Victoria Guitar Trio Plays Suspended Waltz by Sharman

He’s a post about myself and my two great friends and colleagues. The Victoria Guitar Trio Plays Suspended Waltz (1998) from Elsewhereless by Canadian composer Rodney Sharman (1958). Arranged for Guitar Trio by Michael Dias. Oak Bay Music Society, Matinée Concert Series, March 22, 2015, Society Director & Video: Erik Abbink. Victoria Guitar Trio is Michael Dias, Adrian Verdejo, & Bradford Werner.

Here’s another Sharman work actually written for three guitars, September (1989) (for Morton Feldman). Fiendishly difficult but beautiful. It’s dedicated to Morton Feldman who Rodney studied with early in his composition days. We are at the Canadian Music Centre downtown Vancouver in this one (you can hear the street noise). Rodney talked about the piece first which was a nice touch.

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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  1. Hello Bradford, Nice composition and melodious song. All of you are playing the guitar in same rhythm, which makes it more melodious. Professional tuning!