“A ravishing and heartfelt performance … exceptionally sensitive interpretive talents.” Paul Lewis, Pianist, Composer.
‘A maestro of the guitar, a real treat to hear and appreciated by all.’ The Herald, SA.
“Beautifully played—lovely sound and such a natural sense of musicality …” Craig Ogden (Royal Northern College of Music).
“You played beautifully!” Berta Rojas (Washington DC University), West Dean Guitar Festival 2010.
“Exquisite—bravo.” Colin Cooper (editor of Guitar Magazine), West Dean Guitar Festival, 2010.
Mark Jennings 
Mark thank you so much for sharing with us a wonderful evening of brilliantly played uplifting music full of sunshine and colour. Such an oasis of calm in a busy and ever more broken world. We loved it.
Thank you so much for your kind words and for organising the event. It was a real pleasure!
What a cultural treat it was to listen to Mark in our little St Patrick’s Chapel, Hogsback, yesterday afternoon. Sublime playing made the guitar sound like a multitude of stringed instruments all-in-one. Enchanting repertoire-eclectic choices and familiar favourites. Thank you most sincerely. Helen Chappel
A big hearty thanks! Hopefully I’ll have the pleasure of hearing you play before long.
Beethoven himself once uttered, ’The guitar is the sound of moonlight.’ In Mark Jennings’ hands, melody and simplicity are moonlight made in heaven.’
Ah, such poetry—so flattered!
Mark’s performance at Rhodes University was so technically proficient and musically rich that I booked a ticket at a second performance in Port Alfred just three days later. The second performance was even better than the first!
Thank you for a lovely concert last night in Makhanda (Grahamstown) – always a treat hearing such wonderful music so expertly performed.
A slightly cooler sunny summer’s evening set the scene for this month’s musical soiree in Val de Vie, where a full audience was very thoroughly entertained by a magical guitar recital by Mark Jennings. Paarl South Africa.
That’s wonderful to hear, Philippa—huge thanks!
Mark performed at our church in Bergvliet, Cape Town. It was a truly unforgetful experience. I look forward to him returning to SA and gracing us with his presence again. Thank you Mark.
Dear Reverend Strauss,
Thank you so much to you and to your lovely wife, Sanet, for being such wonderful hosts in both your church and in your home.
Mignonne and I hope very much to see you all again!
Strauss Joubert February 3, 2024. Mark blessed us with a classical guitar evening in Somerset East South Africa. The audience was carried away on the classical guitar notes; a new and invigorating experience for our country town. Our congregation benefited financially as well as emotionally from Mark’s performance.
Mark came to our church on 18th November. His guitar playing was exquisite. An enthralling and moving evening!
It was wonderful to be with you all—thank you!
We had such a lovely evening at Kingsclere Methodist Church on 18 November 2023. Mark’s playing was a delight, the atmosphere very special, the whole event one we would love to repeat if possible. Thank you Mark.
Thank you so much!
Wow! Mark recently delivered a wonderful and mesmerising recital at St John the Baptist Church, Barnet. His masterful and sensitive playing was very much appreciated by all in the audience. We would love for Mark to return to us for another recital at a future date.
Huge thanks for inviting me to play—a great pleasure!
Thank you so much for a delightful and relaxing concert at St Mary’s church. It helped us to raise some much needed funds for the Bishop’s appeal.
Many thanks, Evelyn, for organising the event. It was very nice to see you all and a pleasure to perform.
Thank you so much, David! That‘s very kind of you. It was a pleasure to be involved in your wonderful project. .
Dear Mark. A massive thank you from all of us at Karibuni Children, for your wonderful playing at our fundraising recital at Holy Trinity Church in Prestwood on 30th September. You picked a delightful programme for our audience, spanning four centuries of music, and we have had many notes of appreciation from those present. Thank you again.
That’s wonderful, Rev. George—so good to hear! It was a pleasure and a privilege to have been with you all on Saturday. All the best!
Mark—many thanks for coming to All Saints Orpington and for a stellar performance! Your programme of intertwining Baroque composers with those from the Classical period and then bursting into the contemporary was fantastic and energising. Your interpretation of Turina’s ‘Homage to Tarrega’ was sublime and continues to resonate! Best wishes and blessings to you!
From all of us at All Saints’ Church, Blackheath, thank you very much for a wonderful recital! You delighted a modest, but perfectly formed, audience with a wide-ranging, thoughtfully curated programme of guitar hits and lesser-knowns, performing it brilliantly – and the narrative you provided to stitch your performance together added to the experience. Thank you!
Thank you, Max, for this great review! It was a pleasure meeting you all. Yes, a modest audience, but then I think I was competing with the Rugby World Cup! All the best to you.
Mark is so talented and everyone who attended the event really enjoyed listening to him play.
Mark performed at our monthly lunchtime concert last week and he was a great hit with our audience. A fabulous programme performed by a virtuoso of the guitar. Everybody was entranced by the Mark’s performance and by his engagement with the audience.
That’s very nice indeed, Paul!
It was great meeting you, and to be welcomed with a display of your keyboard skills—thank you, Maestro!
A wonderful evening raising much needed funds for St Peter’s Church in Burnham. Mark was a pleasure to deal with and his guitar-playing was exquisite
It was a real treat for me to perform for you all last week. Special thanks to you and your team for helping to make the evening a success!
Huge thanks to you, Stella, and to your team for organising the recital. It was a pleasure for me to be there with you all, and touching to have received such a warm reception. Thank you!
Mark gave a wonderful concert at St Mary’s Streatley on Thames yesterday. A very varied repertoire and all the pieces were very much enjoyed by the audience. The concert finished with a large bang as it coincided with the start of a massive thunderstorm but fortunately we had all already enjoyed all Mark’s virtuoso performance.
Thank you enormously, Sandra, for organising the recital at St Lawrence, and for posting such positive feedback. It was a real pleasure for me to perform for you all. Thank you!
Mark gave a delightful and very accomplished recital at St Lawrence, Chobham, on May 26th. The repertoire was skilfully chosen to showcase the virtuosity, versatility and expressiveness of the guitar. The beautiful, mellow guitar sounds were complemented by the natural acoustic resonance of the church. The evening was well presented and the audience warmed to Mark’s introductions and explanations of original compositions as well as transcriptions from a range of musico-historical eras.
What a wonderful show in Chobham church this evening, a journey from baroque and rococo up to more modern day. I scribbled composer and player names as you recited them in your narrative: I feel a Spotify playlist is soon to emerge.
The performance was mesmerising and your playing was enhanced by the excellent acoustics.
The evening was helped by the intimacy of the venue, please come and play again so I can spread the word amongst my fellow music fans.
Hi Darren,
Many thanks for taking the time. It was a great pleasure for me to perform for you all last night. Absolutely, I would love to come again! Mark
Superb recital in Chobham Church – outstandingly played and a perfect repertoire. A real maestro and an entertaining and charming presenter of his programme.
Ah, such kind words! You helped to make it possible—thank you! Mark
Mark played a gorgeous selection of music on a Friday evening in Chobham St Lawrence church.
So thank you Mark for allowing me end the week uplifted!
Baroque to 20th century.
Great choices
Great technique
Seemingly effortless
Ps the church is a great location
Hi Simon,
Thank you so much for the feedback and for coming! Glad you liked the programme.
Mark
Thanks Mark for a wonderful performance at St.Augustine’s Catholic Cathedral on the 27th April 2023 in Port Elizabeth. My son and grandson are both classical guitarists and appreciated the programme and your skill on the guitar. We look forward to your next visit. Dominic Sam.
Thank you very much for coming.
Good luck to you and your grandson as you both explore the wonderful world of the guitar! See you again, I hope.
Thank you so much for an amazing evening of music on Saturday! Mark was like Andreas Segovia reincarnate!
St Francis Bay, South Africa.
Segovia was my boyhood hero—so that’s quite a compliment. Much appreciated!
As a lover of classical guitar music I was more than pleasantly surprised at Mark’s incredible skill as he played a feast of Spanish/South American compositions. He made difficult, technical pieces appear effortless (they certainly are not!), and he interpreted each piece beautifully, as expressed in the dynamics of each piece. The audience was enthralled by each note! We definitely look forward to Mark’s return to our shores for more recitals! It was also a pleasure to meet Mark and his lovely wife Mignonne. Paul Mosdell, St Francis United Church, St Francis Bay, South Africa.
Thank you so much, Paul.
It was a pleasure being with you all.
Hopefully we can do that again sometime!
I have never been a lover of classical guitar music, until Mark came along with his amazing talent, music, transporting us all to other parts of the world. Very informative and very inspiring and now we are hooked! Please visit soon and play at The Stables again. Wally & Claudina
Huge thanks to you! I’m touched to know that I have helped reveal the wonders of the classical guitar to you!
I’m no expert at classical guitar music, but it was definitely worth attending and hearing a wonderful selection live.
St Augustine’s Cathedral,
Port Elizabeth, SA
Thank you very much indeed, Gary, for taking the time to post. I’m very glad the programme hit the right note!
Mark, Thank you for a most wonderful recital at St Augustine’s Cathedral, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Everyone I have spoken with since the recital have shared how deeply touched they were by your beautiful playing and incredible skill. Your music touches the soul.
Hopefully, we will see you in Port Elizabeth again, many thanks, Fr Jerry
Thank you enormously for organising the event and for helping to make it a success. Hopefully we can meet again!
Superb playing and an interesting, informative explanation of the programme which engaged the audience. Thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
An hour of wonderful, skilful music delivered with great sensitivity and integrity – a lovely evening.
Thank you Mark for your sublime and uplifting recital at Ss. Simon & Jude’s, Bramdean.
We kept our Patronal Festival on Sunday, and I spoke on the example of the saints…
“Without a bridge on a guitar, the strings cannot be played and music is impossible. Without the saints in light, the peoples of the world cannot resonate with grace and fullness of life is impossible.”
Thank you for inspiring this preacher.
Revd. Christopher Durrant (Rector)
We had to wait 3 years (mainly due to Covid related postponements) to host Mark at St Simon and St Jude, Bramdean. It was well worth the wait. You took us to Spain and S.America during your exquisite guitar recital. Many thanks for a memorable evening.
Thank you for a very gentle and peaceful concert at Banstead church on 24 09 22
Sally Fox
Thank you so much for the lovely recital at our Church . I have never heard such wonderful guitar playing before
Mark came to All Saints Church, Hackbridge and played a beautiful recital of guitar music old and new. Lovely evening, Mark, thank you!
Spent a lovely evening listening to Mark Jennings, playing classic guitar music at All Saints Church, Hackbridge.
It really brought back lovely memories of time spent in Granada, Spain. You really have a wonderful talent and I would love to listen to your music again. BRAVO!!!
A delightful recital at St Peter’s Church Old Woking, we were entranced and impressed with your incredibly skill. I found the introductions to each piece and composer fascinating. Thank you
Wow what a joy to see, hear and feel Marks wonderful and enchanting performance.
Such skill and talent.
What a beautiful recital Mark gave in Sawbridgeworth on the evening of our flower festival. Such sensitive playing, with interesting introductions. It was a real treat. Highly recommended!
Enchanting performance. A hearty thank you. You play so beautifully. Such skill and sensitivity.
Mark, we loved your concert this afternoon in our church. We were spellbound for 50 minutes of exquisite playing followed by a delicious tea laid on by church members. Thanks to the event we made much needed funds for our church whilst loving the whole experience.
Mark came and performed a Recital of Spanish Guitar Music at our church, and we made a full evening of it, with wine and tapas. He was superb, everyone really enjoyed the music and the selection of pieces which he chose.