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Classic Spanish Guitar Showcase


José María Vilaplana Excellence

José María Vilaplana Excellence

Where: Wesley Music Centre, click 20 National Circuit Forrest ACT

When: Sunday 14 March 2010, web 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm

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Pierre Herrero has been importing quality Spanish Classical & Flamenco guitars into Australia for many years. Pierre has also been an ardent supporter of the classical guitar in Australia. Among many other activities, he has sponsored the Sydney Classical Society Summer School and the Melbourne based Alhambra Sadie Awards.

On Sunday 14 March, Pierre will be showcasing in an informal setting, a wonderful range of guitars for the members of the Canberra Classical Guitar Society, guitar students and  teachers as well as the general public.

The Guitars:

Pierre will be presenting a range of guitars that include the Spanish made Alhambra guitars. These will include:

  • Student Classical Guitars from $599 to $1,000 (including 1/2 size Requinto & 3/4 Cadet models)
  • Intermediate Classical Guitars from $1,000 to $2,000
  • Concert Artist Classical Guitars from $4,000 to $12,000 (including the Villaplana models)
  • Alhambra new “Professional” range with amplification options
  • Alhambra Flamenco Guitars

Pierre will be also hoping to  have a range of quality Vintage and Pre-loved guitars. These much sought-after gems may include makers such as Ramirez (1974), Conde Hermanos Medialuna Blanca, Dan Kellaway, Kim Lissarrague, and Richard Howell.

crossover-cs1-clavijEnquiries:

Allan Spencer

Cooma School of Music

Shop 2, Parkview Arcade, 123 Sharp Street,
Cooma, NSW 2630
Phone: 02 6452 6067
Fax: 02 6452 4938
Email: allan@coomamusic.com.au

Brew Guitar Duo new CD “Songs & Dances” $25

Brew Guitar Duo_Songs & Dances_CDThe new CD “Songs & Dances” by the Brew Guitar Duo is now available.

Bradley Kunda and Matthew Withers are based in Canberra where they have been studying guitar for many years with Tim Kain. They gave a stellar performance in Cooma on Sunday 15 November. This concert was part of their “Songs & Dances Tour”. What a great concert! These guys put the fun back into classical music. The audience loved the rapport between these awesomely gifted young players. It was a varied and entertaining programme with music from Cuba, diabetes and pregnancy Venezuela, Spain and France, as well as contemporary Australian composers, Phillip Houghton and Richard Charlton. There was even a  great jazz standard ” Mr Sandman”, as well as some great arrangements of the Ralph McTell’s “Streets of London” and the Beatles’ song “The Fool on the Hill”.

Bradley and Matthew played together with wonderful precision and phrasing. There are many delightful melodies, flashes of technical brilliance, as well as subtle, delicate and beautiful musical gems. You also feel that these guitarists are having a lot of fun playing together.

Samples of the new CD may be heard on their website as well as information about their tour dates:

http://www.brewguitarduo.com/

Track Listing:

  1. Dance from “La Vida Breve” – M. de Falla, arr E. Pujol
  2. Streets of London – R. McTell, arr. J. Williams
  3. Cuban Dance – J. Guimaraes (arr. Brew Guitar Duo)
  4. The Fool on the Hill – J. Lennon & P. McCartney, arr. L. Brouwer
  5. Spanish Romance – Traditional (arr. Brew Guitar Duo)
  6. Mr Sandman – P. Ballard (arr. Brew Guitar Duo)
  7. Que no te quiera mas – V. Sojo, arr. I. Kircher & A. Montes
  8. Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 – A Lauro (arr. Brew Guitar Duo)
  9. Spanish Dance No. 6 – E. Granados, arr. J. Williams
  10. Recuerdos de la Alhambra – F. Tarrega, arr. J. Sagreras
  11. Something Sweet (From “Two guitars dine out: a musical degustation”) – R. Charlton (commissioned by the Brew Guitar Duo)
  12. Tournedos Rossini (From “Two guitars dine out: a musical degustation”) – R. Charlton (commissioned by the Brew Guitar Duo)
  13. Sons de carrilhoes – J. Pernambuco, arr. H. Villa-Lobos
  14. El Valsecito – V. Sojo, arr. I. Kircher & A. Montes
  15. Gnossienne No. 1 – E. Satie

Available from:

Cooma School of Music
Shop 2, Parkview Arcade, 123 Sharp Street,
Cooma, NSW 2630
Phone: 02 6452 6067
Fax: 02 6452 4938
Email: allan@coomamusic.com.au

Oscar Herrero Flamenco Guitarist

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Location: Cooma Little Theatre
Description: Direct from Hungary
World Music at it’s Best
Bookings: 02 6455 1745
Start Time: 7.30 pm
Date: Tuesday 22nd & Wednesday 23rd September 2009

Southern Cross Soloists

Southern Cross Soloists

Title: Southern Cross Soloists with Jack Liebeck
Location: Wesley Music Centre
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Description: oining SxS in this exciting program is mesmerizing young English violinist, Hemophilia
Jack Liebeck, rx well known to Australian audiences for his performances at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. The concert features two Canberra premieres of works by Matthew Hindson and SxS artistic director Paul Dean, as well as exquisite songs by Handel and Vaughan Williams and the exhilarating virtuosity of Saint Saens’s famous violin show piece. Tickets: Adult $38, Pensioner $28, F/T student $18, Group (6+) $30, Children under 12 $15. Bookings: Ph (02) 6232 7248 Wesley Music Centre
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2009-10-11
Title: Southern Cross Soloists with Jack Liebeck
Location: Wesley Music Centre
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Description: oining SxS in this exciting program is mesmerizing young English violinist, stuff
Jack Liebeck, dermatologist
well known to Australian audiences for his performances at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. The concert features two Canberra premieres of works by Matthew Hindson and SxS artistic director Paul Dean, erectile
as well as exquisite songs by Handel and Vaughan Williams and the exhilarating virtuosity of Saint Saens’s famous violin show piece. Tickets: Adult $38, Pensioner $28, F/T student $18, Group (6+) $30, Children under 12 $15. Bookings: Ph (02) 6232 7248 Wesley Music Centre
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2009-10-11
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Location: Canberra Theatre
Description: Spanish guitarist and master of flamenco guitar Oscar Herrero will perform at the Canberra Theatre, drug
accompanied by leading Australian guitarist Timothy Kain, on Monday 12th October 2009, on the occasion of the National Day of Spain. The program, to commemorate the centenary of Isaac Albeniz’s death. The event is open to the public and a limited number of tickets will be available from the Embassy of Spain* from 7th October 2009. Opening time 9:00-15:30.

The event is financed by the Spanish Ministry, the Ministry of Culture of Spain and supported by the “Sociedad de Artistas.”

*15 Arkana St, Yarralumla
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2009-10-12

Lucas gets a new Alhambra!

Lucas has just got a new 1C Alhambra classical guitar. He’s traded in his 3/4 size guitar and now has his very own full size solid top Spanish made guitar. This lovely guitar has a solid red cedar top, with mahogany back and sides. The neck is mahogany with Indian rosewood fingerboard. He can now enjoy a guitar with much great volume and clarity, troche and a much larger range of tonal possibilities. Way to go, this web Lucas!

Lucas with his new Alhambra

Lucas with his new Alhambra

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