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...
Category: News
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 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...
New laws allow instruments on airlines
After almost a decade of lobbying the US congress, the American Federation of Musicians has succeeded in getting legislation passed which allows instruments to be taken on US air carriers as carry-on baggage. Previously,...
Carlos Pérez plays for TEDx
A really wonderful performance from a great musician. Carlos talks (in Spanish) very eloquently about the guitar, its repertoire and the mix of elements in music from South America.
Guitar gives classical gems new sparkle – BBC Article
Guitar gives classical gems new sparkle – BBC Article By Laurence Peter BBC News Classical guitar virtuoso David Russell explains why his choice of instrument is helping to revive and spark new interest in...
Brouwer Tribute in New York
Yesterday I took the Metro North up from New York to sit in on two fantastic masterclasses at Yale University, one by Raffaella Smits and the other by Odair Assad. I was really struck...
University of Louisville Guitar Festival and Competition – May 26-30, 2011
University of Louisville Guitar Festival and Competition – May 26-30, 2011 The Louisville CLassical Guitar Society & the University of Louisville is presenting a guitar festival and international competition, May 26th through 30th, 2011 at...
