Archive | November, 2011
Hamilton International Guitar Festival 2011 (Festival Review)

Hamilton International Guitar Festival 2011 (Festival Review)

Hamilton International Guitar Festival July 8-10, 2011 This is a guest post by Heather Morand Clark Hamilton is known as an industrial city, most notably for steel and the auto industry. The skyline includes many industrial buildings with smoke stacks, which has been incorporated into the distinctive logo for the relatively new Hamilton Guitar Society [...]

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End of the Week Review (27 Nov, 2011)

Just a few links for this week. Anyone have any news or concerts to get posted here? A reminder to performers, organizers, teachers, and others: submit your news and concert updates to me and I’ll post them here! Email Bradford Werner: admin@classicalguitarcanada.ca Links: via the Practicing Musician: Advice for Musicians Wanting to Break Through: Analyzing the Careers [...]

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Mathieu Boucher and Geneviève Savoie play Soledad by Patrick Roux

Movie Night in Canada: Mathieu Boucher, guitar; Geneviève Savoie, flute Soledad by Patrick Roux for guitar + flute Sheet Music: Soledad by Patrick Roux (guitar + flute), Soledad by Patrick Roux (2 guitars) FYI, the music start about 3:07min… via Patrick Roux – Soledad – YouTube

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Advice for Musicians: Based on a Study of Andres Segovia and Julian Bream

See the bigger picture. You have chosen to be a classical guitarist, you are mastering your profession, now before it is too late, choose a goal. Do not choose a wavering goal, choose something that seems impossible, and do not let anything stop you until you yourself have reached it… READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT: Advice [...]

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End of the Week Review (Nov 20th, 2011)

Another fun week in Canada. Plenty of concerts this week. I myself have a concert today. I’m playing some David Loeb along with Douglas Hensley and Michael Dias, some of Hetu’s double concerto with Dias, as well as Reich’s electric counterpoint. Also, I’ll be conducting John Cage’s Imaginary Landscape No 4 for 12 radios…good fun. [...]

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An Interview with Jérôme Ducharme

An Interview with Jérôme Ducharme

A big thank you to Peter Powell and Jérôme Ducharme! Peter is studying at McGill and generously offered this interview. I’ve seen Peter perform and he is a guitarist to keep a look out for. I’m looking forward to seeing more from him! I think Jérôme Ducharme is well known to most of you. You [...]

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A Friday with the MG3 in Sherbrooke

It is with great pleasure that I introduce a new contributor to the site: Jean-Francois Desrosby (Sherbrooke, QC). Jean-Francois has contributed a number of guest posts already and I’ve also written a review of his recording: Giuliani, Torroba, Sasseville-Quoquochi. He recently completed his Doctorate in Music Performance (D.MUS.) from the University of Montreal. Dr. Desrosby teaches at Sherbrooke [...]

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End of the Week Review (Nov.6, 2011)

Late November is another busy concert time for Canada. GFA winner Johannes Moller is making the rounds back East while on his GFA tour. A big thanks to Peter Powell who is writing two posts on Jerome Ducharme, look for the interview next week. On a personal note I’ve been super busy completing some of [...]

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Jérôme Ducharme at McGill University

It is with great pleasure that I welcome Peter Powell as a contributor to the site. Peter is an excellent guitarist and a person that you’ll certainly want to keep an eye on. I met him a few years back at the Northwest Festival and through a mutual acquaintance, the wonderful teacher and guitarist Murray [...]

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