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Summary: VCM Summer Guitar Academy and Competition 2010

Summary: VCM Summer Guitar Academy and Competition 2010

VCM Summer Guitar Academy and Competition 2010 July 5 – 9, 2010 I had a wonderful time directing the 2010 Summer Guitar Academy at the Victoria Conservatory of Music! Not only were there some great students to work with but I also had the chance to see the fantastic faculty at work (see list below). [...]

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Estudio No. 3 by Barrios (free sheet music)

Notice: Classical Guitar Canada has removed its Free Sheet Music Archive. The site will only be offering Classical Guitar Canada Editions. Most of the scores will remain to be free of charge so check for updates. In addition to the page Sheet Music & Publications I will be posting, and sometimes re-posting, scores as individual [...]

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Agustín Barrios plays La Catedral (1928)

I know there is a new edition of Barrios out by Stover (ed.) that includes the sheet music and the original Barrios recordings. A must have for Barrios fans as you get to hear the composer himself play the material. The books/recordings can be purchased: The Complete Works of Agustin Barrios Mangore Vol. 1 (Sheet [...]

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John Williams talks about Barrios Guitar Works

John Williams, on  BBC Radio 4 programme (LINK) talks about Agustín Pío Barrios (also known as Agustín Barrios Mangoré. (1885-1944), an eminent Paraguayan guitarist and composer. It was on all my classical guitar rss readers yesterday so you’ve likely already seen it. If not, it’s about 30min and worth hearing. Enjoy.

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