Classical Guitar in Canada featuring Canadian guitarists. Although This is Classical Guitar has an international scope, I’m based in Canada and like to offer a Canadian spotlight when possible. I used to run the website Classical Guitar Canada which eventually got absorbed by this larger site. I’ll be adding to this page slowly but there is already so much great content. Remember that this just my personal blog so I can’t list every guitar activity or player in Canada. There is so much good stuff happening in Canada that I can’t even keep track of it all! – Bradford Werner
Featured Canadian Classical Guitar
Visit the Canadian Blog Category for listings with image thumbnails. Below is chronological by post date.
- Drew Henderson performs Three Sonatas by Paganini
- Bradford Werner Plays Cello Suite No.2, BWV 1008 by Bach
- Cicchillitti & Cowan Play Après l’éxode by Roux
- David Jacques Plays Air Italiano and Doubles on Baroque Guitar
- Cicchillitti & Cowan Play The Turing Test by Alex Burtzos
- Ranallo and Beattie: Ouroboros Miniatures by Bolaños
- Bradford Werner Plays Air Varié de Vive Henry IV by Julia Piston
- Bradford Werner Capirola Lutebook Volume 1
- Adam Cicchillitti Plays Gigue BWV 1004 by Bach
- Bradford Werner Plays Sonata No.4 in E Minor, Op.31 by Matiegka
- Drew Henderson Plays Campanas del alba by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza
- Drew Henderson Plays Caprice No. 20 by Paganini
- Michael Kolk Plays Sonata No. 1 by Guastavino
- Emma Rush plays Air Varié de Vive Henri IV by Julia Piston
- Tariq Harb Plays Legnani Caprices
- Suite pour Guitare Op.41 by Jacques Hétu
- In a Room by Rodney Sharman
- Emma Rush plays Babbit by Kendra Harder
- Stephen Lochbaum Performs Prelude – très vite, BWV 995 by Bach
- Cicchillitti & Cowan Perform Sonatine by Ravel
- Tim Beattie Performs Divertimento No.2 by de Fossa
- Emma Rush Performs Waltz No. 1 by Delores de Goñi
- Michael Kolk Performs Rebay
- Intimate Impressions by Adam Cicchillitti & Steve Cowan
- Tariq Harb Plays Legnani Caprices
- Michael Kolk Performs Allegro Moderato from Sonata para Guitarra by José
- Aphex Twin for Guitar by Simon Farintosh
- Tariq Harb Plays Tempo di Borea, BWV 1002 by Bach
- Rondeau, Pastorel, Passepied, Giga by David Kellner
- Wake the Sigh by Emma Rush
- Bradford Werner Plays Prelude-Presto, Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 by Bach
- Canadian Guitar Quartet Plays Roux
- David Jacques Presents A Historical Guitar Collection Concert
- Steve Cowan Plays Prelude No.1 by Ponce
- Steve Cowan and Adam Cicchillitti Recital
- Drew Henderson Plays Scarlatti
- McGregor-Verdejo Duo Play Verdigris by Jocelyn Morlock
- Henderson-Kolk Duo Play Vivaldi
- Trio Tangere Play Piazzolla
- Made in Canada Duo Play Mehdizadeh
- Cicchillitti & Cowan Play Mompou
- Napoleonian Guitar Sonatas with Pascal Valois
- Rob MacDonald plays In the Woods by Toru Takemitsu
- Drew Henderson Plays BWV997 by Bach
- Steve Cowan Plays The Equilibrium Crumbles by Leisner
- 2019 Dominelli Classical Guitar
- Steve Cowan plays Prélude by Khachaturian
- Pascal Valois and Jacques-André Houle Play Lhoyer
- Brent Crawford Plays Cavatina by Tansman
- Adam Cicchillitti Plays Toccata by Rodrigo
- Joshua Shi Plays Hetu Op.41 Final
- Tariq Harb Plays Turina
- Bradford Werner Plays Impressions soleil couchant by Dyens
- Iliana Matos Plays Ponce’s Sonata clásica
- Jeffrey McFadden plays Fantasy on a Canadian Folksong
- Bradford Werner Plays Sarabande for Guitar by Francis Poulenc
- Drew Henderson Plays Caprice No. 9 by Paganini
- Henderson-Kolk Duo Play Mozart
- Tariq Harb plays Prelude Op. 5 by Barrios
- Drew Henderson plays Lob der Tränen by Schubert
- Drew Henderson Plays Sor on a 1868 Lacôte
- Jeffrey McFadden Plays Cuatro Piezas by Ponce
- Cicchillitti & Cowan Play Choro by Andrew Staniland
- Concert Prep: Dalza, Kellner, Hetu
- Duet: Sobre el canto llano del Conde Claros by Valderrábano
- Dowland Duets: My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home & My Lord Chamberlain, His Galliard
- Duet: Canone & Spagna a due liuti by Francesco da Milano
- Classical Guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music (VCM)
- Ben Diamond Plays Night Spirit Suite by Andrew Staniland
- Klangbilder No.1-24 by Carlo Domeniconi
- Victoria, VGT, Erin’s Book, Practice Tips, Practicing Hetu
- Tariq Harb Plays Danza Brazilera by Jorge Morel
- New Release: Dreams Laid Down by Alan Rinehart
- Coffee, Setup, Q&A, Prelude Op.41 by Jacques Hétu
- Steve Cowan Plays Ségoviana, Op. 366 by Milhaud
- Bahar Ossareh Plays Introduction & Dance by Pedram Falsafi
- Felix Dallaire & Chris Habib on Scott Guitars
- Tariq Harb: Variations on a Moldavian Hora by Krouse
- Emma Rush Plays Appalachian Red by Beauvais
- 2018 Douglass Scott Classical Guitar
- Jérôme Ducharme Plays Serenade Gubaidulina
- Azuline Duo Play Danza by Manuel de Falla
- Victoria Guitar Trio Play New Music by BC Composers
- Canciones by Adam Cicchillitti
- Valois and Georgiev play Burgmüller (Guitar & Cello)
- Duo Tanguay & Boulanger-Samson Play Mirto (Canadian Duo)
- Beijing Guitar Duo in Concert in Victoria, BC, Canada
- Jeffrey McFadden Plays Jobim (Canada)
- Adam Cicchillitti & Steve Cowan Play Rodrigo (Canada)
- Tariq Harb Plays Tedesco (Canada)
- Jeffrey McFadden: Prelude & Gigue BWV 1010 by Bach (Canada)
- Concentric Rings by the Victoria Guitar Trio (Canadian Composers)
- Jeffrey McFadden Plays Cancion by Manuel de Falla (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Caprice No. 6 by Paganini (Canada)
- Adam Batstone Plays Assad & Bogdanović (Canada)
- New Release: An Idea by Brett Gunther (Canadian Album)
- Canadiana by Emma Rush (Canadian Album)
- Michael Ibsen Plays Rodrigo, Assad, and Loch Lomond (Canada)
- Simon Farintosh Plays Rodrigo & Tedesco (Canada)
- Henderson-Kolk Duo Play Scarlatti Sonata K.12 (Canada)
- Duo Calixa Play Algodão doce by Celso Machado (Canada)
- Thierry Bégin-Lamontagne plays Canarios by Sanz on 3 guitars (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Sonata in D minor by Cimarosa (Canada)
- Europa by Adam Cicchillitti (Canada)
- Henderson-Kolk Duo Play Marcello / Bach (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Rondo Op.2, No. 2 by Aguado (Canada)
- Jorge Caballero plays O Canada (Canadian Anthem)
- Copla – Music of Spanish Legends by Tariq Harb (Canada)
- Henderson-Kolk Guitar Duo play Schubert (Canada)
- Warren Nicholson and Mark Whale Play Piazzolla (Canada)
- Romanza: Music from Spain and South America by Azuline Duo (Canadian Duo)
- Adam Cicchillitti plays Milonga del Mar by Roux (Canadian Composer)
- Review: Debussy & Ravel by ChromaDuo (Canada)
- Xu Kun (Alan) Liu Plays Regondi (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Reverie Op. 19 by Regondi (Canada)
- Pascal Valois Plays Magnien on Romantic Guitar (Canada)
- Audio Comparison of Six Guitars by Sigurdson (Canadian Luthier)
- Sly and Cicchillitti perform Schubert’s Standchen (Canada)
- Michael Kolk Plays Sonatina by Cyril Scott (Canada)
- Harb Plays Sor Studies – An Educational DVD (Canada)
- Drew Henderson (8-String Guitar) Plays Weiss (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Fandango by Rodrigo (Canada)
- Tim Beattie Plays Elogio de la Guitarra by Rodrigo (Canada)
- Eli Kassner awarded the Order of Canada (Canadian Legend)
- Tariq Harb Plays Serenata Española by Malats (Canada)
- Rob MacDonald Plays Forged by Räisänen (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Bach BWV 1003 (Canada)
- Guitare Alla Grande 2016 by Heather Morand Clark (Canadian Festival)
- Douglas Hensley and Cathy Fern Lewis play Sharman (Canadian Luither)
- Adam Cicchillitti Plays Roux (Canadian Composer)
- New Music Videos via Class Axe Workshop 2016 (Canada)
- Review: Pour guitare by Steve Cowan (Canadian Album)
- Class Axe: Call for Scores for Solo Classical Guitar (Canadian Composers)
- Henderson-Kolk Play Le Tombeau de Couperin (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Bach on 4 Different Guitars (Canada)
- Jean-François Desrosby Plays Koyunbaba (Canada)
- Tariq Harb plays ‘Pasaje Abierto’ by Edín Solís (Canada)
- Tariq Harb Plays Fugue BWV 1001 by Bach (Canada)
- Victoria Guitar Trio Play Aphex Twin (Canada)
- Steve Cowan Plays Intermezzo by Jacques Hétu (Canadian Composer)
- Rob MacDonald Plays Percussion Study I by Kampela (Canada)
- Tim Beattie plays Zapateado by Rodrigo (Canada)
- Emma Rush Plays Etude 17 by Gerald Garcia (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Rodrigo (Canada)
- Review: Domeniconi, Sasseville-Quoquochi, Tansman by Jean-François Desrosby (Canada)
- Review: Nocturne by Drew Henderson (Canada)
- Jérôme Ducharme plays Takemitsu (Canada)
- Review: Brett Gunther – Guitar Music (Canadian Album)
- Victoria Guitar Trio Plays Suspended Waltz by Sharman (Canadian Composer)
- Dale Kavanagh plays Prelude (Canada)
- Victoria Guitar Trio Play Godin (Canadian Composer)
- Michael Kolk Plays Lágrima by Tárrega (Canada)
- Henderson-Kolk Duo Play Tedesco (Canada)
- Fuga by Gaspar Sanz (Canada)
- Villanos by Gaspar Sanz (Canada)
- Luthier Q&A: Interview with Marcus Dominelli (Canadian Luthier)
- Hamilton International Guitar Festival & Competition (Canadian Festival)
- Xu Kun Liu Plays Grand Solo by Sor (Canada)
- Jérôme Ducharme plays Tedesco Op. 71 (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Capriccio #32 by Legnani (Canada)
- Tim Beattie plays Allegro BWV 998 by Bach (Canada)
- Canadian Guitar Quartet Play Comme un Tango by Roux (Canadian Composer)
- Emma Rush plays Phantasia in A major by David Kellner (Canada)
- Tariq Harb and Brent Crawford with U of T Guitar Ensemble (Canadian University)
- Classical Guitar Weekend in Calgary (Canadian Festival)
- Canadian Guitar Quartet Plays Valsa by Gnattali (Canada)
- Arturo Parra – Terra Incognita (Canada)
- Adrian Verdejo plays In a Room by Sharman (Canadian Composer)
- Victoria Guitar Trio plays Temporal Waves by Nobles (Canadian Composer)
- New Release & Interview with Alan Rinehart (Canada)
- Sharpe-Zohn Duo Plays Bach (Canada)
- Michael Kolk plays Debussy (Canada)
- Altius Duo Play Jobiniana No. 1 by Assad (Canadian Duo)
- Drew Henderson plays Capriccio no. 2 by Legnani (Canada)
- Review: Mosaic by Michael Kolk (Canadian Album)
- Wonderful Guitar Students in Whitehorse, Yukon! (Canadian Festival)
- Modern Hearts: Review & Interview with Adrian Verdejo (Canada)
- Review: A Guitar Through the Eras by Tariq Harb (Canada)
- Interview and New Guitar by Luthier Douglass Scott (Canadian Luthier)
- Jérôme Ducharme Lesson on Tres Piezas by Rodrigo (Canada)
- Review: Sonata by Cesar Rojas (Canada)
- Louis Xavier Barrette plays La Toccata de Pasquini by Brouwer (Canada)
- Review: RCM Bridges – A Comprehensive Guitar Series (Canadian Books)
- Tariq Harb plays guitar at TEDGlobal 2013 (Canadian Guitarist)
- Tariq Harb plays Giuliani’s Gran Sonata Eroica, Op.150 (Canada)
- Unlock Your Potential – An interview with Jean-François Desrosby (Canadian Book)
- Review: Ioana Gandrabur – Guitar Masterpieces (Canada)
- Interview with Guitarist Dale Kavanagh (Canada)
- Review: Soñando Caminos by Daniel Bolshoy (Canadian Album)
- Review: The Golden Century by Alan Rinehart (Canadian Album)
- Review: The Early Romantic Guitar by Murray Visscher (Canadian Album)
- Review: Images by Rob MacDonald (Canadian Album)
- Review: Orchestral Works by The Canadian Guitar Quartet (Canadian Quartet)
- Review: Giuliani, Torroba, Sasseville-Quoquochi by Jean-Francois Desrosby (Canada)
- Review: Music of Our Time by The Oberon Guitar Trio (Canadian Trio)
Canadian Classical Guitar Luthiers
- Blackwell, Martin – British Columbia
- Boutin, Bruno – Magog, Québec
- Dominelli, Marcus – Victoria, British Columbia
- Farrell, Jerry – Hamilton, Ontario
- Freeman, David – Tugaske, Saskatchewan
- Jaderny, Kamil – Mont Tremblant, Québec
- de Jonge, Joshia – Alcove, Québec
- Lazar, Michael – St. Albert, Alberta
- Mailloux, Patrick – Québec City, Québec
- Morrish, Iain (Moorish Guitars) – Calgary, Alberta
- Mesquita, Luis Feu de – Greenwood, Ontario
- Mueller, Fritz – Tatlayoko Lake, British Columbia
- Perry, Daryl – Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Robert, Mikhail – Victoria, British Columbia
- Rompré, Jean -Saint-Majorique, Québec
- Scott, Douglass – Ladysmith, British Columbia
- Sigurdson, Jeff – Abbotsford, British Columbia
- Shaw, Emily – Ottawa, Ontario
- Titmuss, Clive – Kelowna, British Columbia
- Tremblay, Scot – Victoria, British Columbia
- Vorreiter, Florian – Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Wilhelmy, René – Montréal, Québec