Month April 2014

Nikita Koshkin: Changing the Guard

Nikita Koshkin (I presume) conducting his own work (also presumed) “Changing the Guard” with a youth guitar orchestra. I like the violent thrusts of sound and angular lines. Cool work for a youth group. I’m sure you are familiar with Koshkin’s compositions…

Wonderful Guitar Students in Whitehorse, Yukon!

Congrats to all the excellent students and teachers of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada for their wonderful performances in the Whitehorse Rotary Music Festival where I was the adjudicator. Every student played very well and all the students had good foundation music…

Pavel Steidl plays ‘And you go to Ithaca, too?’

This is great, Pavel Steidl (Czech Republic) playing his own work ‘And you go to Ithaca, too?’. ‘Guitar Virtuosos’ festival, Moscow, Tchaikovsky hall. March 19th, 2014. Encore. Guitar maker: Nicolaus Georg Ries, 1838, Vienna (Austria). via Guitar Magazine on YouTube. Listen to a good portion so…

Lesson: Sor Study No.6, Op.60

Lesson for Study No.6 Op.60 by Fernando SorFrom my sheet music eBook (PDF): Ten Classical EtudesIncludes fingering, notation & notation + TAB edition.YouTube Video Lesson Link (4k) The first etude is a basic legato study by Fernando Sor. As you improve…

Duo Resonances play Ginastera

The excellent Duo Resonances (Frédérique Luzy & Pierre Bibault) play Alberto Ginastera’s Suite de Danzas Criollas Op.15. You can check out their CD via their site or Amazon: Duo Resonances: Guitar Works. Beautiful sound and video…and people for that matter!