Bradford Werner Plays Solos and Duos, February 14

Bradford Werner Plays Solos & Duos with guest Michael Dias Sunday, February 14, 2:00-3:00pm Wood Recital Hall, Victoria Conservatory of Music 900 Johnson Street Admission by Donation Bradford Werner plays a casual classical guitar concert for his students and friends.…

Victoria Guitar Trio Plays The UVic Alumni Series

Victoria Guitar Trio Monday, Jan 25 @ 8pm Phillip T. Young Hall at UVic $15 & $10 / Free for UVic Alumni with valid ONECard What do current West-Coast composers writing for guitar trio sound like? Come find out. Bradford…

Guitar at Craigdarroch Castle, Victoria

Thanks to Craigdarroch Castle for supporting live music in Victoria. I’m playing guitar up there three times over the holidays. Craigdarroch Castle is a definitively Victorian experience. It is a shining example of a “bonanza castle” — massive houses built…

Nice Work Victoria Guitar Students

I just wanted to thank all my students for a fantastic job in the December student recital!  Here’s the youth trio from the concert.   Guitar Students from the Studio of Bradford Werner Tuesday, December 8th, 2015 Danza España by Joseph…

VCM Strings & Guitar Faculty Concert

String Dept. Faculty Recital Nov. 10, 2015 8:00pm Wood Hall By Donation I’ll be playing two works with fellow guitar faculty: Pavan by John Dowland (1563-1626) & Galliard by Nicolo Gistou (d. 1609) Michael Dias, Douglas Hensley, Bradford Werner Etudes…

VCM Guitar Concert with Students and Faculty

Guitar Showcase Faculty and Students of the VCM Guitar Faculty Tuesday Nov. 3, 7:30pm Wood Hall I’m very excited to invite you to this concert of mixed faculty and students. I’ll be playing with Michael Dias, Aaron Watson, Douglas Hensley,…

Victoria Guitar Trio Plays in Sidney

Victoria Guitar Trio Bradford Werner, Adrian Verdejo, and Michael Dias & Guest Erik Abbink, saxophone Oak Bay Music Society – Classical Music with a Twist Series: Sidney Matinée  Venue: St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, Sidney Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 | 2:30pm Victoria Guitar Trio…

Calata ala spagnola by Dalza

Bradford Werner playing Calata ala spagnola [No.6] by Joan Ambrosio Dalza (fl. 1508) arranged for Classical Guitar. Originally for Renaissance Lute. Source: Intabolatura de lauto libro quarto (1508). Just a quick video I did to promote the sheet music section…

Lesson: Sitting Position for Classical Guitar

Below is a classical guitar lesson for the proper sitting position. I’ve posted this lessons on my blog This is Classical Guitar but I thought I would start posting them here too as many of my students visit this site regularly. Don’t…

Victoria Guitar Trio Play Suspended Waltz

Victoria Guitar Trio Plays Suspended Waltz (1998) from Elsewhereless by Rodney Sharman Arranged for Guitar Trio by Michael Dias Oak Bay Music Society Matinée Concert Series, March 22, 2015 Society Director & Video: Erik Abbink Victoria Guitar Trio is Michael Dias,…

Victoria Guitar Trio Play On Poetics by Scott Godin

Victoria Guitar Trio Play Selections from On Poetics by Scott Edward Godin Composed for the VGT This is four movements from a larger multi-movement work including various musical influences ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Radiohead to Mozart and Aristotle’s Poetics.…