This is a guest post by: Brett Gunther, artistic director of the Classical Guitar Society of Calgary from a series of posts pertaining to Guitarfestwest 2011 The Oberon Guitar Trio (Murray Visscher, Brad Mahon, Ralph Maier) Monday, August 8th, 2011 Leacock Theatre, Mount Royal University The first Guitarfestwest festival got started off on the right note [...]
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Concert Review: Oberon Guitar Trio at Leacock Theatre, Mount Royal University
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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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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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Mount Royal University – Classical GuitarFest West
Looks like Murray Visscher and the Calgary gang have a new Guitar Festival. Looks excellent! VISIT THE OFFICIAL CLASSICAL GUITARFEST WEST WEBSITE: www.mtroyal.ca Classical GuitarFest West Aug. 8 – 12, 2011 A week of ‘guitar immersion’ in the Southern Alberta foothills, guaranteed to excite and inspire young guitar students and emerging classical guitar performers aged [...]
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CD Review: Murray Visscher – The Early Romantic Guitar
The Early Romantic Guitar (2010, Titania) Murray Visscher, 19th Century Guitar Artist Website: www.murrayvisscher.com Tracks: Francois de Fossa (Op. 12, Cinquième Fantasie sur l’air des Folies d’Espagne) Mauro Giuliani (Op. 33, 12 Ecossoises) & (Op. 102, Introduction et Variation ) Ferdinando Carulli (Op. 241, Selections) Fernando Sor (Op. 12, Quatrième Fantasie) From murrayvisscher.com/recordings.html This recording features [...]
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Calgary Bach Festival Society: Ralph Maier
Sunday, September 26, 2010 Scarboro United Church, 3:00 pm 134 Scarboro Avenue SW Sponsored by Calgary Bach Festival Society, not included in CGSC subscription Ralph Maier We would like to announce that our friends at the Calgary Bach Festival Society will be featuring Calgarian guitarist Ralph Maier. Ralph is currently the head of the guitar [...]
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CD Review: Oberon Guitar Trio – Music of Our Time
The Oberon Guitar Trio Music of Our Time © Copyright-The Oberon Guitar Trio Record Label: Titania Music and Discs Recorded in the Joyce and Quentin Doolittle Fine Arts Studio, University of Calgary, June 16-21, 2009. Artist Website: www.oberonguitartrio.com Performers: Murray Visscher, Brad Mahon, Ralph Maier Repertoire: Alice au pays des merveilles by Claude Gagnon (b. [...]
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Northwest Guitar Festival 2010 – Conclusion
by Bradford Werner The last few days have been busy in Victoria, BC. The 2010 Northwest Guitar Festival took place at he Victoria Conservatory of Music with artists, composers, and presenters. I played in three concerts which made the weekend an exhausting but very exciting weekend. Performers include: PEPE ROMERO Alexander Dunn (director) Victoria Guitar [...]
Alice in Wonderland – Oberon Guitar Trio
The Oberon Guitar Trio performs movements I and II of Claude Gagnon’s “Alice au pays des merveilles.” First of three videos. Oberon Guitar Trio (Calgary, Alberta) Website: http://www.oberonguitartrio.com/ Murray Visscher, Brad Mahon, Ralph Maier Alice in Wonderland (mvmts.I & II) – The Oberon Guitar Trio Alice in Wonderland (mvmt.III) – The Oberon Guitar Trio Alice [...]
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