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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Tim Beattie Plays Elogio de la Guitarra by Rodrigo

Young Canadian guitarist Tim Beattie playing Elogio de la Guitarra, mvt 1: Allegro by Joaquin Rodrigo (1901-1999), performed during the 2016 Hamilton Guitar Competition Finals. Instrument built by Patrick Mailloux. via his YouTube “Tim is currently studying at the Conservatorium…

Lesson: Left Hand & 4th (Pinky) Finger Trouble

A free lesson on left hand technique with a focus on 4th finger (pinky) troubles. This lesson was request via YouTube comments. For beginner and intermediate students of classical guitar. In this lesson I talk about left hand alignment, guitar…

Julia Trintschuk Plays Sonata No. 1 by Guastavino

Julia Trintschuk plays Sonata No. 1 Allegro by Carlos Guastavino on a 2016 Roy Fankhänel Special Edition guitar. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their fantastic YouTube channel. “Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000) was one of the foremost Argentine composers of the 20th…

Atlantic Guitar Quartet Plays Per Fernando Sor by Silverstein

The Atlantic Guitar Quartet plays A.D. Silverstein’s Per Fernando: a suite for guitar quartet in six movements (2015). The Atlantic Guitar Quartet is Mark Edwards, Kevin Shannon, Zoe Johnstone Stewart and Jonathan Zwi, and all have degrees and connections to…

Alexandra Whittingham Plays Capricho Catalán by Albeniz

English guitarist Alexandra Whittingham plays Capricho Catalán by Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) via her YouTube Channel. You can check out some sheet music editions of this via amazon: Capricho Catalán. Recorded at the Royal Academy of Music in London where Whittingham is currently studying. I…

Matteo Staffini plays Oremus by Tárrega

Italian guitarist Matteo Staffini plays Oremus by Spanish composer Francisco Tárrega (1852–1909) on a José Ramirez Ex Segovia. Staffini has also written a large amount of works for guitar which you can check out at this site. This comes via the…

Lesson: Romance by Molino

This is a lesson from my eBook: Easy Classical Guitar Pieces- Volume One – 15 Easy Songs Ranging from Renaissance to Romantic. PDF Download with Notation & Notation + TAB Edition, Fingering, Online Video Lessons for Each Piece. Approximate Grade Level: Post-Method Book…