Guitar Concert: Sofia & Simon

There is an excellent recital coming up by two of my long term students who I’ve taught since they were children. Sofia is off to Harvard next year on a rowing scholarship and Simon will be taking music up at…

VCM Guitar Students, Jan 2014

Students from the Victoria Conservatory Play Classical Guitar. Friday Jan. 10, Wood Hall, 7pm By donation Victoria Conservatory of Music 900 Johnson St. From the studio of Bradford Werner Tony, Prelude No. 4, Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Sena, Chanson de la naissance, Astor Piazzolla…

Workshop with Kazuhito Yamashita and Keiko Fujiie

It was a wonderful two day workshop with legendary guitarist Kazuhito Yamashita and composer Keiko Fujiie (+ their daughter Kanahi). It was a personal honour for me to run the class as Kazuhito Yamashita has long been one of my most inspirational…

Congratulations to my students at provincials!

Super proud of my students who competed at the B.C. Provincials! Simon won the senior category and played Usher Waltz by Koshkin and La Cathedral by Barrios. Way to go Simon! Sofia, at sixteen years old was competing in the…

Studio Recital, May 16th, 2013

Students of Bradford Werner May 16th, 7:00pm Wood Hall Victoria Conservatory of Music Sena & Bradford Werner: The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) James: Valsa-Choro by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959) Bonnie: La Chasse by Napoléon Coste (1805–1883) John: Sueño (Reverie) by José Viñas (1823-1888) Daniel: Stairway to Heaven by…

Congrats to my festival students 2013

It was a great festival this year with adjudicator Matthew McAllister (Scotland). Matthew gave such great advice and the students loved him. I was super proud of all my students. They not only shared all their hard work and musical…

Student Recital – Sunday, December 2nd, 2012

V.C.M. Guitar Students From the Studio of Bradford Werner Sunday, December 2nd, 2012, 1:30pm Wood Recital Hall, Victoria Conservatory of Music Students of Bradford Werner perform classical guitar solos from the Renaissance to Contemporary composers. Programme: Ian Melody & Dance…