It’s a myth that if you practice your heart out in the solitary confinement of a practice room you’ll become a great musician. Music is not a solitary experience (not all the time anyway). For the last three years I’ve been the director of the VCM Summer Guitar Academy (Alexander Dunn is the new director [...]
Archive | March, 2011
John William’s Concert Review « Nick Cutroneo
Go check out this comprehensive review of a William’s concert by Nick Cutroneo. I’m a big William’s fan and think that much of the criticism is due to the older recordings which maybe don’t do his playing justice. Rarely in the guitar world do you see a player who can present material in such a high [...]
Chroma Duo Review via Classical Guitar Review
I’ll be doing a review of this as well so check back. Rob MacDonald is great guitarist see my review of his CD: Review: Rob MacDonald – Images The debut recording by Chroma Duo is nothing short of inspirational. Tracy Anne Smith and Rob MacDonald have selected some wonderful new repertoire, most of which was written [...]
Three Things to Stop Doing During Your Practice Time
Christopher Davis reports on three good reminders about getting to work…I’d like to clarify something he’s saying: there is a difference between working and playing. Working implies actively seeking improvement whereas playing is simply the fruits of your labour. 1. Stop Looking for Pencils, Your Metronome, and Everything Else 2. Stop Playing Through Entire Pieces 3. Stop [...]
Alan Rinehart plays Oliver
Alan Rinehart plays John Oliver (both Canadian) I think the baby in the audience said “John” a few times… I recently wrote a review of Alan’s new recording: Review: The Golden Century by Alan Rinehart Alan Rinehart’s Website: www.alanrinehart.com
Schools will perform alongside the Canadian Guitar Quartet
Guitar ensembles from local elementary schools, high schools and post-secondary schools will perform alongside the Canadian Guitar Quartet at Guitars Alive. The Canadian Guitar Quartet have toured around the world, and released three albums. “The Canadian Guitar Quartet tackles all with great brilliance and an optimal mastery of their instruments,” stated Italy’s Guitar Magazine. Local [...]
John Oliver Guitar Quartet – Prismophony
For the composition of the week I’m featuring Vancouver composer John Oliver and a recent concert I performed in (see video below). This is movement IV. John Oliver Vancouver Website: www.johnolivermusic.com Canada Music Centre: John Oliver at the CMC Guitar Solos (25); Guitar Duos (6); Guitar Quartets (1); Guitar Concerto (1); Guitar in chamber ensembles [...]
Go to concerts and learn to communicate musically
Just a short post this week as I’m on Spring Break and not teaching this week. I’ve been really working with my students on polishing this week. It’s all about phrasing folks. You have to combine your technical work with phrasing. If you can phrase well your music will make sense to any listener even [...]
Georgia Straight Review: Daniel Bolshoy
Bolshoy, a very gifted musician, produced hardly so much as a fret noise and gave the concerto a distinct feeling of that indefinite Spanish term duende, whose nearest definition is “soul”. He also produced a superb response to the exquisite slow movement that inspired many musicians, Miles Davis among them. This section is a direct echo [...]
Alexander Dunn, Bradford Werner, Adrian Verdejo, and Michael Dias perform Goss
Hey look it’s me! Guitarists Alexander Dunn, Adrian Verdejo, Michael Dias and Bradford Werner perform ‘Under Milk Wood Variations’ (1989) by composer Stephen Goss. With narration by Fran Gebhard and Conrad Alexandrovicz. Performed live in recital at the Alix Gooldin Hall in Victoria, BC Canada. This set of miniatures, for guitar quartet and narrator, evokes [...]
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