Upcoming Events

2024

18th February
Valentines Day Champagne Concert
Freshwaters Café, 3 Lilla Street Peppermint Grove

To Be Announced

Past Events

2023

Date
Event
Location
June/July
Performances and Recordings of New Works with The Perth Guitar Quartet - Perth International Guitar Festival
TBC ~
TBC ~
Recitals at Wesley Church, and Ross Memorial
Wesley Church, Ross Memorial
19th February
Valentines Day Champagne Concert
Grove Library - Peppermint Grove

2022

Date
Event
Location
18 November
Don Candy - Spring Recital Wesley at One
Wesley Uniting Church – Perth, WA
8 - 13 November
Alicante Guitarra Clasica Decimo Aniversario Alumni Conference
Alicante, Spain
10 November
Solo Recital
LAB15 – Through University of Alicante 'Mater de Guitarra Alicante'
1 November
Guitar and Flute with Adam Lewin
Callaway Auditorium - University of Western Australia
22 Oktober
UWA Day of Guitar
University of Western Australia, Music Department
14 Oktober
Wesley Art Gallery
Wesley College
15 September
Centre Stage - Guitar and Voice Co-Lab
Callaway Auditorium - University of Western Australia
20 - 21 August
West Australian Guitar Ensemble Festival
Carine SHS
17 August
UWA Guitar Studio Lunchtime Concert
Callaway Auditorium - University of Western Australia
31 July
Wesley Eisteddfod
Wesley College, Perth
24 July
Adelaide Guitar Festival Classical Competition - Finalist
Adelaide Festival Centre
22 May
Fremantle Eisteddfod - Adjudication
Online
18 May
UWA Guitar Studio Lunchtime Concert
Callaway Auditorium - University of Western Australia
14 May
UWA Guitar Studio and Accelerate
Callaway Auditorium - University of Western Australia
13 May
Accelerate Guitars
Eileen Joyce Studio- University of Western Australia
10 May
Margaret River Guitar Masterclasses
Margaret River SHS
12 April
Guitar Alchemy
Callaway Auditorium - University of Western Australia
10 April
Virtual Fundraising Concert for Floods Recovery
Bloomhouse Projects
23 March
UWA Guitar Studio
Callaway Auditorium - University of Western Australia
10 March
Don Candy 'Themes and Variations' Lunchtime Concert
Ross Memorial Church, West Perth

2021

Date
Event
Location
25 November
Corporate Function - Performance
Perth Zoological Gardens
19 November
Guitar Showcase Concert
Callaway Auditorium - University of Western Australia
27 October
St Hilda’s Music Festival Adjudication
St Hilda’s College Anglican School for Girls, Bay View
23 October
Day of Guitar - UWA
Callaway Auditorium - University of Western Australia
17 October
St Hilda’s Eisteddfod
St Hilda’s College Anglican School for Girls, Bay View
10 October
Cappuccino Concert – Don Candy 'Spring Soiree'
Peppermint Grove Library, WA
27 August
Margaret River Senior High School – Masterclasses
Margaret River SHS
17 August
Duo Concert with Adam Lewin 'Flute Recital'
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre
8 August
Garland Music Festival
Hale School, Wembley Downs
6 August
Don Candy 'Classical Guitar Soundscapes - Wesley at One'
Wesley Uniting Church – Perth, WA
4 August
Letters to Our Daughters – MSS Women’s Concert
UWA Callaway Music Auditorium
31 July
Classical Guitar Society of Western Australia - 60th Anniversary Gala Concert
Richard Hill Auditorium, WAAPA
28 July
Lunchtime Concert with Adam Lewin 'Flute Recital'
UWA Callaway Music Auditorium
26 May
South West Tour - Busselton
Trinity College – Braham Auditorium
25 May
South West Tour – Margaret River
Trinity College – Braham Auditorium
24 May
South West Tour - Albany
Trinity College – Braham Auditorium
14 May
South West Tour Concert 1
Trinity College – Braham Auditorium
14 May
Western Australian Guitar Studio Concert
UWA Callaway Music Auditorium
12 May
Lunchtime Concert
UWA Callaway Music Auditorium
8 May
Evening Concert
UWA Callaway Music Auditorium
7 April
FHLG Collaboration with Andre Leong Audio and Video Recording
FHLG Band Production - Pinjarra Bakery, Port Kennedy

2020

Date
Event
Location
5 December
Mataya’s Twilight Christmas Market with Adam Lewin 'Flute Recital' and A Line in the Air – Circus Artist
Mataya, Mandurah
14 November
Fundraising Concert 'Brazillian Songs' with Laura Bernay St Hilda’s Eisteddfod
Private Residence
8 November
St Hilda’s Eisteddfod
St Hilda’s College Anglican School for Girls, Bay View
7 November
Penrhos College Eisteddfod – Guitar Accompaniment
Penrhos College, South Perth
8 October
Guitar Odyssey
UWA Callaway Music Auditorium
12 August
Lunchtime Concert
UWA Callaway Music Auditorium
12 July
Plucked Strings – Online Concert
RTRFM The Sound Alternative Radio Station 92.1
13 May
Online Concert - COVID-19
UWA Callaway Music Auditorium
4 March
Guitarscapes
UWA Callaway Music Auditorium

2019

Date
Event
Location
12 October
Shadows - Flute recital
UWA Callaway Auditorium
11 October
Strings Attached Guitar Festival
Margaret River HEART, Main Auditorium.
9 October
The Parisian Guitar
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
12 September
Centre Stage - UWA Guitar Studio
UWA Callaway Auditorium.
3 September
UWA Pride Concert
UWA Callaway Auditorium
16 August
Charity Performance - Starlight
UWA
16 August
Guitar Studio Lunchtime Concert
UWA Callaway Music Auditorium
1 August
Musica Nova
UWA Callaway Music Auditorium
6 July
Winter Cafe Concert
Rhein Donau Club
31 May
Six String Sensations
The Weld Theatre, Bussleton
29 May
UWA Guitar Studio
UWA - Albany Centre
17 May
Guitar Studio Lunchtime Concert
UWA Callaway music Auditorium
29 March
The Morricone Project
UWA Callaway Music Auditorium

2018

Date
Event
Location
7 November
Cirque Du Noir - Flute recital - Adam Lewin
UWA Callaway Auditorium.
4 November
Solo Performance before Callum Henshaw Recital
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
16 September
Perth International Guitar Festival - Performance with Guitarstrophe!
Perth Town Hall
15 September
Perth International Guitar Festival - Duo Performance with Craig Ogden
Perth Town Hall
24 August
UWA Guitar Studio LTC
UWA Callaway Music Auditorium

2017

Date
Event
Location
28 October
Melbourne Guitar Foundation - Solo Performance
St Mary's Church, North Melbourne.
September
UWA Guitar Studio - SouthWest Tour
Albany, Margaret River, Dunsborough
September
Solo Performance
Trinity College
June
Man of La Mancha (Musical)
Endellion Theatre Company - Leeds, UK
June
Zamorra Guitar Trio - Didsbury Coffee Concert
Emmanuel Church, Manchester, UK
April
Zamorra Guitar Trio - Recital
Emmanuel Church, Manchester, UK
March
Lord Mayor Dinner
Lord Mayor's Parlour - Town Hall, Manchester, UK
March
Zamorra Guitar Trio
Pavillion Arts Centre, Buxton, UK
March
Barnes Music Festival - Solo + ensemble with Craig Ogden
Barnes, UK
February
Zamorra Guitar Trio
Whitworth Gallery, Manchester, UK

2016

Date
Event
Location
October
Solo Performance
Whitworth Gallery, Manchester, UK
September
Solo Performance - MMU
Salutation, Manchester, UK
June
Cold Feet - Featured playing in scene
Midland Hotel, Manchester, UK
5 May
Recital - Classical Clevland
Stokesley Methodist Church, Manchester, UK
26 March
RNCM Guitar concert
Haddon Hall
9 March
Recital
Christ Church, Southport, UK

2013

Date
Event
Location
7 - 10 November
Thailand International Guitar Competition - Finalist
Bangkok, Thailand
23 April
Something Old, Something New - Duo Concert (piano)
St George's College, WA

Weddings and Events

Don is available to perform for your next wedding or event in Perth, Western Australia. Don can perform a large repertoire of classical songs and collaborations with other musicians to give your event or wedding a stunning musical touch. Contact Don today to book.

Lessons

Don’s extensive music education makes him a great teacher if you’re looking for classical guitar lessons. Don has experience teaching both in schools and privately, and teaches a range of styles. He has experience with the AMEB grade exams and can help students prepare for both the practical and theoretical side of these exams.

Collaborations

Don is currently working on duo collaborations with other instruments including flute, cello and percussion, as well as a guitar trio.