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 [...]
Tag Archives: Adrian Verdejo
End of the week review (3 September 2011)
Over the next week or two the site will be featuring the Calgary scene with five guest posts by Murray Visscher, Daniel Bolshoy, and Brett Gunther! I’d like to thank them for their contribution. I would also like to announce to that I have invited a number of people to become official contributors to the [...]
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Jesus is Coming by Jacob TV arr for guitars by Alexander Dunn
Movie Night posts happen every Wednesday…despite this being Thursday. My web server got hacked last week and it’s been taking me forever to clean things up. Sorry to anyone who got redirected to Russian gambling sites over the past week (unless you had a blast gambling). All fixed now… Anyway, last spring Alexander Dunn, Michael [...]
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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 [...]
VCM Guitar Quartet at St. Barnabas Church
Music at Church of Saint Barnabas June 5, 2011 3:00pm St. Barnabas church, Victoria BC Location: 1525 Begbie Street Corner of Belmont Ave. and Begbie St., by Stadacona Park Guitarists Alexander Dunn, Bradford Werner, Michael Dias & Adrian Verdejo, and guest Emma Zabloski perform an exciting concert including Temporal Waves by Vancouver composer Jordan Nobles, [...]
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John Oliver Guitar Quartet – Prismophony
For the composition of the week I’m featuring Vancouver composer John Oliver and a recent concert I performed in (see video below). This is movement IV. John Oliver Vancouver Website: www.johnolivermusic.com Canada Music Centre: John Oliver at the CMC Guitar Solos (25); Guitar Duos (6); Guitar Quartets (1); Guitar Concerto (1); Guitar in chamber ensembles [...]
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Alexander Dunn, Bradford Werner, Adrian Verdejo, and Michael Dias perform Goss
Hey look it’s me! Guitarists Alexander Dunn, Adrian Verdejo, Michael Dias and Bradford Werner perform ‘Under Milk Wood Variations’ (1989) by composer Stephen Goss. With narration by Fran Gebhard and Conrad Alexandrovicz. Performed live in recital at the Alix Gooldin Hall in Victoria, BC Canada. This set of miniatures, for guitar quartet and narrator, evokes [...]
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Duo for Viola & Guitar by Murray Adaskin
Duo (1996) for Viola & Guitar by Murray Adaskin (1906-2002). Composer Biography at the Canadian Encyclopedia: Murray Adaskin Performed by Duo Verdejo with Adrian Verdejo on guitar and Meghan Verdejo on viola. Recorded on June 21 2009 at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, Victoria Canada. Get the sheet music from the CMC: www.musiccentre.ca
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Victoria Conservatory of Music presents Multimedia Guitars
Victoria Conservatory of Music presents Multimedia Guitars Sunday, March 6, 2:30pm Goolden Hall at the Victoria Conservatory of Music $15 general/$10 students &seniors Guitarists Alexander Dunn, Bradford Werner, Michael Dias & Adrian Verdejo merge in an exciting and eclectic event combining music, dance and theatre! Soft impressionistic waves of color wash over Temporal Waves [...]
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Spotlight: Douglas Hensley – guitarist
It is my pleasure to introduce the first artist in the new Spotlight category on Classical Guitar Canada: Douglas Hensley. The Spotlight category will showcase Canadian guitarists, luthiers, and composers. The general idea will be to present the artist’s biography, an interview, and contact information. I’ll be starting out on the West Coast and then [...]
