This has been a great week of articles by the Calgary crowd celebrating the tremendous success of Guitarfestwest 2011.  These post were largely made possible by Calgary contributor Murray Visscher.

A big thank you to the contributors: Murray Visscher, Daniel Bolshoy, Brett Gunther and also to faculty of Guitarfestwest shown below.

Faculty for Guitar Fest West (Jerome Ducharme, Ralph Maier, Murray Visscher, Brad Mahon, Daniel Bolshoy)

Here are the posts:

• Interview with Daniel Bolshoy
• Concert Review: Oberon Guitar Trio at Leacock Theatre, Mount Royal University
• Daniel Bolshoy Interviews Murray Visscher at Guitarfestwest 2011
• Concert Review: Jerome Ducharme at Leacock Theatre, Mount Royal University
• Concert Review: Daniel Bolshoy at Leacock Theatre, Mount Royal University

Other links and news for the week:

• Congrats to Kurt Tittlemier for his new position as Dean of Music for the Manitoba Conservatory!
• I’ve started compiling Classical Guitar Concerts & Events 2012 so please help me fill out this list
• Via classicalguitar.org The Modern Virtuosi & Why They’re Saving Us From Ourselves
• Practicing with a metronome – some pros, cons, and tips via The Practicing Musician
• Rémi Boucher playing Papillon
• Guitare Sherbrooke on facebook, a new page

Upcoming concerts in Canada:

• September 17: Guitar Society of Toronto presents Raphael Aguirre (Spain)
• September 14: Victoria Guitar Society Presents Alexander Dunn
• September 11: Vancouver Classic Guitar Society presents Alexander Dunn
• September 11: Adrian Verdejo with Aventa for “Casual Nudity” by Michael Finnissy
• October 1: The Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society Presents Roland Dyens