Archive | June, 2010
Shon Boublil – Winner of the Lee Ritenour Yamaha Six String Theory Guitar Competition

Shon Boublil – Winner of the Lee Ritenour Yamaha Six String Theory Guitar Competition

Congratulations to young Montreal guitarist Shon Boublil, winner of the Lee Ritenour Yamaha Six String Theory Guitar Competition. Other achievements from Shon include:  2009 1st place at the International Montreal Classical Guitar Competition and 3rd at the Schwob School of Music Classical Guitar Competition in Columbus Georgia.  Towards the end of 2009 he also participated [...]

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Etude No. 1 Op. 60 by Carcassi (Free Sheet Music)

Check out: Classical Guitar Canada Editions. Most of the scores are free of charge so check for updates. In addition to the page Sheet Music & Publications I will be posting, and sometimes re-posting, scores as individual posts so updates are easier to spot. Today’s free sheet music from the archive: Carcassi, Matteo (1792–1853): Etude [...]

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GFA Winner 2010: Johannes Moller

Johannes Moller, 2010 Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) winner. Congrats to him and all the other competitors. Ananda – Johannes Möller from reijgerrecs on Vimeo. Johannes Moller – a star in the sky, a universe within… From: http://www.sfz.se/jm/biography/biography.html The Swedish guitarist Johannes Möller has captivated audiences throughout the world with charismatic and soulful performances. His [...]

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Estudio No. 3 by Barrios (free sheet music)

Notice: Classical Guitar Canada has removed its Free Sheet Music Archive. The site will only be offering Classical Guitar Canada Editions. Most of the scores will remain to be free of charge so check for updates. In addition to the page Sheet Music & Publications I will be posting, and sometimes re-posting, scores as individual [...]

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Prelude BWV 999 by J.S. Bach (free sheet music)

As many of you have by now noticed Classical Guitar Canada has removed its Free Sheet Music Archive. This decision was made despite the fact that it was the most popular area of the site. To explain, I’d like to focus on quality over quantity and therefore will only be offering Classical Guitar Canada Editions. [...]

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Rhythm Trainer #9

The Rhythm Trainer for guitarists is from my publication “Guitar Victoria – Studio Series Vol. 2″. EXERCISE #9 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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CD Review: Trio Alla Grande

CD Review: Trio Alla Grande

A new recording from TRIO ALLA GRANDE / Trio Alla Grande Buy the recording: http://www.productionsdoz.com/c277195p17579044.1.html Repertoire: Baiao de Gude, by P. Bellinati Soupirs d’espace, by P. Sasseville The King’s Banquet by M. Houghton Rhûn, by B.Piris Performers: Rémi Barrette, Julien Bisaillon et Bruno Roussel Trio Alla Grande myspace: www.myspace.com/trioallagrande I’ve included some clips of Trio Alla [...]

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Jerome Ducharme at Midsummer Music Dream

Jerome Ducharme at Midsummer Music Dream Festival August 4th, 2010, 8:00pm Marie Fitzbach Chapel, St-Georges, Quebec Program will include: Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Takemitsu, Roux, McKinley and Milan. http://www.midsummermusiquebec.com/opening_page_english.htm Artist website: www.jeromeducharme.ca From August 2 to August 8, the festival. “A Midsummer Music Dream/ Songe d’été en musique” will celebrate its 5th season of making music in the [...]

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A Work for two guitars and strings – de Fossa

I’ve been looking for a project with two guitars and strings for Quelus Duo (Bradford Werner & Michael Dias). This work for 2 guitars, violin and cello (optional viola to replace guitar two) by Francois de Fossa looks like a possible gem. The video uses the optional viola instead of two guitars. You can see/buy [...]

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For Sale: Guitar by Jean Rompre 2007

Jean Rompre 2007 Cedar Top Indian Rosewood Arched Back Elevated Fingerboard Gotoh Tuners For more information: guitare@desrosby.com 514-445-5149 Click image to enlarge:

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