WAGO

The Wyvern Afinado Guitar Orchestra (WAGO) was formed in early 2020 as a group of amateur classical guitarists who enjoy playing and performing music together from their base at Hewish & Puxton Village Hall in Nth Somerset.  A ‘Wyvern’ is a 2-legged dragon, a version of which is on the flag of Somerset, and ‘Afinado’ is a Spanish word meaning ‘in tune’ or ‘polished’.

WAGO are fortunate to gain the support of world class professional musicians in their concert preparation workshops, and as part of their concerts.  WAGO’s music is classical in style but in varying formats including other orchestral instruments and in different ensemble groupings.  WAGO also use non-standard guitars (soprano/octave, quint/alto, requinto, terz, quint bass, and contrabass) to enhance their colour and sound range.

Events in 2026

Over the past 18 months WAGO have been working on four pieces commissioned for the orchestra by Vince Smith. Two of these have been recorded with the remaining pieces scheduled for April of this year. It is then planned to perform all four pieces over the summer months (for a taster of the pieces see below).

Sunday 28th June – Hewish and Puxton Village Hall

18th/19th July – Winchester Guitar Festival

3rd/8th August – Ammerdown Guitar Summer School

Further details to follow