Bradford Werner Plays Six Pavans by Luis de Milan

Bradford Werner plays Six Pavans by Luis de Milan (c.1500-1561) – Originally for vihuela. The six pavans (pavanes, or pavanas) by Luis de Milán (c.1500-1561), also Luys Milán, come from his Libro de música de vihuela de mano intitulado El Maestro…

VCM Guitar Faculty Recital (Nov.18, 2018)

VCM Guitar Faculty RecitalSunday, November 18, 2018, 2:30pmWood Hall, Victoria Conservatory of MusicAdmission by Donation The Guitar faculty of the Victoria Conservatory of Music present a program of Rebay, Villa-Lobos, Genge, Torroba, and Ponce! Although there is no guitar department…

Bradford Werner & Students Play Solo Classical Guitar (Nov.16)

Bradford Werner – Classical Guitar w/ Álvar Mas Mármol, Isaac Liu, & Morgan SheeleyNovember 16th, 2018, 7:00-8:00pmWood Hall, Victoria Conservatory of MusicAdmission by Donation VCM guitar faculty Bradford Werner & VCM students Isaac Liu, Morgan Sheeley, and Álvar Mas Mármol…

Concentric Rings by the Victoria Guitar Trio

As many of you know, I play in the Victoria Guitar Trio with two of my closest friends and colleagues, Michael Dias and Adrian Verdejo. Over the years we’ve commissioned and performed many contemporary works by Canadian composers. Last year, with the…

Robert Barto Concert in Victoria

The Lute Society of America’s WestFest Workshop was in Victoria this year and included a performance by the amazing Robert Barto. I have long been a huge fan of Barto, his recordings of Sylvius Leopold Weiss and Bernhard Joachim Hagen being…

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 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 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.…