Born in 1992, Scottish-born guitarist Sean Shibe is already in demand on the festival and concert venue circuits and has won many prizes, distinctions and scholarships. He is currently studying with Allan Neave at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, having been the youngest ever musician to enter the establishment when he was 15. He has appeared at Dundee Guitar Festival, the Big Guitar Weekend and Ullapool Guitar Festival. Further solo and concerto performances have taken him around the United Kingdom, China, Holland, Germany and Liechtenstein, with radio broadcasts on the BBC and European television and radio. Sean Shibe’s regular collaboration with composers has received consistent critical acclaim, and he has so far premiered seven new works. These include a reworking of Jacob's Ladder by Halfidi Hallgrimsson (Icelandic Symphony Orchestra composer-in-residence) and Marek Pascienczny's Sequenza for guitar solo. His various accolades and awards include 1st prize in the Ivor Mairants Guitar Award (2009), 2nd prize in the Liechtenstein International Guitar Competition (2009) and the 2011 Royal Over-Seas League's 1st prize and gold medal. Highlights of 2012 are to include a Wigmore Hall debut. Sean Shibe received a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in February 2012. 'the best acoustic guitarist I have heard…remember the name, one day he will be famous.' (Michael Tumelty, The Herald).

Photograph taken by Ken Dundas

Showcase concert at 2012 IAMA Conference in Budapest
Purchase of a new guitar
Purchase of laptop, video camera and microphone
Travel to study abroad

Artist Website

www.seanshibe.com

Artist Contact

Sean Shibe at
seanstshibe@yahoo.co.uk

Winners 2012

Awards

Special Ensemble Fellowship

Fellowships

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BBT Tour 2012

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Sean Shibe