Tango with French Composer/Guitarist Roland Dyens For our video pick of the week, here’s current Classical Guitar magazine cover subject Roland Dyens, performing one...
3 Tips for Flamenco Improvisation from Ben Woods 1. The most common way to improvise in flamenco relates to the compás, which is playing the rhythmical...
Austin Classical Guitar Turns To Online Curriculum To Teach Classical Guitar in Schools FROM THE SPRING 2015 ISSUE OF CLASSICAL GUITAR “We felt there was not an adequate solution for engaging...
Review: Kazuhito Yamashita’s Magical ‘Cello Suites’ in S.F. A CG Online Exclusive An amazing thing happened as guitar virtuoso Kazuhito Yamashita was playing a particularly sublime...
Review: Arturo Parra’s ‘Terra Incognita’ Shows Range and Depth Terra Incognita Arturo Parra (La Grenouille Hirsute) ‘Sound portraits’ by extraordinary guitarist show range and depth Colombian-born Arturo...
Arlen, Takemitsu, Dylla: A Winning Combination for “Rainbow” To celebrate what would have been the 85th birthday of the great composer and arranger Toru Takemitsu on...
Banff Centre Closes Second Year of Guitar Residency The Banff Centre, the esteemed Alberta, Canada-based arts-culture-education hub, has wrapped the second year of its guitar-residency program....
Roland Dyens Continually Defies Convention with his Bold Playing and Diverse Compositions BY KATHLEEN BERGERON Roland Dyens is one of the most exciting classical guitarists alive, although “classical guitarist” is...
West Dean Classical Guitar Fest Is Another Winner The 24th West Dean College International Classical Guitar Festival and Summer School, held in rural West Sussex,...
Gear Review: The Mérida Extrema Trajan T25-CES Plays Like a Dream Versatile Classical by Adam Perlmutter With its excellent playability, warm and balanced voice, and handsome organic design, Mérida...
