Louis Xavier Barrette plays La Toccata de Pasquini by Brouwer

ByBradford Werner
2013

Via the GFA Youth Competition: Louis Xavier Barrette plays La Toccata de Pasquini by Brouwer. The level of youth players continues to amaze me. Great performance with virtuosity and maturity. Nice one.

La Toccata de Pasquini
composed by Leo Brouwer (b. 1939)
performed by Louis Xavier Barrette
July 1, 2013 – Margaret Comstock Concert Hall
University of Louisville
2013 Guitar Foundation of America
International Youth Competition
Senior Division Final Round Performance
Competition Final Results:
XiaoBo Pu (China) — 1st prize
Louis Xavier Barrette (Canada) — 2nd prize
Alec Holcomb (USA) — 3rd prize
Henry Johnston (USA) — 4th prize

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.