Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from British Columbia, Canada. He owns and edits the online publication This is Classical Guitar and sheet music store Werner Guitar Editions. He has taught a wide range of students from dedicated youth, hobbyists adults, and emerging young professionals in collage programs. Bradford taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced and performed in Greater Victoria for 20 years. He adjudicates festivals, and has given exams and masterclasses for The Alberta Provincial Festival, Mount Royal University, Calgary Guitar Society, and many more. Also see his work with the Quelus Guitar Duo, and the Victoria Guitar Trio with Michael Dias and Adrian Verdejo. The trio has commissioned numerous premieres and recorded an album on RedShift Records showcasing contemporary Canadian composers. See more at his personal website.

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Goran Krivokapić Plays Lauro

Goran Krivokapić performs the music of Antonio Lauro (1917-1986) on classical guitar. The above video is Angostura – Vals Venezolano. This comes via his Krivokapić’s YouTube channel. As he mentions, this is the “first in a series of videos of Lauro’s music, Angostura is…

Marcin Dylla Plays Sonata in D Minor by Weiss

Classical guitarist Marcin Dylla performs Sonata in D Minor by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750), originally for Baroque lute. This comes via Dylla’s YouTube channel. Great performance by Dylla with excellent pacing and attention to the flowing galant style of Weiss.…

Le Support for Classical Guitar

Review of Le Support for Classical GuitarA full demo and review of an excellent new support for classical guitar. Buy or Learn more at Le Support Big thanks to Le Support and Thomas Viloteau for sending me their new guitar…

Etude No.12, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.12, Op.60 (Andante mosso) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition…

Kossler Duo Play Prelude and Fugue by Gulda

Kossler Duo with John Kossler & Adam Kossler perform Prelude and Fugue in Eb minor by Friedrich Gulda (1930-2000). This comes via Adam Kossler’s YouTube channel. Gulda was an Austrian pianist who played and composed in both the classical and…

Etude No.11, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.11, Op.60 (Agitato) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with…

Simon Farintosh Plays Joyful Departure by Towner

Canadian guitarist Simon Farintosh performs Joyful Departure by Ralph Towner (b.1940) on an 8-string guitar by Jeff Sigurdson. This comes via Simon’s YouTube channel with recording by Drew Henderson. Great performance by Farintosh with lots of great rhythmic moments and handling of the playful texture. I…

Mystic Flute by Hovhaness (arr. Larget-Caplan)

Mystic Flute, Op.22 by Alan HovhanessArranged for Guitar, Originally for PianoArranged by Aaron Larget-CaplanEdition Peters You can purchase the hardcopy sheet music from Edition Peters. Big thanks to Faber Music and Edition Peters for sending me this new edition and arrangement…

Evangelina Mascardi Plays London Suite IV by Weiss

Evangelina Mascardi performs London Suite IV in G major by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1686–1750) on Baroque lute in Orte, Italy. This comes via Mascardi’s YouTube channel. I adore Weiss and Mascardi’s performance is wonderfully elegant. The combination of a strong rhythmic character and flowing galant lines…

FlashTrack DSP Microphone by CloudVocal

CloudVocal’s Promotional Description & Video Learn more or buy the FlashTrack at CloudVocal FlashTrack is a microphone that has built-in digital signal processors (DSP) which allows users to adjust their sound, effects, and simulate other iconic microphones instantly without external…

Beijing Guitar Duo Omni Concert

The Beijing Guitar Duo with Meng Su and Yameng Wang perform a live concert at St. Marks Lutheran Church in San Francisco, CA with repertoire by César Franck, Enrique Granados, and Astor Piazzolla. This comes via the Omni Foundation online series and their Youtube channel.…

Etude No.10, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.10, Op.60 (Allegretto) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with…