Published by admin on 26 Jul 2010
LANDSCAPE: Australian Guitar Duets by the Brew Guitar Duo is out now. Canberra guitarists Bradley Kunda and Matthew Withers perform all Australian works by composers Nigel Westlake, Phillip Houghton, Richard Charlton & Robert Davidson, as well as Canberra’s own guitarist/composers Bradley Kunda & Harold Gretton. Copies can be purchased from www.brewguitarduo.com/cd.html
Published by admin on 24 Jul 2010
Harold Gretton has won 1st prize in the 7th International Guitar Competition of J.K. Mertz. The contest was held in Bratislava, Slovakia at the end of June 2010. The prize is 6 concerts, 1000 euros and the complete works of Mertz as published by Chantarelle.Well done Harold!
Harold Gretton holds the first PhD in Performance from the ANU School of Music and is living and studying in Europe with his fiancée, Belgian guitarist Veronique Van Duurling. Another well done!
Earlier this year, Harold released his CD “the 20th century guitar,” which is a result of his PhD research at ANU into performance practice. Visit Harold’s website to learn more and to order a copy. www.haroldgretton.com. (I’m sure his next CD will include a bit of Mertz!)
Published by admin on 21 Jul 2010
| 20 August 2010 | ||
| 7:30 pm |
Canberra Classical Guitar Society presents young Australian winners of numerous international guitar competitions in a duo concert. Adelaide-based Tsiboulski and Barcelona-based Cordover join forces in Canberra for a fantastic evening of classical guitar in the superb acoustics of Wesley Music Centre.
What: Alex Tsiboulski and Jacob Cordover
When: 7:30pm, Friday 20 August
Where: Wesley Music Centre, 22 National Circuit, Forrest.
Tickets at the door. Full price $20, concession $15.
Published by admin on 21 Jul 2010
| 31 August 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
A New Voice: AUSTRALIAN GUITAR MUSIC WITH VIETNAMESE CULTURAL INFLUENCES
Le-Tuyen Nguyen will present a lecture-recital of new Australian guitar compositions inspired from the Vietnamese music culture at ANU’s Llewellyn Hall on 31 August at 10am. Traditional folk songs, melodic and rhythmic idioms from various regions of Vietnam are brought to life in harmony with art music of the twenty-first century. Each composition displays the explorations of musical and technical possibilities for the guitar. Creating and finding its own paths to a new stylistic identity, this genre of music has emerged as a new voice in contemporary Australian music.
You can find Le-Tuyen’s program and biography at the School of Music website.
Free admission.
Published by admin on 16 Jul 2010
| 7 August 2010 | ||
| 2:30 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
Please note the new date to avoid a conflict with the 8 Aug Kain-Taylor concert.
Our next regular monthly meeting is planned for Saturday, 7 August 2010 from 2:30-5pm at Wesley Uniting Church, 20 National Circuit in Forrest.
Published by admin on 06 Jul 2010
| 5 August 2010 | ||
| 7:30 pm |
The Embassy of Spain and the ANU School of Music present internationally acclaimed Spanish classical guitarist Ricardo Gallén. The performance will be at Llewellyn Hall on Thursday, 5 August at 7:30pm. Tickets through Ticketek on 123 849 or www.ticketek.com.au or at the door from 6:30pm. Adults $35, concession $30, ANU student and children $20. Visit www.music.anu.edu.au/events.
Published by admin on 01 Jul 2010
| 18 August 2010 | ||
| 12:40 pm | to | 1:20 pm |
Wesley Music Centre “Wednesday Lunchtime Live” featuring – the BREW GUITAR DUO (Bradley Kunda and Matthew WIthers). $2 entry. Refreshments $1.
Published by admin on 01 Jul 2010
Published by admin on 04 Jun 2010
Thursday 5 August – Ricard Gallen at ANU’s Llewellyn Hall (see separate post).
Sunday 8 August – Virginia Taylor (flute) and Timothy Kain (guitar) (see separate post).
Wednesday 18 August – Brew Guitar Duo – Bradley Kunda and Matthew Withers at Wesley Music Centre Lunchtime Live (1240pm)
Friday 20 August – Guitarists Aleksandr Tsiboulski and Jacob Cordover (details forthcoming).
Friday 10 September – John Couch (guitar) and Judith Hickel (violin) (details forthcoming).
Friday 22 October – Simon Powis (guitar). (details forthcoming).
Saturday 20 November – Rupert Boyd (guitar) (details forthcoming).
Sunday 21 November – Guitar Society Performers Concert at Wesley Hall (Wesley Uniting Church).
Published by admin on 18 May 2010
Canberra Classical Guitar Society and the Wesley Music Foundation are collaborating to raise funds for a project to commission two works for four-part guitar orchestra by two young aspiring composers in the Canberra region and to increase the repertoire of music for guitar orchestra and specifically for the Canberra Classical Guitar Society orchestra.
It is planned to pay $1,500 for each of two works and therefore the target for fund raising is $3,000. The actual commitment to commission the works is dependent on the fund-raising success.
Please click on the project page above for more details.
