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Aleksandr Tsiboulski CD – Australian Guitar Music
Adelaide-based, Ukranian born classical guitarist Aleksandr Tsiboulski‘s new CD is being featured this week on ABC Classic FM as CD of the Week with these comments, “Aleksandr Tsiboulski is first-prize winner in numerous competitions including the 2006 Tokyo International Guitar … Continue reading
Guitar Trek concert – ABC Sunday Live Broadcast
Canberra-based Guitar Trek ensemble (Timothy Kain, Minh Le Hoang, Bradley Kunda and Matthew Withers) performed a terrific¬† live-to-air broadcast as part of the ABC Sunday Live broadcast program.¬† The 11 April concert from Llewellyn Hall at the ANU School of … Continue reading
‘Tall Tales’… by Sydney Guitar Trio and Rory O’Donoghue, narrator
Raffaele Agostino, Janet Agostino and Richard Charlton have been playing guitar together for over 25 years. They were all founding members of the Sydney Guitar Quartet, one of the first ensembles of its kind in Australia.¬† As the Sydney Guitar … Continue reading
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Classic Spanish Guitar Showcase
Pierre Herrero has been importing quality Spanish Classical & Flamenco guitars into Australia for many years (Guitars Online). Pierre has also been an ardent supporter of the classical guitar in Australia. Among many other activities, he has sponsored the Sydney … Continue reading
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Classical Guitar Competition – deadline 31 March
The 2010 Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition will take place in Adelaide, South Australia, as part of the 2010 Adelaide International Guitar Festival which runs Thursday 25 ‚Äì Sunday 28 November 2010. The 2010 Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition, a … Continue reading
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Alan Banks at National Folk Festival
Perth-based classical guitarist Alan Banks will be among the throng of artists performing at the 2010 National Folk Festival. Alan will be conducting a workshop (Introduction to the lute) as well as performing during the Easter long weekend. ¬† Flamenco … Continue reading
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Milena Cifali concert review by Geoffrey Potter
Guitarist Milena Cifali enlightened the audience at the Belconnen Arts Centre on 11 Feb 2010 with a “world in six strings.” ¬† After her final piece she was given sustained, rousing applause from the small but strongly appreciative audience.¬† I … Continue reading
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Harold Gretton – the 20th century guitar
Classical guitarist and composer Harold Gretton recently released his CD “the 20th century guitar,” which is a result of his PhD research at ANU into performance practice. It includes four major works of the 20th century, all in different styles … Continue reading
“Songs of Life and Love”
Aleksandr Tsiboulski (guitar) and Emma Horwood (soprano) have just released a stunning CD – “Songs of Life and Love.”¬† The duo, which the Adelaide Advertiser called “perfectly matched,” perform five songs by John Dowland, six seguidillas by Fernando Sor,¬† Songs … Continue reading
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Rupert Boyd impresses US critics
Canberra-born classical guitarist Rupert Boyd‘s debut CD Valses Po√©ticos just received a very nice review in the current issue of Soundboard, the quarterly publication of Guitar Foundation of America: ‚ÄúBoyd‚Äôs playing is beautifully refined, with gorgeous tone . . . … Continue reading
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Canberra Classical Guitar Society 