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Canadian Guitar Quartet plays Octopus Hans Bruderl

Another good one from the Canadian Guitar Quartet, sound pretty tight there guys. Nice one! Round Top Guitar festival Saturday March 9, 2012 Festival Concert Hall A new work especially composed for the G8 guitar octet, Octopus is based on a Turkish theme with elements of guitar “pop” music. The inspiration for the piece came [...]

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Canadian Guitar Quartet performs Café Gardel by Patrick Roux

Movie Night in Canada! Café Gardel by Patrick Roux, performed by the Canadian Guitar Quartet, October 27th 2011, at Memorial Hall in Fredericton. I should really try to do a spotlight category on the Canadian Guitar Quartet this year. It would be great to map out some of their history and longevity. Enjoy this nice [...]

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CGQ perform Café Gardel by Patrick Roux

Artist Website: www.canadianguitarquartet.com via Canadian Guitar Quartet performs Café Gardel by Patrick Roux – YouTube.

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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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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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End of the Week Review (Oct 23, 2011)

Not much to report this week. If anyone has some news to pass on let me know or comment under this post. However, for today I’ll share some videos featuring the performers on the upcoming concerts listed below. Canadian Guitar Quartet,”Hoe-Down” by Louis Trépanier, March 17 2011 Video Link: http://youtu.be/plo_u8ehZ6E Michael Partington: Third movement of Stephen Goss’s [...]

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End of the Week Review (Oct 16, 2011)

The next two weeks of concerts in Canada looks amazing (see below). October 22nd is packed across the country! If you didn’t hear the news from the UBC GUITAR DEPT: Congrats to Michael Strutt for his 27 years of dedication at the UBC School of Music and congrats to the new UBC guitar instructor: Daniel Bolshoy. A reminder to performers, [...]

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End of the Week Review (September 25th, 2011)

Not too much new to report this week except that October is a huge concert month for Canada. Just check out the amazing artists and shows Classical Guitar Concerts & Events 2011. I finished up my major revamp and rebrand of my classical guitar method (Volume I -100 pages). I just have to make a table [...]

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Schools will perform alongside the Canadian Guitar Quartet

Guitar ensembles from local elementary schools, high schools and post-secondary schools will perform alongside the Canadian Guitar Quartet at Guitars Alive. The Canadian Guitar Quartet have toured around the world, and released three albums. “The Canadian Guitar Quartet tackles all with great brilliance and an optimal mastery of their instruments,” stated Italy’s Guitar Magazine. Local [...]

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Canadian Guitar Quartet: Orchestral Works for Guitar Quartet

Canadian Guitar Quartet: Orchestral Works for Guitar Quartet Guitarists: Philip Candelaria, Denis Donegani, Patrick Roux, Louis Trépanier Label: Les Productions d’OZ Quartet Website: www.canadianguitarquartet.com Buy the Album: at Sheet Music Plus Audio Samples: (the following sound clips are external links from www.productionsdoz.com/c277195p17624104.2.html): Polovtsian Dances / A. Borodin Danse Macabre / C. St-Saëns Concerto Épisodique / [...]

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