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John William’s Concert Review « Nick Cutroneo

Go check out this comprehensive review of a William’s concert by Nick Cutroneo. I’m a big William’s fan and think that much of the criticism is due to the older recordings which maybe don’t do his playing justice. Rarely in the guitar world do you see a player who can present material in such a high [...]

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Toronto Guitar Society presents Edel Munoz, John Williams, and more!

Upcoming concerts in March 2011 from the Guitar Society of Toronto There are two concerts listed below, which are part of our weekend Symposium. Make sure to check out the rest via the link below. Edel Munoz started guitar studies at the age of 7 and graduated in 1994 from the National School of Music [...]

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Classical Guitar DVDs

Classical Guitar DVDs

A student recently asked my recommendations on classical guitar DVD’s for both instructional and performance reasons. Although I tend to lean toward GFA winners for performance, I’ve included some of my favorite others as well. I will update this so check back. Instructional Scott Tennant: Pumping Nylon (DVD & book) William Kanengiser: Classical Guitar & [...]

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Toronto Guitar Society: Symposium featuring John Williams

Looks like a great festival of concerts and lectures. Also check the Guitar Society of Toronto presents SoloDuo coming up on Saturday February 19th, 2011 8pm. The Following information is from: www.guitarsocietyoftoronto.com/concertseason.html Toronto Guitar Society – Symposium featuring John Williams Featuring John Williams, Edel Muñoz, Jeffrey McFadden, Andrew Zohn, Jack Silver, and the Toronto Guitar Orchestra [...]

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John Williams talks about the classical guitar

I could listen listen to Williams all day. Does anyone out there know the source of this video? E-mail: admin@classicalguitarcanada.ca John Williams talks about the Classical Guitar Part 1 John Williams talks about the Classical guitar Part 2

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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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