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.

Etude No.19, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.19, Op.60 (Allegro moderato) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This comes from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Includes both a notation edition…

Kristina Varlid Plays Sonata II by Koshkin

Norwegian classical guitarist Kristina Vårlid performs Sonata II by Nikita Koshkin (b.1956). This comes via Varlid’s Youtube channel. Movements: I. Allegro moderato, II. Adagio, III. Allegro. Sonata II is dedicated to Dimitris Dekavallas and was premiered in 2012. Great performance…

Etude No.18, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.18, Op.60 (Allegretto) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This comes from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Includes with both a notation edition…

Jeongmin Hong and Ahhyun Noh Play Piazzolla

Jeongmin Hong (Clarinet) and Ahhyun Noh (Guitar) perform the third movement, Nightclub 1960 (above), and Cafe 1930 (below) from L’Histoire du Tango by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992). This comes via Partita Studio in Seoul, Korea on their YouTube. I see this work posted very often but rarely with clarinet…

Ziggy and Miles Play Passepied by Debussy

Classical guitar duo Ziggy and Miles (Ziggy Johnston and Miles Johnston) perform their own arrangement of Passepied from Suite Bergamasque by Claude Debussy (1862-1918). Recorded in collaboration with Young Concert Artists. This comes via thier YouTube channel. Excellent ensemble performance with beautiful control over…

Landslög by Gulli Bjornsson

Landslag by Gulli Bjornsson

Landslög by Gulli BjornssonArtist Website Listen or buy the album via Bandcamp or Bjornsson’s PayHip Sheet music available via Bjornsson’s PayHip It was a pleasure hearing Gulli Bjornsson’s new recording of his Landslög collection. A few weeks back I featured…

Zoran Dukic – Altamira Concert and Discussion

Croatian classical guitarist Zoran Dukić performs an online concert for Altamira Guitars in his hometown in Zagreb, Croatia with repertoire by Fumic, Barrios, Ellington, and Bach. This comes via Altamira Guitars and their YouTube channel. I’m really enjoying these discussions and concerts sponsored by Altamira. Super…

Etude No.17, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.17, Op.60 (Moderato) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This comes from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Includes both a notation edition with…

Introduction to Reading and Playing French Tablature on Guitar

Reading French Tablature on Guitar

Introduction French tablature was a common tablature style for lute and early guitar in the Renaissance and Baroque period, in particular, around England and France. Early music enthusiasts and professions still use and read French tablature today. Like modern tablature,…

Artist Videos and GuitarFest West Festival and Competition

GuitarFest West

I was checking out the concerts for GuitarFest West at Mount Royal University Conservatory, Calgary, Alberta, Canada and thought I’d do a video showcase of the performing artists. GFW features workshops, lessons, masterclasses, performances, and an optional competition for classical…

Josh Moore Plays A Fancy by Dowland

Josh Moore performs A Fancy (Poulton No.73) by John Dowland (1563-1626). This comes via Guitar Salon International and their YouTube channel and performed on a Wolfgang Jellinghaus La Romantica guitar. Great performance here with lots on nice attention to the motivic exchanges in the work…

Etude No.16, Op.60 by Carcassi

Etude No.16, Op.60 (Andante) by Matteo Carcassi (1796-1853) with performance, lesson, and sheet music. This comes from my sheet music edition of 25 Etudes, Op.60 by Matteo Carcassi. PDF or hardcopy sheet music for classical guitar. Includes both a notation edition with…