“Fancywork” and Interview with Geoffrey Gordon
I’m very pleased to post this great interview with composer Geoffrey Gordon regarding his composition Fancywork. Not only is it a great piece but it was also commissioned by the…
Arpeggio Lesson by Thomas Viloteau
Thomas Viloteau via his youtube channel gives a lesson in right hand arpeggios of classical guitar. He discusses aspects of gaining control, variety to avoid the difficulty of repetitive motions…
Flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucía dies at 66
Very sad news via the BBC. I remember as a kid taking classical guitar lessons and hearing “Friday Night in San Francisco” thinking, hey there are rock stars in the…
Vladimir Gorbach plays Gigue, BWV 997 by Bach
Vladimir Gorbach plays a well articulated gigue from Bach’s Lute Suite #2 BWV 997 on a 1937 Hermann Hauser I classical guitar. He has a great dance feel going with such…
A Guitar Through the Eras by Tariq Harb
Artist Website: tariqharb.comListen to samples or buy from Amazon: Tariq Harb: A Guitar Through the Eras Producers: Patrick Kearney, Tariq HarbRecording Engineer: Adam PietrykowskiStudio: LaFlame Studios. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Mastering Engineer:…
Introducing Trio Tangere
An interesting trio of two guitars and violin! Think of the arrangement possibilities when two guitars can function for the piano parts. Pianists are going to be pissed off when…
Full Recital by Jorge Caballero
Nice! Over one hour of Jorge Caballero playing in São Paulo, Brasil for the 4º Festival Internacional Leo Brouwer. I really like Jorge’s playing, he has chops to burn and I love his…
Interview and New Guitar by Luthier Douglass Scott
I was very pleased to have a nice visit the other day by luthier Douglass Scott. Douglass came over to my home in Victoria where we also had a good chat with…
David Leisner: Conquering Performance Anxiety
Just reviewing some old articles and came across this one by David Leisner on his website titled: Six Golden Rules for Conquering Performance Anxiety. It is reprinted by permission of the…
Sharpe-Zohn Guitar Duo Play Mozart
Andrew Zohn & Robert Sharpe via the sharpe zohn guitar duo on YouTube play one of Mozart’s five five-movement Divertimenti K. 439b. Arranged by Andrew Zohn. Filmed during the recording sessions of the Sharpe-Zohn Duo’s debut CD…
Sanel Redzic plays Sonata Romantica by Ponce
The complete Sonata Romantica by Manuel Maria Ponce. Played wonderfully by Bosnia and Herzegovina guitarist Sanel Redzic, Live in Hakuju Hall Tokyo on 14.12.2013. Guitar by Masaki Sakurai 1999. This work is one of my…
Rupert Boyd performs Llobet (+ USA tour schedule)
Check out the beautiful setting and playing in this video by NY based Australian classical guitarist Rupert Boyd. Here he performs “El Noi de la Mare”, a traditional Catalan song as arranged…