Like many musicians, guitarist Berta Rojas can play only music she loves. She said as much to the audience of her Saturday night recital at the Westmoreland Congregational Church in Bethesda, where she sat perched atop a kind of dais for the final event of the John E. Marlow Guitar Series season. Read the full […]

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Today we feature Asya Selyutina performing a Without a Landscape by Nikita Koshkin. This piece is from the set Da Capo and is available from Editions Orphee.

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Edel Muñoz in Nashville, TN [Concert Review]

Classical Guitar Concert Reviews

This is a guest review by Seth Guillen I had the opportunity about a year ago to see the first Austin Peay State University workshop and competition up-close and personal; I was working it. During that competition I saw some excellent performances/performers, however, the player that won, Edel Muñoz, was a stand-out not only for […]

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Time Friday, April 29 · 8:00pm – 11:00pm Location Southside Presbyterian Church More Info My last concert of the 2010-2011 season. The $10 door donation goes to feed the homeless here in Tucson. I thought it was a great cause and I hope we can raise a lot of money to help our community. Program […]

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The Great Lakes Guitar Festival & Competition was held April 8-10, 2011 in Rochester, New York. There were two rounds: A prelim round where competitors had 8 minutes for a program of their choice. A final round where three competitors had 20 minutes to play a program of their choice. The Competition Winners First Prize: […]

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Javier Calderon, Springfield Classical Guitar Society, 8 p.m., Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2313 S. Whittier Ave.; $12 adults, $9 seniors and students. via sj-r.com

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Time Sunday, April 17 · 2:30pm – 5:30pm Location Nashville Tennesee More Info April 172:30 pmLocation: Auditorium The 2011 Virtuoso Showcase Classical Guitar series will bring world-class guitarists to Nashville to perform concerts at the Nashville Public Library. This program series, now in its ninth year, has a loyal following of classical guitar students and […]

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Polish guitarist Marcin Dylla gave a brilliant, deeply poetic recital, sponsored by the Omni Foundation, Saturday at the War Memorial Green Room. Dylla captivated a large, enthusiastic, and knowledgeable audience with sensuous tone, rhythmic flexibility, and deeply felt emotion in a program of conservative 20th-century works enlivened by a modern masterpiece and a 19th-century Caprice. […]

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New Domain!

Updates & Activities

If you’re reading this, you’ve arrive at the brand new domain! The Classical Guitar Blog is now at ClassicalGuitar.org (check out the address bar). Lookin for the member site? go here. Issues? Bugs? Glitches? Get in touch.

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Guitar festivals are a good time. Imagine yourself immersed in lecture sessions, lessons, and masterclasses. Then throw in some concerts by artists you’ve been dying to see for years. But those are not the real reason reason you should go to a guitar festival. It’s all about the people. Guitar festivals are full of extraordinary […]

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