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“For this muso, second string is first class” – Canberra Times
This article by Ron Cerabona appeared in the Canberra Times on 19 December 2008. Canberra guitarist Harold Gretton finished off a distinguished year of competitions with a creditable second place in the Tokyo International Guitar Competition last weekend. One of … Continue reading
Cal Henshaw wins National Eisteddfod classical guitar open division
Callum Henshaw, 18, a classical guitar student of Minh Le Hoang, has won the open division of the 2008 Australian National Eisteddfod. He achieved a mark of 94 and was very happy with the $250 prize. Cal played the Prelude … Continue reading
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Canberra Times article – Tokyo trail for more guitar glory
John Couch and Harold Gretton keep hopes high for an ANU music school hat-trick, Ron Cerabona writes. (from Canberra Times 28 November 2008). If one of the Canberra-trained classical guitarists John Couch or Harold Gretton wins the 51st Tokyo International … Continue reading
Esa Janara wins Australian National Eisteddfod
Esa Janara, from Cooma, won a first prize at the Australian National Eisteddfod in Canberra last Saturday.¬† He took out the 16 and under Classical Guitar section. He was very surprised and delighted with his medal and $150. Esa is … Continue reading
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“He’s on top of the world” – Harold Gretton interview in Canberra Times
The Canberra Times’ writer Philip O’Brien featured Harold Gretton in Times2 on 5 November 2008. Click here to go to the Canberra Times article. Canberra classical guitarist Harold Gretton recently returned from a summer in Europe where he competed in … Continue reading
ANU Reporter article “Success (strings attached)”
“Australia‚Äôs Olympic gold medallists get ticker tape parades. But some other international champions prefer picking and plucking to fanfares.” For the original version of this article, click here to read it on the ANU website. From an article in ANU … Continue reading
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New Head of ANU School of Music appointed
Multi-talented musician and classical guitar scholar Professor Adrian Walter has been appointed head of The Australian National University‚Äôs School of Music beginning in January 2009.¬† For the full announcement, click here to visit the ANU web page. An interview in … Continue reading
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Guitar Forum update
Thanks to Cuong, we have a new discussion forum which is now online and available for you to use.¬† Once things are running correctly, we’ll discontinue the use of the Google Group discussion group.¬† The new discussion forum allows for … Continue reading
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ANU School of Music guitarist has won the Cordoba International Guitar competition
In August, ABC Stateline Canberra featured ANU students Matthew Withers, Bradley Kunda and Head of Guitar Tim Kain. If you missed this excellent broadcast, you can view it online. Go to the Stateline program video.
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Canberra Classical Guitar Society 