Kupinski Duo (Ewa Jablczynska & Dariusz Kupinski) playing their arrangement of Zita by Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992). Dariusz plays a 2016 Felipe Conde Jr. and Ewa plays a 1990 Brian Cohen. This comes via the Guitar Salon Internationalshowroom in Santa…
Guitare Alla GrandeOttawa, CanadaFebruary 11-14, 2016By Heather Morand ClarkPresident of the Guitar Society of Toronto The weekend of February 11-14 saw students from nine Ontario and Quebec schools gathered in Ottawa for a weekend of concerts featuring the incomparable Czech…
Cathy Fern Lewis (voice) & Douglas Hensley (lute) play “She walks in Beauty” by Vancouver-based composer Rodney Sharman. Recorded at Wood Recital Hall, Victoria Conservatory of Music, Victoria, BC, May 2016. I recently recorded a new work for some colleagues of…
Xuanxuan Sun Plays Gigue BWV 1004 by J.S. Bach (1685-1750) (孙绚绚演奏巴赫1004吉格). Such nice clean playing, I love watching her fingers. Cool and calm wins the race. Xuanxuan Sun is a Guitarist from Qingdao, China. Sun holds a Bacheler and Master…
Canadian guitarist Adam Cicchillitti plays Par Vents et Marées written in 2013 by Canadian guitarist and composer Patrick Roux for his wife Chantal Gagnon. Par Vents et Marées is one of Patrick Roux’s ‘Panoramic Scenes’ for solo guitar. Audio and…
Guest Lesson: Aural Refocus by Leo Garcia Visit his blog for more great lessons: Six String Journal I would argue that we all find pleasure in the ability to play fast. Whether as an accurate measure of our finger fitness,…
Marcin Dylla plays by Prelude No. 2 by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa Lobos (1887-1959). This comes via the fantastic Siccas Guitars and their great YouTube channel. Great playing from Dylla as usual. Love his down to earth playing. He knows when to be elegant…
Turkish born but New York based guitarist Celil Refik Kaya playing Spanish composer Enrique Granados’ (1867–1916) Valses Poeticos on a beautiful new 2015 Kenneth Brogger ‘1890 Torres’ classical guitar via the Guitar Salon International showroom in Santa Monica, CA. You can…
Matthew McAllister gives a lesson regarding string squeaks and buzz on guitar. This comes via the excellent Siccas Guitars and their fantastic YouTube channel. Siccas always have their visitors play on in-shop guitars, here a Armin Hanika 58 CC 2016. Matthew is a fantastic performer…
Here’s some of the pieces from the Class Axe Guitar workshop. The Guitar Society of Toronto with the Canadian Music Centre have created new compositions for solo classical guitar. This year’s workshop included collaborations with guitarists and organizations in Vancouver and…
What is the best classical guitar to order online? I teach over 30 students each term at the Victoria Conservatory of Music and I’ve seen a lot of good guitars and a lot of poorly built ones too. Of course…
Pour guitare by Steve CowanWith guest guitarist François BergeronArtist Website: stevecowanmusic.comRelease Date: 2016 Listen to Samples or Buy via Amazon: Pour Guitare by Steve Cowanor iTunes / CD Baby Canadian guitarist Steve Cowan recently released an album featuring a collection of works by…