Reginald Mobley and Stephen Stubbs Perform Robert Johnson

Absolutely charming. Reginald L. Mobley (countertenor) and Stephen Stubbs (lute) perform Full Fathom Five, composed by Robert Johnson (c.1583–1633) with text by William Shakespeare (The Tempest). This comes via the Pacific MusicWorks on their YouTube. I’ve seen both Mobley and Stubbs perform on numerous occasions via Pacific MusicWorks in small and large ensembles and they are always fantastic. But it’s great to hear two of my favourite performers as a duo. Mobley has exquisite vocal and musical abilities and charming performance presence. Stubbs is a colossal musical figure with equally brilliant skills on the lute, guitar, conducting, and simultaneously conducting while on the lute, theorbo, or harpsichord. He’s won a Grammy for best Opera recording and is a specialist in Baroque opera and song. I can’t say enough good things, check it out.

Bradford Werner
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.

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