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Review: Benjamin Beirs – Widening Circles
This is an international review of American guitarist Benjamin Beirs. Artist Website: www.benjaminbeirs.com, facebook page Listen to samples or buy the album from: Amazon.com: Widening Circles CDBaby: Widening Circles Widening Circles Benjamin Beirs © Copyright-Benjamin Beirs What I liked most about this album is the repertoire. It fits with the artist and the times. It is all [...]
Gregory Byers on guitar design
I’ve been looking at what different luthiers have to say about guitar designs and here is one take by luthier Gregory Byers from his website. I would like to try to dispel a few misconceptions about “lattice-bracing”. The most well-known lattice-braced guitars are those of Greg Smallman and his followers in Australia. These guitars tend [...]
David Leisner – lesson and rules for performance anxiety
Do not judge what just happened or is about to happen. Self-judgment during a performance is futile because it takes you out of the present and into the past or future and destroys the natural flow of your thoughts and physical actions. Whether the judgment is positive or negative, it introduces a verbal aspect into [...]
Hot Links, News, and Events
Canadian Guitarists on YouTube: Check out my Canadian Playlist New: University of Toronto Guitar Ensemble plays Brouwer Canciones Remotas I & III Links: The Vihuela—Part Three: Confessions of a Vihuelista - Another excellent guess post in a three part series by Clive Titmuss Gabriel Bianco Interview via Simon Prowis Spotlight: Dale Kavanagh, guitarist New page: Classical Guitars for Sale in [...]
University of Toronto Guitar Ensemble plays Brouwer Canciones Remotas I & III
Jeffrey McFadden directs the The University of Toronto Guitar Ensemble playing Leo Brouwer – Canciones Remotas I & III, March 28, 2012. Great work Torontonians! video link: http://youtu.be/JUnutMsXQUU
Gabriel Bianco Interview
Simon Powis interviews Gabriel Bianco over at Classical Guitar Review. A great discussion about guitars, practicing, and more. Video Link: http://youtu.be/W_8fF4xNHSA
Hot Links, News, and Events
Some nice contact with renowned guitarists this week. Make sure to check out the Spotlight with Dale Kavanagh as well as the Gabriel Bianco interview (http://goo.gl/fb/qZbJr) over at Classical Guitar Review. Canadian Guitarists on YouTube: Check out my Canadian Playlist Dale Kavanagh plays Invocation et Danse by Rodrigo Canadian Guitar Quartet plays Octopus Hans Bruderl Links: Spotlight: Dale [...]
Spotlight: Dale Kavanagh, guitarist
I’m very pleased to present this spotlight on the renown guitarist Dale Kavanagh. I feel that for this spotlight I do not need to introduce the player as usual because the below material speaks for itself. Just look at all those amazing recordings. Dale Kavanagh is one of the most revered guitarists in Canada and [...]
Dale Kavanagh plays Invocation et Danse by Rodrigo
Dale Kavanagh plays “Invocation et Danse” by Joaquin Rodrigo Video Link: http://youtu.be/QfjifqoNc3I
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