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Category Archives: CCGS News
‘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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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
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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Classical Guitar Society Orchestra adds colour to Floriade
Canberra Classical Guitar Society’s Guitar Orchestra recently performed during the Spanish Embassy Concert at Floriade. The orchestra played six short pieces with a Spanish theme (and on “Spanish Guitars” of course). Victor Matthews, Matthew Towicz, Milena Cifali and Mark Norton … Continue reading
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Canberra’s Guitar Orchestra on the move
The recently formed Canberra Classical Guitar Society Orchestra has stepped into the Canberra music scene with two recent performances. Its debut outing was at the Italian Cultural Centre at the invitation of guitarist Milena Cifali who held a concert there … Continue reading
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Albury luthier – Joe Gallacher
Joe Gallacher is a full-time guitar maker living in Albury, NSW.¬†¬† He makes traditional classical/flamenco guitars (as well as mandolins and Irish bouzoukis) and brought one his instruments (a guitar based on the German maker Herman Hauser) to our Society … Continue reading
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Leslie and Kit Spencer perform at NGA
On Mother’s Day 2009, Leslie and Kit Spencer performed together at the National Gallery of Australia as part of the 15th Canberra International Music Festival.¬†¬† Kit Spencer is a lovely harpist and her equally lovely mother, Leslie, accompanied her on … 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
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