Bradford Werner

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.

Antonia Haslinger Classical Guitar Concert

Austrian classical guitarist Antonia Haslinger performs mini concert of works by female composers including Annette Kruisbrink, Julia Malischnig, and Cláudia Montero. This comes via Siccas Guitars and their YouTube channel where you can also see which guitars are being played. Nice performance by Haslinger with beautiful…

Saers Guitar A90 Review

Saers Guitar A90 Classical Guitar Review

Saers Guitar A90 Classical Guitar Review – I had a great time testing and playing the Saers Guitar A90 classical guitar from their Artist Series. Saers have a great line of guitars with a variety of designs and price points so…

Etude No.2, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.2, Op.60 (Moderato con espressivo) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition…

Patrik Kleemola Plays Five Preludes by Villa-Lobos

Finnish guitarist Patrik Kleemola performs Five Preludes by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) on classical guitar. This comes via Kleemola’s YouTube channel. Recorded at Sigyn Hall of Turku Conservatory, Finland. Great performance by Kleemola and wonderful to have all five preludes in one place. Kleemola has been recording some…

Etude No.1, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.1, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This from my edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand…

25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi

25 Etudes, Op.60 by Carcassi (PDF)

25 Melodic and Progressive Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) for Classical Guitar. PDF sheet music for Classical Guitar. Comes with both a notation edition with left hand fingering and a separate tab edition in the same pdf. Intermediate to Early-Advanced (Grade…

Abramovich and Kiehr Perform Por ásperos caminos by Mudarra

Ariel Abramovich (vihuela de mano) and María Cristina Kiehr (soprano) perform Por ásperos caminos (Soneto VI de Garcilaso de la Vega) from Tres libros de música en cifra para vihuela (Sevilla, 1546) by Alonso Mudarra (c.1510-1580). This comes via Ariel Abramovich’s excellent YouTube channel. Beautiful performance,…

Exploring the Fretboard No.100: How to Create Your Own Exercises

Exploring the Fretboard No.100: How to create your own exercises for fretboard exploration on classical guitar from my book Exploring the Fretboard: 100 Exercises for Intermediate Guitar. PDF sheet music with notation, left hand fingering, and video lessons. This book offers students a set amount of…

Cicchillitti and Deutsch Play Armstrong

Cicchillitti and Deutsch Play Armstrong

Canadian guitarist Adam Cicchillitti and flautist Lara Deutsch perform Vistas by Canadian composer John Gordon Armstrong. The movements and times are Horizon (0:00); Dance of the Shadows (5:18); Sunset (8:24). This comes via Cicchillitti’s YouTube channel and their new album titled Wanderlust available via Leaf Music. Great performance and…

Gabriel Bianco Concert & Discussion

Gabriel Bianco performs a concert of works by Bach, Giuliani, and Ponce from his hometown of Lille, France. This comes via Altamira Guitars and their YouTube channel and was performed on three models of Altamira Guitars (Guadagnini, N500, and N300). In the video he…

Mateusz Kowalski Classical Guitar Concert

Polish classical guitarist Mateusz Kowalski performs a live concert at St. Marks Lutheran Church in San Francisco, CA with repertoire by Sokołowski, Chopin, Bach, Szczepanowski, Horecki, Pasieczny. This comes via the Omni Foundation online series and their Youtube channel. Excellent performance by Kowalski filled…