Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from British Columbia, Canada. He owns and edits the online publication This is Classical Guitar and sheet music store Werner Guitar Editions. He has taught a wide range of students from dedicated youth, hobbyists adults, and emerging young professionals in collage programs. Bradford taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced and performed in Greater Victoria for 20 years. He adjudicates festivals, and has given exams and masterclasses for The Alberta Provincial Festival, Mount Royal University, Calgary Guitar Society, and many more. Also see his work with the Quelus Guitar Duo, and the Victoria Guitar Trio with Michael Dias and Adrian Verdejo. The trio has commissioned numerous premieres and recorded an album on RedShift Records showcasing contemporary Canadian composers. See more at his personal website.

Sheu Pettit Duo play Brasilerinhas by Assad

The Sheu Pettit Guitar Duo, Connie Sheu and Adam Pettit, playing Conversa de Botequim, the third movement of Clarice Assad’s Brasilerinhas. This comes via the great Guitar Salon International and their YouTube Channel. Guitars: 2005 Pepe Romero Jr.; 1994 Miguel Rodriguez ‘Centenario’. “Brazilian-American Clarice Assad is a…

Lesson: Siciliano by Carcassi (beginner)

Siciliano (Sicilienne) for Classical Guitar by Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853)From: Classical Guitar Method Vol I • Beginner. Notation, 80 pg: Free PDFLevel: Easy, Beginner This lesson is for my graded repertoire lesson series which you can find halfway down the lesson…

Lesson: The Swan (Beginner Method)

The Swan for Classical GuitarFrom: Classical Guitar Method Vol I • Beginner. Notation, 80 pg: Free PDFLevel: Easy, Beginner This lesson is for my graded repertoire lesson series which you can find halfway down the lesson archive page. When I teach…

Lesson: Leyenda Theme (beginner method)

Asturias (Leyenda) Theme by Albeniz for Classical GuitarFrom: Classical Guitar Method Vol I • Beginner. Notation, 80 pg: Free PDFLevel: Easy, Beginner This lesson is for my graded repertoire lesson series which you can find halfway down the lesson archive page. When I teach guitar…

Sheu Pettit Guitar Duo Play Castelnuovo-Tedesco

The Sheu Pettit Guitar Duo are Connie Sheu and Adam Pettit playing the 3rd movement of Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo–Tedesco’s (1895–1968) Sonatina Canonica on two “pre-Millenium” guitars built by Thomas Humphrey (so-called because they pre-date his famous Millenium model guitars. Recorded…

Review: Fantasías by Rupert Boyd

Fantasías by Rupert BoydArtist Website: rupertboyd.comLittle Mystery Records 2016 Listen to Samples or Buy via Amazon: Fantasías by Rupert BoydOr visit his website for other purchase options. Otoño Porteño by Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) (arr. S. Assad) Four Traditional Celtic Songs…

Class Axe: Call for Scores for Solo Classical Guitar

The Guitar Society of Toronto is working with the Canadian Music Centre to create new compositions for solo classical guitar. They are accepting proposals for the third edition of the guitar composition workshop. This year’s workshop includes collaborations with guitarists and…

Pachelbel’s Canon in D for Guitar (Free PDF)

Canon in D for Guitar by Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706) – Free PDF Sheet Music for Classical Guitar and lesson video. Includes both a notation-only edition and a separate tab edition.  Left hand fingering. Drop-D tuning (6th string tuned down to D, see video). Level: Intermediate (Grade 5). This is…

András Csáki and Kwartet Camerata Play Drozd

Hungarian guitarist András Csáki and Polish Kwartet Camerata play Carpe Diem op. 121 by Gerard Drozd. Kwartet Camerata is: Włodzimierz Promiński – 1st violin; Andrzej Kordykiewicz – 2nd violin; Piotr Reichert – viola; Roman Hoffmann – cello. Film and sound by MovieArtStudio.…

Henderson-Kolk Play Le Tombeau de Couperin

Two of my favourite players in the world also play in a duo together. Plus, they are Canadian! Henderson-Kolk Duo (Drew Henderson & Michael Kolk) perform their arrangement of the Prélude from French composer Maurice Ravel’s (1875–1937) was a French composer Le Tombeau…

Jérémy Peret Plays Villa-Lobos Etudes 4 & 12

French guitarist Jérémy Peret plays Etudes No. 4 and 12 by Heitor Villa Lobos (1887-1959) via the 2014 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition and their YouTube Channel. For some reason I rarely hear anyone play Etude No.…

Laura Snowden Plays Anpao

English guitarist Laura Snowden performs her composition, Anpao, in the crypt at St John’s Smith Square. I like the vocal part too, very effective, especially with the choice of filming in that beautiful crypt. The piece reminds me of Aphex Twin meets…