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.
  • Joined: July 11, 2012
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Flauguissimo Duo (Baroque Flute and Theorbo) Play Blavet

Flauguissimo Duo

Flauguissimo Duo with Yu-Wei Hu (Baroque flute) & Johan Löfving (Theorbo) play Flute Sonata in G Major Op.2 No.1, Adagio – Presto by Michel Blavet (1700–1768). Blavet was a French composer and flutist from the Baroque era. This comes via…

Lorenzo Micheli plays Quién más rendido (Op.195) by Tedesco

Italian guitarist Lorenzo Micheli plays XIII. Quién más rendido? (Book III)  from Caprichos de Goya, op. 195 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968). This comes via Micheli’s great YouTube channel. I’m sure you already know Micheli from his GFA win or his work…

El Sueño (Tremolo) by Viñas (Lesson, PDF)

El Sueño (Reverie para Guitarra) for Guitar by José Viñas (1823-1888) – PDF Sheet Music or Tab for Classical Guitar. First Tremolo Arrangement by Domingo Prat (1886-1944) –  Includes a Notation Edition and a Notation + TAB Edition. The level…

Bernardi and Aonzo Play Calace (Guitar and Mandolin)

Lorenzo Bernardi (guitar) and Carlo Aonzo (mandolin) play Serenata Malinconica by Raffaele Calace (1863 – 1934) at the Trento Sala Filarmonica, Italy. This comes via Bernardi’s great YouTube Channel. Raffaele Calace (1863 – 1934) was an Italian mandolin player, composer,…

Marco De Biasi Plays Dowland

Marco De Biasi Plays Dowland

Marco De Biasi plays Fantasia [Poulton No.73 – A Fancy] by Elizabethan composer and lutenist John Dowland (1563-1626). This comes via his YouTube Channel. He’s also a great composer, I performed some of Marco De Biasi’s studies (studio) for guitar trio…

Nostalgia, No.3, Op.19 by Sagreras

No.3 – Nostalgia (Petite Melodie) from Tres Piezas Faciles, Op.19 by Julio Sagreras (1879 -1942) – PDF sheet music for classical guitar. Comes with both a notation-only edition and a tab edition. Intermediate – Grade 4. My PDF Sheet Music…

Pascal Valois and Jacques-André Houle Play Lhoyer

Canadian guitarist Pascal Valois and Jacques-André Houle (violin) play Agitato from Sonate pour guitare avec accompagnement de violon, Op. 17, No. 1 by Antoine de Lhoyer (1768-1852). Romantic Guitar by Cabasse-Bernard, Mirecourt (ca. 1820). This comes via Valois’ YouTube Channel. Great…

Refracted Resonance by Sam Cave

Refracted Resonance by Sam Cave

Refracted Resonance – contemporary music for guitar by Sam Cave 2019 Metier Records Buy or Listen on: Divine Art | Spotify | Amazon | iTunes I was very pleased to listen to Sam Cave’s new album featuring contemporary music for…

Brent Crawford Plays Cavatina by Tansman

Canadian guitarist Brent Crawford plays Cavatina by Polish composer Alexandre Tansman (1897-1986). The movements: i) Preludio ii) Sarabande (3:27) iii) Scherzino (6:20) iv) Barcarole (9:10). This comes via his great YouTube channel with video work by the amazing Drew Henderson. Great playing…

Alex Park Plays A Fancy by John Dowland

Alex Park playing A Fancy by Elizabethan composer and lutenist John Dowland (1563-1626) via the excellent Guitar Salon International and their fantastic YouTube channel on a 2019 Dominik Wurth guitar. Dowland is one of my favourite composers and we are very lucky…