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Category Archives: ANU News
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
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
Brew Guitar Duo “Songs and Dances”
The Brew Guitar Duo released their newest CD “Songs and Dances“¬† in a live performance at Wig & Pen (how appropriate – a brewery) on 8 November.¬† The official launch took place on 13 Nov in Canberra at Wesley Music … Continue reading
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Andrey Lebedev wins 2009 McDonald’s Performing Arts Challenge
Congratulations to ANU School of Music classical guitarist Andrey Lebedev who won first place in the Classical Guitar competition in Sydney on the weekend. Results are posted on the Sydney Eisteddfod’s website at http://www.sydneyeisteddfod.com.au. Well done, mate!
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Alex Tsiboulski and Andrey Lebedev compete in USA
The Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) competition, held in Ithaca, New York, USA on the weekend, has awarded third prize in the XXVII International Concert Artist Competition to Australian classical guitarist Aleksandr Tsiboulski. ANU first-year student Andrey Lebedev also won … Continue reading
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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
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
“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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Canberra Classical Guitar Society 