Luthier Douglass Scott Website (photos, bio, philosophy): www.scottclassicalguitars.com Location: Ladysmith, BC, Canada Douglass Scott has built guitars for a number of players that I’ve worked with. I play in a duo and trio with Michael Dias and his primary instrument is Scott guitar. I’ve been, previous to this year, playing a Stephen Connor guitar which are [...]
Archive | April, 2011
Guitar Hamilton Festival Fundraiser
Time: Saturday, May 7 · 8:00pm – 10:00pm Location: Artword Artbar Created By: Guitar Hamilton More Info: An eclectic evening of music and dance featuring Trio Arjento, Charly Chiarelli, Daniel Cumming, Yvonne Felix and Emma Rush… special guest Emcee, special prizes! via facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=162356643824896
Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society Presents Andrew Erickson
Andrew Erickson – Classical Guitar Recital Saturday May 14, 2011 at 8 pm Manitoba Museum Planetarium Auditorium – 190 Rupert Ave. Tickets: $20/$15/$10 – available at McNally Robinson Please call 667-5250 for more info. via www.winnipegclassicalguitarsociety.com Andrew Erickson is a graduate of the University of Manitoba Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music where he holds both [...]
Jerome Ducharme: Practice Routine For Guitar Champions From GFA Winner
After Jérôme Ducharme’s recent concert in Wichita, he discussed guitars, repertoire, technique and more with John Francis and an internet audience. In this video, Jérôme discusses the practice routine that helped him win the championship and exercises that he recommends for aspiring young guitarists. http://jeromeducharme.ca http://wichitaguitar.com http://chainedsky.com
Sacramento Guitar Society Roundtable | Guitar Salon International
Daniel Roest and the Sacramento Guitar Society hosted the first West Coast Guitar Societies Roundtable, with our friend Dr. Matt Hinsley as keynote speaker, and we certainly hope it will be the first of many (first annual, maybe?). GSI was happy to provide a guitar that was raffled to raise funds to help defray some [...]
Redesigning my method books
I’ve been redesigning my Guitar Victoria method books so if you like the them buy em up as they won’t be available much longer. I’m combining both of them into one book to be distributed through Classical Guitar Canada. Sadly I’ll have to remove much of the material but I think they will streamline the learning process. [...]
Invite: Sauble Beach Guitar Festival
An invitation to Sauble Beach Guitar Festival by Dr. Jeffrey McFadden…pretty amazing price for the festival considering the faculty… Dear Friends; Registration is now open for the 2011 Sauble Beach Guitar Festival, August 24-27, 2011! This is our fifth annual festival and, as always, will take place in one of Canada’s most beautiful natural locations. This [...]
Upcoming from Guitare Montreal
Some upcoming shows from Guitar Montreal. A vous les amoureux de belle musique: For all you music lovers: 3 belles soirées de guitare classique! 3 wonderful nights of classical guitar! 20h00 – 1455 rue de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montréal, Canada, 29, 30 avril et 1er mai, 2011. 8pm – 1455 de Maisonneuve Street West, Montreal, Canada, [...]
Unruhe by Johann Kaspar Mertz (Free Sheet Music)
Just gave this out to a student, nice piece and not too tricky at all. Mertz, Johann Kaspar (1806-1856): Unruhe (op. 15) by Johann Kaspar Mertz (Free PDF) Here’s a recording from Amazon if you want one: Johann Mertz: Bardenklänge (Bardic Sounds), Op. 13 Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Kaspar_Mertz Johann Kaspar Mertz (Hungarian: János Gáspár Mertz, August 17, 1806 [...]
Thomas Echols – Plainte Calme
Buy the album: Amazon mp3 or CD iTunes mp3 Sound Samples and Artist Website: thomasechols.com In an effort to expand the fan base of Classical Guitar Canada, I will be doing a limited amount of write-ups for non-Canadians. In order to keep the site Canadian-based I will only be reviewing my favorite American guitarists or ones [...]
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