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Alison McNeill & Sasha Savaloni
Both Alison and Sasha are performers of high calibre, they are skilled practitioners, love the stage, and despite their relative youth they perform with flair and maturity.
Quality music at its best – classical guitar and a voice to die for
Duo - Vocal & Instrumental
Instrumentation
- Alison McNeill - Soprano
- Sasha Savaloni - Classical Guitar
Repertoire
A variety of Spanish, Latin American, French, Italian, Contemporary and Scots Song Repertoire. We are passionate about expanding and enriching the repertoire for voice and guitar duo and transcribe a lot of music especially for the Duo.
Biography
Scottish soprano Alison McNeill and Iranian-Scottish guitarist Sasha Savaloni were the recipients of Chamber Music Scotland's 2015-2017 Residency Ensemble Award. Both Masters graduates of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, they made their debut in 2011 at the Big Guitar Weekend Festival gaining a mention in the Classical Guitar Magazine and have since established themselves as the foremost voice & guitar duo in Scotland.
They have performed recitals in Spain and throughout Scotland, at prestigious events such as the St Magnus International Festival, Clasicos en Verano Chamber Music Series in Madrid, Westbourne Music Series, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Big Guitar Weekend Festival and were recorded and interviewed for the prestigious BBC Radio Scotland Classics Unwrapped series, twice in 2012 and 2016. Their performances have received great praise and have been described as "Quality music at its best – classical guitar and a voice to die for."
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