The Classical Guitar in Canada category features Canadian guitarists. Although This is Classical Guitar now has an international scope, I’m based in Canada and offer a Canadian spotlight when possible. Long ago, I used to run the website Classical Guitar Canada which eventually was turned into a category on this site. Remember that this just my one-person personal blog so I can’t list every guitar activity or player in Canada. There is so much good stuff happening in Canada that I can’t even keep track of it all. Feel free to contact me to add to a list or with questions.
Lists Including Canadian Content
I maintain a number of lists which include a Canadian classical guitar section. Please visit those pages for regular updates on listings for luthiers, festivals, dealers, and programs.
- Classical Guitar Luthiers
- Festivals and Competitions
- Classical Guitar Stores and Dealers
- Post-Secondary Programs for Classical Guitar
Featured Canadian Classical Guitar
Visit the Canadian Blog Category for listings with images. Below is a chronological list of featured Canadian guitarists. Some of the earlier content on this list was created for my site Classical Guitar Canada but was transferred here starting in 2010.
- Henderson – Farintosh Play Intermezzo No.2, Op.118 by Brahms
- Tim Beattie Plays Walking Me to Work by Wallen
- Drew Henderson Plays Capriccio Diabolico by Tedesco
- Artist Videos and GuitarFest West Festival and Competition
- Fantasia No.1 by Luis de Milan
- Distant Times. Distant Shores. by Brett Gunther
- Emma Rush Plays The tall grass bends to listen by Kruisbrink
- Simon Farintosh Plays Joyful Departure by Towner
- Cicchillitti Plays Ombres et lumières by Roux
- McGregor-Verdejo Duo Play Missing You by Sharman
- Nicole Payie Plays Yradier and Martín
- Drew Henderson Plays Etude No.1 and No.6 by Regondi
- Cicchillitti and Deutsch Play Armstrong
- Steve Cowan Plays Balance by Tim Brady
- Drew Henderson Plays Sonata in G minor, BWV 1001 by Bach
- Tim Beattie Plays Habanera by Marius Flothuis
- Tariq Harb Plays Cello Suite No.1 by Britten
- Pastorale, Studi Facili No.15 by Angelo Gilardino
- Adam Cicchillitti Plays Prelude in C Minor by Barrios
- Tariq Harb Plays El Colibri by Sagreras
- A Dream of Colour by Emma Rush
- Ben Diamond Plays Sonata Terra by Murphy
- Werner Plays Marionas by Gaspar Sanz
- Henderson and Farintosh Play Prelude, BWV 825 by Bach
- Tariq Harb Plays Prelude No.4, Op.28 by Chopin
- Tim Beattie Plays Sonata No.2 del Caminante by Brouwer
- Cicchillitti and Deutsch Play Folk Suite by Jason Noble
- Daniel Ramjattan Plays Sonata No.1 by Brouwer
- Emma Rush Plays Variazioni Op. 9 by Emilia Giuliani Guglielmi
- Simon Farintosh Plays Distant Light
- Bradford Werner Plays Pastoral, No.9, Op.15 by François de Fossa
- Sounds of Time & Distance by Alfredo Santa Ana
- Bradford Werner Plays Rosita (Polka) by Francisco Tárrega
- Adam Cicchillitti Plays Study No.1 by Phil Parker
- Drew Henderson Plays Nocturne Op.9, No.2 by Chopin
- Bradford Werner Plays Lachrimae (Poulton No.15) by John Dowland for Guitar
- Drew Henderson Plays Les soirées d’Auteuil, Op.23 by Coste
- Gnossienne No.1 by Erik Satie for Guitar
- Tim Beattie Plays Nocturne, Reverie Op. 19 by Regondi
- Adam Cicchillitti Plays Sonata, Op.61 by Turina
- Tariq Harb Plays Sevilla, Op.47, No.3 by Albeniz
- Bradford Werner Plays Pavaniglia con parti variate by Foscarini
- Drew Henderson performs Three Sonatas by Paganini
- Bradford Werner Plays Cello Suite No.2, BWV 1008 by Bach
- Cicchillitti & Cowan Play Après l’éxode by Roux
- David Jacques Plays Air Italiano and Doubles on Baroque Guitar
- Cicchillitti & Cowan Play The Turing Test by Alex Burtzos
- Ranallo and Beattie: Ouroboros Miniatures by Bolaños
- Bradford Werner Plays Air Varié de Vive Henry IV by Julia Piston
- Bradford Werner Capirola Lutebook Volume 1
- Adam Cicchillitti Plays Gigue BWV 1004 by Bach
- Bradford Werner Plays Sonata No.4 in E Minor, Op.31 by Matiegka
- Drew Henderson Plays Campanas del alba by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza
- Drew Henderson Plays Caprice No. 20 by Paganini
- Michael Kolk Plays Sonata No. 1 by Guastavino
- Emma Rush plays Air Varié de Vive Henri IV by Julia Piston
- Tariq Harb Plays Legnani Caprices
- Suite pour Guitare Op.41 by Jacques Hétu
- In a Room by Rodney Sharman
- Emma Rush plays Babbit by Kendra Harder
- Stephen Lochbaum Performs Prelude – très vite, BWV 995 by Bach
- Cicchillitti & Cowan Perform Sonatine by Ravel
- Tim Beattie Performs Divertimento No.2 by de Fossa
- Emma Rush Performs Waltz No. 1 by Delores de Goñi
- Michael Kolk Performs Rebay
- Intimate Impressions by Adam Cicchillitti & Steve Cowan
- Tariq Harb Plays Legnani Caprices
- Michael Kolk Performs Allegro Moderato from Sonata para Guitarra by José
- Aphex Twin for Guitar by Simon Farintosh
- Tariq Harb Plays Tempo di Borea, BWV 1002 by Bach
- Rondeau, Pastorel, Passepied, Giga by David Kellner
- Wake the Sigh by Emma Rush
- Bradford Werner Plays Prelude-Presto, Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 by Bach
- Canadian Guitar Quartet Plays Roux
- David Jacques Presents A Historical Guitar Collection Concert
- Steve Cowan Plays Prelude No.1 by Ponce
- Steve Cowan and Adam Cicchillitti Recital
- Drew Henderson Plays Scarlatti
- McGregor-Verdejo Duo Play Verdigris by Jocelyn Morlock
- Henderson-Kolk Duo Play Vivaldi
- Trio Tangere Play Piazzolla
- Made in Canada Duo Play Mehdizadeh
- Cicchillitti & Cowan Play Mompou
- Napoleonian Guitar Sonatas with Pascal Valois
- Rob MacDonald plays In the Woods by Toru Takemitsu
- Drew Henderson Plays BWV997 by Bach
- Steve Cowan Plays The Equilibrium Crumbles by Leisner
- 2019 Dominelli Classical Guitar
- Steve Cowan plays Prélude by Khachaturian
- Pascal Valois and Jacques-André Houle Play Lhoyer
- Brent Crawford Plays Cavatina by Tansman
- Adam Cicchillitti Plays Toccata by Rodrigo
- Joshua Shi Plays Hetu Op.41 Final
- Tariq Harb Plays Turina
- Bradford Werner Plays Impressions soleil couchant by Dyens
- Iliana Matos Plays Ponce’s Sonata clásica
- Jeffrey McFadden plays Fantasy on a Canadian Folksong
- Bradford Werner Plays Sarabande for Guitar by Francis Poulenc
- Drew Henderson Plays Caprice No. 9 by Paganini
- Henderson-Kolk Duo Play Mozart
- Tariq Harb plays Prelude Op. 5 by Barrios
- Drew Henderson plays Lob der Tränen by Schubert
- Drew Henderson Plays Sor on a 1868 Lacôte
- Jeffrey McFadden Plays Cuatro Piezas by Ponce
- Cicchillitti & Cowan Play Choro by Andrew Staniland
- Concert Prep: Dalza, Kellner, Hetu
- Duet: Sobre el canto llano del Conde Claros by Valderrábano
- Dowland Duets: My Lord Willoughby’s Welcome Home & My Lord Chamberlain, His Galliard
- Duet: Canone & Spagna a due liuti by Francesco da Milano
- Classical Guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music (VCM)
- Ben Diamond Plays Night Spirit Suite by Andrew Staniland
- Klangbilder No.1-24 by Carlo Domeniconi
- Victoria, VGT, Erin’s Book, Practice Tips, Practicing Hetu
- Tariq Harb Plays Danza Brazilera by Jorge Morel
- New Release: Dreams Laid Down by Alan Rinehart
- Coffee, Setup, Q&A, Prelude Op.41 by Jacques Hétu
- Steve Cowan Plays Ségoviana, Op. 366 by Milhaud
- Bahar Ossareh Plays Introduction & Dance by Pedram Falsafi
- Felix Dallaire & Chris Habib on Scott Guitars
- Tariq Harb: Variations on a Moldavian Hora by Krouse
- Emma Rush Plays Appalachian Red by Beauvais
- 2018 Douglass Scott Classical Guitar
- Jérôme Ducharme Plays Serenade Gubaidulina
- Azuline Duo Play Danza by Manuel de Falla
- Victoria Guitar Trio Play New Music by BC Composers
- Canciones by Adam Cicchillitti
- Valois and Georgiev play Burgmüller (Guitar & Cello)
- Duo Tanguay & Boulanger-Samson Play Mirto (Canadian Duo)
- Beijing Guitar Duo in Concert in Victoria, BC, Canada
- Jeffrey McFadden Plays Jobim (Canada)
- Adam Cicchillitti & Steve Cowan Play Rodrigo (Canada)
- Tariq Harb Plays Tedesco (Canada)
- Jeffrey McFadden: Prelude & Gigue BWV 1010 by Bach (Canada)
- Concentric Rings by the Victoria Guitar Trio (Canadian Composers)
- Jeffrey McFadden Plays Cancion by Manuel de Falla (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Caprice No. 6 by Paganini (Canada)
- Adam Batstone Plays Assad & Bogdanović (Canada)
- New Release: An Idea by Brett Gunther (Canadian Album)
- Canadiana by Emma Rush (Canadian Album)
- Michael Ibsen Plays Rodrigo, Assad, and Loch Lomond (Canada)
- Simon Farintosh Plays Rodrigo & Tedesco (Canada)
- Henderson-Kolk Duo Play Scarlatti Sonata K.12 (Canada)
- Duo Calixa Play Algodão doce by Celso Machado (Canada)
- Thierry Bégin-Lamontagne plays Canarios by Sanz on 3 guitars (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Sonata in D minor by Cimarosa (Canada)
- Europa by Adam Cicchillitti (Canada)
- Henderson-Kolk Duo Play Marcello / Bach (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Rondo Op.2, No. 2 by Aguado (Canada)
- Jorge Caballero plays O Canada (Canadian Anthem)
- Copla – Music of Spanish Legends by Tariq Harb (Canada)
- Henderson-Kolk Guitar Duo play Schubert (Canada)
- Warren Nicholson and Mark Whale Play Piazzolla (Canada)
- Romanza: Music from Spain and South America by Azuline Duo (Canadian Duo)
- Adam Cicchillitti plays Milonga del Mar by Roux (Canadian Composer)
- Review: Debussy & Ravel by ChromaDuo (Canada)
- Xu Kun (Alan) Liu Plays Regondi (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Reverie Op. 19 by Regondi (Canada)
- Pascal Valois Plays Magnien on Romantic Guitar (Canada)
- Audio Comparison of Six Guitars by Sigurdson (Canadian Luthier)
- Sly and Cicchillitti perform Schubert’s Standchen (Canada)
- Michael Kolk Plays Sonatina by Cyril Scott (Canada)
- Harb Plays Sor Studies – An Educational DVD (Canada)
- Drew Henderson (8-String Guitar) Plays Weiss (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Fandango by Rodrigo (Canada)
- Tim Beattie Plays Elogio de la Guitarra by Rodrigo (Canada)
- Eli Kassner awarded the Order of Canada (Canadian Legend)
- Tariq Harb Plays Serenata Española by Malats (Canada)
- Rob MacDonald Plays Forged by Räisänen (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Bach BWV 1003 (Canada)
- Guitare Alla Grande 2016 by Heather Morand Clark (Canadian Festival)
- Douglas Hensley and Cathy Fern Lewis play Sharman (Canadian Luither)
- Adam Cicchillitti Plays Roux (Canadian Composer)
- New Music Videos via Class Axe Workshop 2016 (Canada)
- Review: Pour guitare by Steve Cowan (Canadian Album)
- Class Axe: Call for Scores for Solo Classical Guitar (Canadian Composers)
- Henderson-Kolk Play Le Tombeau de Couperin (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Bach on 4 Different Guitars (Canada)
- Jean-François Desrosby Plays Koyunbaba (Canada)
- Tariq Harb plays ‘Pasaje Abierto’ by Edín Solís (Canada)
- Tariq Harb Plays Fugue BWV 1001 by Bach (Canada)
- Victoria Guitar Trio Play Aphex Twin (Canada)
- Steve Cowan Plays Intermezzo by Jacques Hétu (Canadian Composer)
- Rob MacDonald Plays Percussion Study I by Kampela (Canada)
- Tim Beattie plays Zapateado by Rodrigo (Canada)
- Emma Rush Plays Etude 17 by Gerald Garcia (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Rodrigo (Canada)
- Review: Domeniconi, Sasseville-Quoquochi, Tansman by Jean-François Desrosby (Canada)
- Review: Nocturne by Drew Henderson (Canada)
- Jérôme Ducharme plays Takemitsu (Canada)
- Review: Brett Gunther – Guitar Music (Canadian Album)
- Victoria Guitar Trio Plays Suspended Waltz by Sharman (Canadian Composer)
- Dale Kavanagh plays Prelude (Canada)
- Victoria Guitar Trio Play Godin (Canadian Composer)
- Michael Kolk Plays Lágrima by Tárrega (Canada)
- Henderson-Kolk Duo Play Tedesco (Canada)
- Fuga by Gaspar Sanz (Canada)
- Villanos by Gaspar Sanz (Canada)
- Luthier Q&A: Interview with Marcus Dominelli (Canadian Luthier)
- Hamilton International Guitar Festival & Competition (Canadian Festival)
- Xu Kun Liu Plays Grand Solo by Sor (Canada)
- Jérôme Ducharme plays Tedesco Op. 71 (Canada)
- Drew Henderson Plays Capriccio #32 by Legnani (Canada)
- Tim Beattie plays Allegro BWV 998 by Bach (Canada)
- Canadian Guitar Quartet Play Comme un Tango by Roux (Canadian Composer)
- Emma Rush plays Phantasia in A major by David Kellner (Canada)
- Tariq Harb and Brent Crawford with U of T Guitar Ensemble (Canadian University)
- Classical Guitar Weekend in Calgary (Canadian Festival)
- Canadian Guitar Quartet Plays Valsa by Gnattali (Canada)
- Arturo Parra – Terra Incognita (Canada)
- Adrian Verdejo plays In a Room by Sharman (Canadian Composer)
- Victoria Guitar Trio plays Temporal Waves by Nobles (Canadian Composer)
- New Release & Interview with Alan Rinehart (Canada)
- Sharpe-Zohn Duo Plays Bach (Canada)
- Michael Kolk plays Debussy (Canada)
- Altius Duo Play Jobiniana No. 1 by Assad (Canadian Duo)
- Drew Henderson plays Capriccio no. 2 by Legnani (Canada)
- Review: Mosaic by Michael Kolk (Canadian Album)
- Wonderful Guitar Students in Whitehorse, Yukon! (Canadian Festival)
- Modern Hearts: Review & Interview with Adrian Verdejo (Canada)
- Review: A Guitar Through the Eras by Tariq Harb (Canada)
- Interview and New Guitar by Luthier Douglass Scott (Canadian Luthier)
- Jérôme Ducharme Lesson on Tres Piezas by Rodrigo (Canada)
- Review: Sonata by Cesar Rojas (Canada)
- Louis Xavier Barrette plays La Toccata de Pasquini by Brouwer (Canada)
- Review: RCM Bridges – A Comprehensive Guitar Series (Canadian Books)
- Tariq Harb plays guitar at TEDGlobal 2013 (Canadian Guitarist)
- Tariq Harb plays Giuliani’s Gran Sonata Eroica, Op.150 (Canada)
- Unlock Your Potential – An interview with Jean-François Desrosby (Canadian Book)
- Review: Ioana Gandrabur – Guitar Masterpieces (Canada)
- Interview with Guitarist Dale Kavanagh (Canada)
- Review: Soñando Caminos by Daniel Bolshoy (Canadian Album)
- Review: The Golden Century by Alan Rinehart (Canadian Album)
- Review: The Early Romantic Guitar by Murray Visscher (Canadian Album)
- Review: Images by Rob MacDonald (Canadian Album)
- Review: Orchestral Works by The Canadian Guitar Quartet (Canadian Quartet)
- Review: Giuliani, Torroba, Sasseville-Quoquochi by Jean-Francois Desrosby (Canada)
- Review: Music of Our Time by The Oberon Guitar Trio (Canadian Trio)