Tariq Harb and Brent Crawford with U of T Guitar Ensemble

ByBradford Werner
2014

Tariq Harb and Brent Crawford with the University of Toronto Guitar Ensemble directed by Jeffrey McFadden perform Jan Bartlema‘s ‘Concertino’ at Walter Hall. Excellent playing by Harb & Crawford and some nice ensemble work overall with McFadden keeping the group balanced in sound despite the obvious issues involved with having so many guitars. Concertino for 2 guitars and guitar ensemble/orchestra. Via Bartlema‘s site: “This concertino was specially composed for the Zwolle guitarfestival 2006 in the Netherlands. The concertino has 2 solo parts for the advanced player and 4 ensemble parts for the intermediate player (with optional bass guitar).”

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.