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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End of the Week Review (18 September 2011)
Sounds like the Toronto Society had a great opening concert to their season stating that “Rafael Aguirre was on fire last night! What an incredible performer! Then, as a second encore, he simply had the audience shout out requests, and off the cuff he performed flawlessly! I’ve never before seen a classical guitarist do that [...]
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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 [...]
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Concert Review: Jerome Ducharme at Leacock Theatre, Mount Royal University
This post is by Calgary contributor Murray Visscher from a series of posts pertaining to Guitarfestwest 2011 Jerome Ducharme Wednesday, August 10th, 2011 Leacock Theatre, Mount Royal University Having been invited to teach and perform at five consecutive festivals in 2011, Jerome Ducharme is having the busiest summer of his career. At his Wednesday evening performance at Calgary’s [...]
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Concert Review: Daniel Bolshoy at Leacock Theatre, Mount Royal University
This post is by Calgary contributor Murray Visscher from a series of posts pertaining to Guitarfestwest Daniel Bolshoy Thursday, August 11th, 2011 Leacock Theatre, Mount Royal University For the closing concert of Guitarfestwest 2011, Calgary was treated to an intimate evening with Canadian guitarist Daniel Bolshoy. Daniel may be considered a fresh face in Western [...]
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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, [...]
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Classical Guitar Society of Calgary 2011-2012 Concert Season
I just received an update on the Classical Guitar Society of Calgary 2011-2012 Concert Season. There has been a lot of guitar activity over in Calgary lately making it one of the most active and growing scenes in Canada. Celso Machado – 22 October, 2011 (Engineered Air Theatre) Johannes Moller – 26 November, 2011 (Leacock [...]
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Jose Fermin and Sheldon Stanley – Presented by Classical Guitar Society of Calgary
The Classical Guitar Society of Calgary presents: Jose Fermin and Sheldon Stanley Saturday, May 28, 2011, 8:00 pm St Stephen’s Anglican Church 1121- 14th Avenue, SW Admission by donation The CGSC has always supported local talent, and this year, we are supporting two artists who have given us a world of support over the last [...]
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What are you planning this summer?
I’ll be practicing up a storm and taking more history classes at UVic. The Victoria Guitar Trio is also getting organized and we just got some new media up. Maybe we’ll take on some more Canadian music and have a full Canadian programme. Here’s some suggestions for summer festivals in Canada (alphabetical order): Camp Musicale [...]
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Brett Gunther in Concert
Brett Gunther in Concert March 28th @ 8:15pm Rozsa Centre, University of Calgary. Admission is free! Performing works by Llobet, Barrios, Tarrega, de Falla, Ponce, and Martin. This recital will focus on guitar composition of the early 20th century (pre-world war II), which will be followed by a recital next year focussing on repertoire post-world [...]
