Sonata IX in C Major by Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687–1750) – Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Bourée, Sarabande, Menuet 1 & 2, Presto. Arranged for Classical Guitar by Bradford Werner. Comes with a fingered editorial edition and an unfingered non-editorial edition (see…
Bradford Werner Plays Gilardino etudes in Victoria, BC, 2016. I love these Angelo Gilardino‘s Studi di virtuosità e di trascendenza. Although the compositional style is very pattern oriented and guitaristic, the etudes are filled with a huge wealth of musical…
Bradford Werner plays Impressions soleil couchant (à Francis Poulenc) by Roland Dyens (1955-2016) and via my YouTube. I’ll be trying to post weekly student and intermediate pieces so you can discover new repertoire to play. I love this simple hommage…
Bradford Werner plays Sarabande for Guitar, To Ida Presti, (FP179) by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963). Composed in 1960. I love this piece for it’s motivic repetition and overall calm feel. Sheet Music: I’m using this Recordi edition via SMP but changed…
For this week’s vlog I run-through of some solo material I’ve been working on and preparing for next week (concert info here). Still lots of practicing to do! HD Youtube Link Pieces (links to the sheet music): Joan Ambrosio Dalza…
Sobre el canto llano del Conde Claros by Enríquez de Valderrábano (c. 1500-1557) – From Libro de música de vihuela intitulado Silva de Sirenas (1547). This period vihuela duet is arranged for 2 guitars in score format (three pages). It…
My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home & My Lord Chamberlain, His Galliard (an invention for two to play upon one lute) by John Dowland (1563–1626). Period lute duets arranged for 2 guitars in score format (three pages for Willoughby and two…
Canone & Spagna a due liuti by Francesco da Milano (c. 1497–1543) – From the Cavalcanti lute book (1590). Period lute duets arranged for 2 guitars in score format (two pages for each piece). The score includes notation only and is…
Bradford Werner (me) and Natasha play Plaine Song for Two Lutes by Thomas Robinson (c. 1560 – 1610) – From the The Schoole of Musicke. This period lute duet is arranged for 2 guitars in score format. It includes notation only and is a PDF…
The new album promotional videos are here! Last year, Victoria Guitar Trio (Michael Dias, Adrian Verdejo, and Bradford Werner), with the assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts and Redshift Records, recorded an album of commissions and favourite works by…
The following lessons focus on playing and practicing musically. Of course, this is directly connected to your technique ability but it’s also a frame of mind and an exercise in active listening. Can students play musically even if they’re a…
I’m very proud of my students for preparing this upcoming concert. I’m looking forward to it. Here is the proposed programme below. Picture update Jan.22nd, thanks to all for playing! Guitar Students from theStudio of Bradford WernerWood Recital HallVictoria Conservatory…