Bringing the Australian guitar community together
Jacob Cordover – Australian Tour May 2013 “Cordover impresses with his intuitive musicianship and impeccable technique” Leicester Mercury, UK Currently residing in Barcelona, Australian classical guitarist Jacob Cordover enjoys a truly international career. His “consummate artistry” (Adelaide Advertiser, Australia) has enticed audiences in over a dozen countries across four continents. Following the success of the…
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Australia’s premiere guitar quartet – Guitar Trek – perform Sling-jaw Wrasse, the 4th movement of the work Six Fish by Nigel Westlake, one of Australia’s most eminent composers. Performed by Timothy Kain, Minh Le Hoang, Bradley Kunda and Matt Withers. Now a much loved part of the Australian music scene, the dynamic Australian quartet Guitar…
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Two of the world’s greatest guitarists perform together for the first time, in this striking concert experience. Australian Karin Schaupp and Czech Pavel Steidl, both equally acclaimed for their technical brilliance, bring their renowned onstage warmth and emotional expressiveness to a program of the utmost intimacy and beauty. 17 Feb – 12 Mar. Visit the…
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The Brew Guitar Duo (Bradley Kunda and Matthew Withers) embark on their ten-concert, 10th Anniversary Landscape Tour. Check the dates and venues below and on their website. brewguitarduo.com Concert 1: Sydney NSW Saturday, 22 September 12 St Anne’s Anglican Church Ryde cnr Church and Gowrie Sts, Ryde NSW 7:30 PM $30 / $25 at the…
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“Along with kangaroos, wombats, AC/DC, Smallman guitars and Granny Smith apples, here is something else which could be added to the nicest things that Australians have given to the world. The Australian Guitar Duo, consisting of Rupert Boyd and Jacob Cordover, has got it all: perfect synchronisation, beautiful phrasing and tone, and charismatic good looks.…
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Canberra-based classical guitarist Andrey Lebedev has one another first prize – the second in less than a week – this one on Friday 17 August at the 2012 Sydney Eisteddfod NSW Drs Orchestra Instrumental Scholarship Final (and the first guitarist in the event’s history). http://www.andreylebedev.com/
2013 RURAL and REGIONAL Classical Guitar Society Sydney Summer School Scholarships are made possible by the generosity of Alhambra Guitars. These are for promising and enthusiastic guitar students from a regional or rural area of Australia. It is aimed primarily at pre-tertiary level guitarists and 1st year tertiary students. It will cover the Sydney Guitar…
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Guitar Trek‘s latest CD has been released by Tall Poppies Records. Led by Timothy Kain, the quartet started out in 1987 and broke new ground for the guitar, with their special “family” of standard guitars by Greg Smallman, treble guitars by Eugene Philp and Greg Smallman, and baritone and bass guitars by Graham Caldersmith. Having…
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2012 Adelaide International Guitar Festival Media Release – 13 August 2012 Australian National University School of Music student Andrey Lebedev was announced as the winner of the Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition on Saturday 11 August at the 2012 Adelaide International Guitar Festival in the Adelaide Festival Centre’s Dunstan Playhouse. The 21 year-old…
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For the fourth time since 2006, an Australian has won First Prize in the International Guitar Competition in Córdoba, Spain. In July 2012, Canberra-born classical guitarist, Callum Henshaw, was awarded first prize in the IX Concurso Internacional de Guitarra– Festival de Córdoba, Spain. He received grants from the ANU and the Friends of the School…
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