music including festivals in London, Bath, Wales and the North East, covering a range of genres. Each year, we not only commission high quality new music, we also mentor, train and introduce music creators to commissioners/promoters.
Project Title:
La Leona: developing 10 women music creators writing for guitar and other plucked instruments, highlighting ethnic and stylistic diversity.