Bringing the Australian guitar community together
Get disciplined and structured with your practice! – a new publication by Simon Powis. We all know that practicing technique on the classical guitar is an important and necessary step to improving our playing. However, with the multitude of modern day distractions it can sometimes be quite a challenge to conduct a structured and comprehensive…
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Renowned Australian guitarist and teacher Tim Kain presents a wide-ranging program of music from Brazil, Venezuela, Japan, Spain and Australia featuring major new works from two of Australia’s leading composers – Nigel Westlake’s “Sonata for Guitar” and Mark Isaac’s “Five Bagatelles” The premiere concert is at the Sydney Opera House on 14 April. Visit TimKain.net…
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New York-based Rupert Boyd and Barcelona-based Jacob Cordover are touring Australia in March 2012 to introduce their debut CD Songs from the Forest. Catch them at one of these concerts and on the The Australian Guitar Duo website. March 2012: Australian Guitar Duo National CD Release Tour: March 3rd – Castlemaine, VIC March 4th –…
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The programme will include Napoleon Coste’s Gran Duo, Fernando Sor’s Souvenir de Russie, Stephen Whittington’s Made in Ilsan, Carlo Domeniconi’s Unreal Dance, Jaime Zenamon’s Casablanca 07.09.2011 Flinders University, Adelaide, 1.00 p.m., http://www.flinders.edu.au/ehl/humanities/lunchtime-music-concerts.cfm 09.09.2011 Elder Hall, University of Adelaide, 1.00 p.m. http://music.adelaide.edu.au/elderhall/concerts/lunch/ 09.09.2011 Investigator College, Goolwa, 7.00 p.m., concert and master class http://www.investigator.sa.edu.au 11.09.2011 Adelaide,…
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ABC radio (Classic FM) program on the interesting work by Ian Watchorn and Graham Caldersmith can be heard again thanks to the magic of streaming audio. Check the ABC website link to the program “Music Makers” and enjoy. Click here. Freelance radio journalist Matthew Crawford from Melbourne is pictured here interviewing Graham Caldersmith for a…
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Canberra Classical Guitar Society and Wesley Music Foundation In 2010, Canberra Classical Guitar Society and Wesley Music Foundation launched The Classical Guitar Composition Project. We are pleased to announce the two winners of the competition, Michael Sollis and Bradley Kunda. The pair surpassed the competition from other applicants and have won the two $1,000 commissions…
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Slava Grigoryan announced as Artistic Director for 2012 Adelaide International Guitar Festival Adelaide Festival Centre CEO and Artistic Director, Douglas Gautier has announced Slava Grigoryan as the Artistic Director for the Festival Centre’s 2012 Adelaide International Guitar Festival which will be held from 9-12 August, 2012. “Slava Grigoryan, one of Australia’s most significant cultural ambassadors,…
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The German Youth Guitar Orchestra, or JGO, is returning to Australia for concerts in Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra in August and September. Check the calendar for specific details, or visit the guitar society webpage the relevant city. JGO-BW ensemble is a project sponsored by the state of Baden – Württemberg, Germany. Being an institution enabling…
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ABC Classic FM’s program Music Makers, hosted by Mairi Nicolson, has just concluded a 4-part feature on the Classical Guitar on Sunday. This series is definitely worth a listen with some great interviews including Timothy Kain and John Williams. Music Makers includes conversations with people currently making music around Australia and overseas. In this series,…
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