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Alexander Dunn Celebrates 20 Years in Victoria

A big congratulations to Dr. Alexander Dunn on 20 years of performing and teaching in Victoria! I had the pleasure of studying under Dr. Dunn for a number of years when I first returned to Victoria after a brief jazz distraction in Vancouver during my early twenties. I’ve also had the opportunity to work with [...]

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Daniel Bolshoy Interviews Murray Visscher at Guitarfestwest 2011

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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Jesus is Coming by Jacob TV arr for guitars by Alexander Dunn

Movie Night posts happen every Wednesday…despite this being Thursday. My web server got hacked last week and it’s been taking me forever to clean things up. Sorry to anyone who got redirected to Russian gambling sites over the past week (unless you had a blast gambling). All fixed now… Anyway, last spring Alexander Dunn, Michael [...]

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Alexander Dunn & Evenings in Vienna

This is a combined Spotlight and New Release post. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Alexander Dunn for the past ten years, four of which I had the opportunity to study under him at the Victoria Conservatory. For those of you unfamiliar with Dr. Dunn, he is head of guitar at the  University of [...]

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Adrian Verdejo – Classical / Electric Guitarist in Vancouver BC

My good friend Adrian Verdejo is moving to Vancouver this week so I thought I would do a little feature on him. Adrian and I have been playing together in the Victoria Guitar Trio as well as teaching at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for the past four years. However, we first met in Vancouver [...]

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Alexander Dunn, Bradford Werner, Adrian Verdejo, and Michael Dias perform Goss

Hey look it’s me! Guitarists Alexander Dunn, Adrian Verdejo, Michael Dias and Bradford Werner perform ‘Under Milk Wood Variations’ (1989) by composer Stephen Goss. With narration by Fran Gebhard and Conrad Alexandrovicz. Performed live in recital at the Alix Gooldin Hall in Victoria, BC Canada. This set of miniatures, for guitar quartet and narrator, evokes [...]

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The Victoria Conservatory of Music presents Florian Larousse

The Victoria Conservatory of Music presents Florian Larousse, guitar March 18, 8pm Wood Hall $15/10 Winner of the 2009 Guitar Foundation of America International Competition The young French classical guitar virtuoso Florian Larousse, at the age of 22, has already wowed audiences on multiple continents. From numerous prizes in the some of the most significant [...]

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Duo for Viola & Guitar by Murray Adaskin

Duo (1996) for Viola & Guitar by Murray Adaskin (1906-2002). Composer Biography at the Canadian Encyclopedia: Murray Adaskin Performed by Duo Verdejo with Adrian Verdejo on guitar and Meghan Verdejo on viola. Recorded on June 21 2009 at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, Victoria Canada. Get the sheet music from the CMC: www.musiccentre.ca

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Victoria Conservatory of Music presents Multimedia Guitars

  Victoria Conservatory of Music presents Multimedia Guitars Sunday, March 6, 2:30pm Goolden Hall at the Victoria Conservatory of Music $15 general/$10 students &seniors Guitarists Alexander Dunn, Bradford Werner, Michael Dias & Adrian Verdejo merge in an exciting and eclectic event combining music, dance and theatre! Soft impressionistic waves of color wash over Temporal Waves [...]

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Victoria Conservatory of Music -VCM Summer Guitar Academy

Summer Guitar Academy 2012 Official VCM Page: Guitar Academy – July 16-20 Artistic Director: Alexander Dunn Classical guitarists of all ages and abilities* come together this summer for an exciting week of instruction, collaboration and performance. Beginner, intermediate and advanced students will all find engaging opportunities to take their playing to the next level. *at least [...]

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