Archive | April, 2010

Winnipeg: Ryszard Tyborowski with Maria Luz Alvarez

Info collected from: www.winnipegclassicalguitarsociety.com/tyborowski.html Ryszard Tyborowski *in concert with Maria Luz Alvarez May 22, 2010 | 8 p.m. Saturday Visit Ryszard’s Myspace Manitoba Museum Planetarium Auditorium 190 Rupurt Ave. Ryszard Tyborowski received his Master of Music Performance Degree from the Faculty of Music in Wroclaw, Poland and his education certificate from the Technical Institute of [...]

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Facebook Update: 250!

We reached 250 fans on our facebook today folks which is a good start to networking with other classical guitarists. Invite your guitar friends and colleagues to build the group even more. Don’t forget: You can submit guitar related news updates to get posted on the site at the submission page: www.classicalguitarcanada.ca/submit-content/ Classical Guitar Canada [...]

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Vancouver Society – Chroma Duo

Welcome to Vancouver Classic Guitar Society presents: Croma Duo Sunday, May 9, 2010, 4:00 pm St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 1805 Larch Street, at West 2nd Ave Vancouver, BC

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Rhythm Trainer #7

The Rhythm Trainer for guitarists is from my publication “Guitar Victoria – Studio Series Vol. 2″. EXERCISE #7 The upper system gives the rhythm on open-strings. The lower system is intended for use after the upper system has been confidently mastered. Do not play the two staves as a duet. The difference in this exercise [...]

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The Week in Links (April 18th)

In the news: Concert preview: Rosette Guitar Duo (www.edmontonjournal.com) The Montreal International Classical Guitar Festival… (www.thesuburbannews.ca/content/en/3772) Argentine Guitarist Roberto Aussel performs Piazzolla (communities.canada.com) Endless metamorphosis of Bach takes has its turn in the world of hip hop (thestar.blogs.com/soundmind/) From Classical Guitar Canada this week: Dunn performs Oliver Concerto with VSO Duo Verdejo plays John Cage, [...]

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Dunn performs Oliver Concerto with VSO

Alexander Dunn & The Vancouver Symphony at the Roundhouse Series The Symphony at the Roundhouse series features contemporary music in the funky, intimate surroundings of the Roundhouse Community Centre in Yaletown. Saturday, Apr 24, 2010, 8pm Roundhouse Community Centre Guitar Concerto by John Oliver Alexander Dunn, guitar, Vancouver Symphony, Evan Mitchell, conductor Info: http://www.vancouversymphony.ca/co_concert.php?concertcode=09ROH02 Conductor [...]

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Duo Verdejo plays John Cage, Jan Jarvlepp, and Eric Schwartz

Onward with the West Coast Week! I just attended the Duo Verdejo Concert last weekend. This concert the audience had the treat of hearing electric guitar and viola works. Duo Verdejo delivered one of the most exciting and provoking guitar concerts of 2010! Here they play  John Cage, Jan Jarvlepp, and Eric Schwartz.  Guitarist Adrian [...]

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Ottawa Guitar Society presents Roberto Aussel

Roberto Aussel Classical Guitar April 17 2010, 8 :00 pm St-Giles church (174 First Avenue, at Bank, in Ottawa) $25 regular, $15 seniors and OGS members. Works by Praetorius, Weiss, Falla, Obrovska, Piazzolla, and Yupanui Masterclass: There will also be a master class in room 113 of the Perez building at the University of Ottawa [...]

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Robert Ward plays Villa-Lobos with Brian Robison (theremin)

Robert Ward played in Pepe Romero’s concert last weekend and then adjudicated many of our students at the Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festivals. This is brilliant find if not slightly on the bizarre side. I think the theremin would be uber effective in a hall. I’d love to see more of these arrangements. The Aria [...]

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Stephen Lochbaum plays Bach

I thought I’d look around for online materials related to the Northwest Festival performers. It’s a West Coast theme for the week! Stephen Lochbaum gave an amazing concert last weekend filled with a solid mix of strength, musicality as well as some technical innovations. His Pictures at an Exhibition had some fantastic right-hand scale work [...]

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