Steve Cowan Plays Prelude No.1 by Ponce

ByBradford Werner
2020

Canadian guitarist Steve Cowan performs Prelude No.1 in C major by Manuel Ponce (1882-1948) on a Roberto Gomes (Brazil) guitar at the Grand Guitar Salon over in Montreal, Québec, Canada. This comes via the Salon’s great YouTube channel. Sound & video by Renaud Côté Giguère. Great playing by Cowan as usual with excellent phrasing and contrasts. I love these little preludes by Ponce and this one is quite touching. They are short and relatively simple but not all that easy for students so you don’t hear them everyday. Nice when performed by pros. You can find the sheet music at SMP: 24 Preludes for Guitar by Ponce.

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.