The Classical Guitar Insider Interviews
I was attending a very well received cello and guitar concert by Rene Izquierdo and Ana Ruth Bermúdez yesterday when I was introduced to Bret Williams. I was told that he ran a very...
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Ricardo Gallén and the Bach Lute Suites
I believe Ricardo Gallén is one of the most important classical guitarists in our world today. He is a font of knowledge, a master teacher, and a virtuosic musician who shows virtue in both...
Flamenco Legend, Paco de Lucia dies at age 66
The inspirational flamenco guitarist Paco de Lucia has died today in Cancun, Mexico aged 66. Said to be holidaying with his family, he suffered a heart attack and died before he reached the hospital....
UPDATE: Almost great news about taking your guitar aboard a plane!
UPDATE February 18 2014 Well, sometimes some things are too good to be true. I was alerted to this article by Joan Lowy which contradicts the information I had been told. To follow up...
The changing world of music instruction, Skype Lessons.
I have recently taken the plunge into giving Skype lessons, and the results have been surprising. When I was starting out as a guitarist my education was completely dependent on who was available to...
The Afghan Guitar Project
New York-based classical guitarist Colin Davin will be traveling to Kabul in June for his second visit this year to teach at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music. Among the many needs at the...
First annual Wilson Center Guitar Competition & Festival
The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the first annual Wilson Center Guitar Competition & Festival to take place August 15-17, 2013, at the Wilson Center in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Developed as a means to showcase talented...
Guest Review – Gohar Vardanyan
Review of Gohar Vardanyan, Marian Chapel, Saturday, February 2, 2013 By Roy E. Whitman Evocative and passionate, Armenian-born classical guitarist, Gohar Vardanyan gave a performance that was both colorful and colloquial and layered with...
Ben Verdery’s Maui Class
Benjamin Verdery announces his 14th guitar class on the island of Maui in Hawaii from Wednesday, July 24 through Thursday, August 1, 2013. Joining him as guest teacher this year will be the renowned...
Vladimir Gorbach in Pennsylvania
Russian-born classical guitarist, Vladimir Gorbach, thrilled a Scranton, Pennsylvania audience with pieces from his CD fresh on the heels of his winning the Guitar Foundation of America competition in 2011. The operatic-like “Rondoletto, Opus...
