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.
  • Joined: July 11, 2012
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Europa by Adam Cicchillitti

Canadian guitarist Adam Cicchillitti plays his own composition Europa. This comes via his YouTube Channel. Here’s the YouTube blurb: “Europa is my first published composition for solo guitar. It was written for my darling wife Virginie Abat-Roy in 2015. The…

Review: De Cascia, Sylvia Model Classical Guitar

De Cascia, Sylvia Model Classical Guitar – I was pleased to get to review this instrument that is a mid-range guitar with lots of bells and whistles. De Cascia is a Montreal based company in connection with Grand Guitar Salon.…

Sanel Redzic Plays Lament & Dance by Vojislav Ivanovic

Bosnia- Herzegovina guitarist Sanel Redžić plays Lament and Dance by Vojislav Ivanovic (dedicated to Sanel Redzic). Recorded in April 2017. This comes via his great YouTube Channel.  I love Redžić’s playing, thoughtful and controls but not without excitement and risk. Pretty nice sound…

Suite Buenos Aires for Guitar & Flute by Pujol

Singapore guitarist Kevin Loh (19) and flutist Roberto Alvarez plays the first movement Pompeya from Suite Buenos Aires by Argentine composer Máximo Diego Pujol (b. 1957). This comes via Kevin Loh’s great Youtube. Great playing by Loh here with some good aggressive accents for this fun…

The Skye Boat Song for Easy Guitar (PDF)

The Skye Boat Song (Outlander Theme) – Arranged for Easy Fingerstyle or Classical Guitar. Two Editions: Notation + TAB and Notation Only, PDF Download. The level is easy-intermediate, all first position. Video Lesson Link. Buy the PDF eBook (6 Celtic…

Brouwer Etude No. 8 and Lesson

Lesson of the Week for Classical Guitar Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 8 from Estudios Sencillos via my YouTube Channel.Sheet Music (complete etudes in one book) via amazon: Leo Brouwer Guitar Works Cuban composer Leo Brouwer’s Etude No. 8 from Estudios Sencillos. I play the…

Peter Graneis plays La Gaubança by Asencio

Peter Graneis plays La Gaubança from Collectici Intim by Vicente Asencio (1908–1979) on a 2010 Andrés. D. Marvi guitar.This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. Great playing by Graneis, lots of crisp articulations, excitement, but some nice sweet…

Sanja Plohl Plays Ponce Preludes

Slovenian-born (Madrid based) guitarist Sanja Plohl plays Preludes No. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 from 24 Preludes by Mexican composer Manuel Ponce (1882-1948). This comes via Sanja Plohl’s YouTube Channel. There are two sets of Preludes from Ponce, the set of…

SoloDuo Play Quattro Danze by Bellafronte

The amazing Italian guitar duo SoloDuo (Lorenzo Micheli & Matteo Mela) play Quattro Danze for 2 guitars by Italian composer Raffaele Bellafronte (b. 1961) – Bossa nova (0:00), Valzer (3:02), Fox-trot (5:46), Mambo (8:11). This comes via Teatro Rossetti‘s YouTube Channel. Fantastic…

O’Carolan’s Welcome for Classical Guitar

Carolan’s Welcome (First Untitled Piece) by Turlough O’Carolan (1670-1738). PDF sheet music or tab arranged for Easy Fingerstyle or Classical Guitar. Comes with both a notation-only edition and a tab edition. Left hand fingering, PDF Download. The level is easy-intermediate…

Gian Marco Ciampa Plays Scriabin Variations by Tansman

Italian guitarist Gian Marco Ciampa plays the theme from Variations on a Theme of Scriabin by Polish composer Alexandre Tansman (1897–1986). This comes via Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube Channel. You can see the whole set of variations performed below by…

Leo Brouwer Interview via NPR

‘To Be Useful Is Something Incredible’: Leo Brouwer Reflects On His LegacyHeard on All Things ConsideredGo to NPR for text write up instead. “To be useful is something incredible, because you’re at the service of the world,” Brouwer says in…