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End of the Week – News, Links, Events

To be included on these posts simply let me know about news, links, and concert in Canada by emailing:  admin@classicalguitarcanada.ca Canadian Guitarists on YouTube Check out my Canadian Playlist Some music from Victoria for the weekend: Myself (Bradford Werner), Michael Gregory Dias, and Douglas Alan Hensley playing a work inspired from a Japanese setting…mixed in photos from [...]

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End of the Week – News, Links, Events

The site broke 2500 fans on facebook, if you haven’t joined us over there please do. Check out the new page on the site: Popular Posts. The selection is based on statistics by google analytics as well as responses I’ve received from readers. Also, keep an eye on the site tomorrow as Clive Titmuss has written a nice [...]

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End of the Week Review (January 22, 2012)

The weekly Canadian update. The “Girls Night Out” with Emma Rush, Tracy Anne Smith, and Eva Beneke is pretty cool, two concerts in one day! Nice one! To be included on these posts simply let me know about news, links, and concert in Canada by emailing:  admin@classicalguitarcanada.ca Links: Northwest Guitar Festival 2012 – Cancelled Emma Rush has a [...]

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Northwest Guitar Festival 2012 – Cancelled

Hi folks, I’ve been getting many emails from people regarding the 2012 Northwest Guitar Festival. I have just heard from James Reid that it is cancelled this year. I’m sure it will be back for next year as it has survived for 20 year (I think). Keep an eye out for it next year and [...]

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End of the Week Review (January 8, 2012)

Happy New Year to all Classical Guitar Canada readers! I had a wonderful holiday in Cuba! You can see some pictures here. In Havana we saw some pretty great music and guitarists… There is not too much to report from this week but there are some great concerts coming up. I’m looking forward to performing [...]

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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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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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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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