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Up close and orange. Jordanian-Canadian guitarist Tariq Harb plays Serenata Española by Spanish composer/pianist Joaquín Malats (1872–1912). Harb mentions on his YouTube: “It is originally written for piano and this is an arrangement I did of it for guitar. It…
Canadian guitarist Rob MacDonald plays Forged (2005) by Tomi Räisänen (b. 1976 Finland). This comes via his Youtube channel. Video and sound is produced by the amazing Canadian guitarist/producer Drew Henderson. Rob is one of my favourite guitar players, his new music…
The fantastic Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson plays the Adagio and Fuga from J.S. Bach’s second Sonata for Solo Violin BWV 1003. In his own words: “This arrangement draws upon material from Bach’s own arrangement of this piece for keyboard BWV…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Guitar Society of Toronto is working with the Canadian Music Centre to create new compositions for solo classical guitar. They are accepting proposals for the third edition of the guitar composition workshop. This year’s workshop includes collaborations with guitarists and…
Two of my favourite players in the world also play in a duo together. Plus, they are Canadian! Henderson-Kolk Duo (Drew Henderson & Michael Kolk) perform their arrangement of the Prélude from French composer Maurice Ravel’s (1875–1937) was a French composer Le Tombeau…
Drew Henderson performs the Allemande from Suite for lute in E minor BWV 996 by J.S. Bach (1685-1750) live at the Grand Guitar Salon over in Montreal, Québec, Canada. Here he’s using 4 different guitars from luthiers: Douglass Scott (Canada), Mathew Rubindall…
Canadian guitarist Jean-François Desrosby plays the famous Koyunbaba, mvt. IV, composed by Carlo Domeniconi (b.1947). Guitar by Antonius Müller, 2013. String are Savarez Cantiga / New Cristal strings. Jean-François is teaching classical guitar at University of Sherbrooke School of Music, Canada. Nice work,…