On Jan. 18, the Smith Fine Arts Series in Monmouth has made a slight change to its performance schedule, and Adam Del Monte, the 1997 winner of the Stotsenberg International Classical Guitar Competition will perform in the flamenco style as both traditional soloist and in a more contemporary flamenco style as part of his trio. […]
Read MoreIn early 2008 Ben Werdegar saw a story about Iraqi children needing wheelchairs and knew he had to find a way to help. Two years and $18,500 later, 13-year-old Ben is truly making a difference through his music. “I’m just trying to reach peace one child at a time. Even if the child is on […]
Read MoreMenlo School senior finalist in arts competition
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Kyle Tessier-Lavigne of Atherton has been selected to compete as a finalist in YoungArts Week, a program put on by the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts. The Menlo School senior plays classical guitar. He is one of about 150 students chosen from more than 5,000 applicants who are engaged in visual, literary […]
Read MoreAfter a sold-out performance in the 2006-2007 Season and numerous requests for another visit, the Brazilian Guitar Quartet returns to the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Visiting Artist Series in 2011. The quartet’s mastery of classical guitar repertoire and traditional Brazilian repertoire makes each concert experience unique and memorable. This season’s concert includes Bach’s […]
Read More[Concert Review] Guitarist Robert Gruca
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Read More[Guitar Concert ] Jason Barron in Cochrane, Alberta
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Armed with a master’s degree in classical guitar performance, Barron is bringing his hard-earned fingerstyle technique back to his starting grounds in Cochrane for a one-evening recital to be held at the Cochrane RancheHouse Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for Barron’s classical guitar recital are $10 and can be purchased at the door. Doors […]
Read MoreClassical Guitar Fingernail Collection
Best of the Classical Guitar Blog, Classical Guitar Fingernails
Every once in a while, I like to point out some old posts to newer readers. This is one of those posts. Fingernails. Probably one of the hardest things to cover in text and offer advice about. Everyone has different nails, and different nail shaping needs. The Wisdom of (Guitar) Crowds One the most valuable […]
Read MoreJohn Williams Interview [Youtube]
Classical Guitar Videos
I wish that the title meant that I had interviewed him, but that’s not the case. Check out these two videos — seems like they’re from a documentary. [Found these thanks to the Guitar Salon Blog]
Read MoreHenderson-Kolk Duo play Ravel [Monday Motivation]
Monday Motivation
“Nothing is better proof of a well ordered mind than a man’s ability to stop just where he is and pass some time in his own company.” -Seneca Today we feature the Henderson-Kolk Guitar Duo performing the first movement of Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin.
Read MoreNew Additions: Guitar Teachers & Guitar Societies
Updates & Activities
The goal of the Classical Guitar Blog is to be useful to you, good reader. To that end, there are two new pages available. First up is a list of classical guitar societies. This list was generated by going through the GFA database for the USA, picking out ones that had websites, and checking the […]
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