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.

20th Century Guitar Sonatas by Michael Kolk

20th Century Guitar Sonatas by Michael Kolk

20th Century Guitar Sonatas by Michael KolkArtist Website: michaelkolkguitar.comProduced and Engineered by Drew Henderson2020 Michael Kolk Listen, Learn, or Buy: michaelkolkguitar.com, Spotify, Amazon, iTunes Great to hear a new album by one of my favourite players, Canadian guitarist Michael Kolk.…

Steve Cowan and Adam Cicchillitti Recital

Canadian guitarists Steve Cowan and Adam Cicchillitti give a virtual recital of 20th Century French Music for arranged for guitar duo in Québec, Canada. This comes via Cicchillitti’s YouTube channel. Beautiful playing and great program of arrangements. Playing starts at…

João Luiz Plays Hermetiana by Sergio Assad

João Luiz plays Hermetiana by Sergio Assad (b.1952). This comes via his YouTube channel. I love these causal yet virtuosic home performances by Luiz. Great musicality, laid-back, yet wonderfully zippy. Here’s what he said about the piece via YouTube (I’m very curious…

Grade 4 Lesson: Rondo, Op.241, No.34 by Carulli

This lesson comes from my book Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 4 – Six pieces at the grade four level with dedicated lessons preparing you for each piece. Rondo, Op.241, No.34 by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841) – YouTube Video Lesson Link. Although there are…

Grade 4 Lesson: Orlando Sleepeth by Dowland

This lesson comes from my book Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 4 – Six pieces at the grade four level with dedicated lessons preparing you for each piece. Orlando Sleepeth (Poulton No.61) by John Dowland (1563-1626) – YouTube Video Lesson Link.…

Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 4

Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 4

Classical Guitar Repertoire Lessons Grade 4 – Lessons and pieces in notation only with fingering. A TAB supplement at the end includes the pieces (not the lessons). Before each performance edition there are two or three pages of lesson material…

Cuba en el Alma by Rene Izquierdo

Cuba en el Alma by Rene Izquierdo

Cuba en el Alma by Rene IzquierdoCo-produced by Uros Baric and Matthew McAllister2020 Baros Records Learn, Listen, or Buy: Cuba en el Alma by Izquierdo Great to see this new release from the excellent Baros records and Rene Izquierdo. Cuban guitarist Rene…

Hideki Yamaya Plays Preludio BWV1006 by Bach on Mandolino

Hideki Yamaya plays the Preludio from Partita for Solo Violin No. 3 in E major BWV 1006 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750). Arranged for mandolino (Baroque mandolin) by Hideki Yamaya on a Mandolino by Mel Wong, San Francisco, California 2019.…

Barre Exercise for Classical Guitar

Lesson: Barre Exercise for Classical Guitar – This is Exercise No. 16 from my pdf book 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar for beginner to intermediate classical guitarists. Includes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tips, video lessons. YouTube Lesson Link. The technique of…

All-In-One Arpeggio Pattern for Classical Guitar

Lesson: All-In-One-Arpeggio Pattern for Classical Guitar – This is Exercise No. 15 from my pdf book 20 Favorite Exercises for Classical Guitar for beginner to intermediate classical guitarists. Includes: notation, TAB, fingerings, practice tips, video lessons. YouTube Lesson Link. This is one…

Easy Christmas Songs for Guitar

Easy Christmas Songs for Guitar Volume 4

Easy Christmas Songs for Guitar – Solo Fingerstyle Arrangements with Lyrics & Chords. PDF sheet music for classical guitar or fingerstyle guitar. Includes two edition in one pdf, a notation edition with minimal left hand fingering and a separate tab…

Drew Henderson Plays Scarlatti

Canadian guitarist Drew Henderson plays Three Sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757), originally written for keyboard and arranged by Henderson. This comes via his excellent YouTube channel. He also has the sheet music available. Beautiful playing by Henderson with wonderful ornamentation and rhythmic clarity.…