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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Spotlight – Adam Foster, guitarist
It is with great pleasure that I introduce Canadian Guitarist Adam Foster. I remember when I first came to Victoria when I was 18 years old and knowing virtually nothing about classical guitar besides my childhood lessons. I recall seeing Adam’s graduation recital at the University of Victoria and it was among some of my [...]
Interview with Daniel Bolshoy
This post is by Calgary contributor Murray Visscher from a series of posts pertaining to Guitarfestwest 2011 also see: Daniel Bolshoy’s Website INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL BOLSHOY August 28th, 2011 1. Can you remember where and how you decided to be a performing classical guitarist? Where did you study and what were the early days of your career like? My [...]
Daniel Bolshoy Interviews Murray Visscher at Guitarfestwest 2011
This post is a guest post by Daniel Bolshoy from a series of posts pertaining to Guitarfestwest 2011 What could be better? A professional guitarist interviewing another! I’d like to thank both Daniel and Murray for this post and the other posts in the series. – Bradford Daniel Bolshoy Interviews Murray Visscher This conversation took place as [...]
Alexander Dunn & Evenings in Vienna
This is a combined Spotlight and New Release post. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Alexander Dunn for the past ten years, four of which I had the opportunity to study under him at the Victoria Conservatory. For those of you unfamiliar with Dr. Dunn, he is head of guitar at the University of [...]
Adrian Verdejo – Classical / Electric Guitarist in Vancouver BC
My good friend Adrian Verdejo is moving to Vancouver this week so I thought I would do a little feature on him. Adrian and I have been playing together in the Victoria Guitar Trio as well as teaching at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for the past four years. However, we first met in Vancouver [...]
Classical Guitar in Calgary & Guitarfestwest by Murray Visscher
I’ve known Murray Visscher for years and he was one of my first “real” classical guitar teachers after moving to the coast when I was eighteen. He’s inspired and produced many great students and is a fine player himself. You can purchase his latest recording here: Murray Visscher - The Early Romantic Guitar (de fossa, Giuliani, [...]
Spotlight: Mikhail Robert, luthier
I am happy to introduce Mikhail Robert, a luthier known to many professional guitarists but possibly new to general readers. Mr. Robert has been building guitars for over 30 years and has built instruments for some of the greatest names in the guitar world. I first heard about Mikhail by hearing that Ricardo Cobo and [...]
Jean-Francois Desrosby – A Musical Journey from Undergrad to Doctorate
This is a guest post by Jean-Francois Desrosby, look for his biography at the end of this article as well as a link to his website and his excellent new recording. Quick links: Artist Website, Buy or listen to samples of his recording, Blog, Brad’s Review of his CD I’ve been approaching artists asking if [...]
Spotlight: Douglass Scott – Luthier
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 [...]
