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.

Scarborough Fair for Classical Guitar

Scarborough Fair for Classical Guitar - PDF Sheet Music or Tab

Scarborough Fair for classical guitar. PDF Sheet Music with free video lesson. Arranged for Easy Classical or Fingerstyle Guitar. Includes both a notation-only edition and a TAB Edition.. PDF Download. The level is easy-intermediate, first position chords with melody, small bit in 3rd position…

House of the Rising Sun for Classical Guitar

House of the Rising Sun for Guitar - PDF Sheet Music or Tab

House of the Rising Sun for classical guitar. PDF Sheet Music for classical or fingerstyle guitar with free video lesson. Includes both a Notation-Only Edition and a TAB Edition. PDF download. The level is easy-intermediate with 1st position chords with…

Thomas Viloteau plays Danza Caracteristica by Brouwer

Thomas Viloteau plays Danza Característica “Quítate de la Acera” (1957) by Leo Brouwer (b.1939) on a Alkemia-Strasbourg model guitar by Bastien Burlot, made with a spruce soundboard and African rosewood back and sides. This comes via Guitar Salon International and their…

Bradford Werner Plays Sarabande for Guitar by Francis Poulenc

Bradford Werner plays Sarabande for Guitar, To Ida Presti, (FP179) by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963). Composed in 1960. I love this piece for it’s motivic repetition and overall calm feel. Sheet Music: I’m using this Recordi edition via SMP but changed…

Katalin Koltai Plays Bartok

Katalin Koltai plays The Night’s Music (Az éjszaka zenéje) from Out of Doors (Szabadban) by Béla Bartók (1881-1945). This comes via Koltai’s YouTube channel. Out of Doors is a set of five piano solo pieces by Bartók written around 1926.…

Classical Guitar Strings Review

Classical guitar string reviews. On this page I’ll be doing mini-reviews of strings so you can find the best classical guitar string for your guitar. I can only review strings I’ve actually tried out so some are missing. Strings are…

Lesson: Early-Advanced Technique Routine

This routine is from my new book Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios. The 122 page book includes: Practice Routines, Tips, 100 Open String Exercises, 120 Giuliani Arpeggios, Scales, Slur Exercises, Shifts, Finger Independence, Barre, Tremolo, Common Harmonics, and much…

Lesson: Late-Intermediate Technique Routine

This routine is from my new book Classical Guitar Technique: Essential Exercises, Scales, and Arpeggios. The 122 page book includes: Practice Routines, Tips, 100 Open String Exercises, 120 Giuliani Arpeggios, Scales, Slur Exercises, Shifts, Finger Independence, Barre, Tremolo, Common Harmonics, and much…

Duo Vitare Play Mauro Godoy Villalobos Double Concerto

Duo Vitare Play Mauro Godoy Villalobos Double Concerto

Duo Vitare, Agnieszka Kotulska-Rahunen (Cello) and Kimmo Rahunen (Guitar), play the 1st Movement from Mauro Godoy Villalobos‘ Double Concerto for Cello & Guitar. This comes via Duo Vitare’s YouTube channel. Born in Santiago de Chile in 1967, Mauro Godoy Villalobos grew…

Jason Vieaux Album: Leshnoff’s Guitar Concerto

Leshnoff Guitar Concerto

Jonathan Leshnoff: Symphony No. 4, Guitar Concerto, StarburstNashville Symphony (Giancarlo Guerrero), Violins of Hope, Jason Vieaux (guitar)Naxos Records, 2019 Buy, Listen, & Learn More:  Naxos |  Amazon |  iTunes |  Spotify An exciting new release via Naxos Records of the…

Fechner-Pyeon Play Piazzolla

Tomasz Fechner (guitar) and Deanna Pyeon (flute) play the third movement, Nightclub 1960, from L’Histoire du Tango by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992). This comes via Guitar Salon International and their great YouTube channel. Nice rhythmic ensemble playing and excellent flute work on…

Classical Guitar: Contemporary Concepts by Sean Thrower

Classical Guitar - Contemporary Concepts by Sean Thrower

Classical Guitar: Contemporary Concepts 1Way to Play Guitar Series by FJH Music Companyby Sean Thrower and Edited by Philip Groeber Buy the book via FJH Music or Amazon I was happy to receive this copy of Sean Thrower’s new book…