Feb 26 Video Spanish-flavored French Music Every weekday at 10:30am I play what I call a “guitar pick.” It’s a work featuring the guitar. It can be as a solo instrument, in a chamber setting or with orchestra. On Monday I played a guitar trio by François de Fossa. De Fossa was born in 1775 in the south of France. Besides […] By WUOL Feb 26 Video Spanish-flavored French Music By WUOL
Feb 12 Blog Every weekday at 10:30am I play what I call a “guitar pick.” It’s a work featuring the guitar. It can be as a solo instrument, in a chamber setting or with orchestra. On Monday I presented a performance of what it widely considered the international anthem of guitarists – Recuerdos de la Alhambra (Memories of […] By WUOL Feb 12 Blog By WUOL
Jan 15 Blog Vivaldi on Guitar Every weekday morning at 10:30 Alan Brandt presents the “Guitar Pick,” a musical selection that features the guitar in some form or fashion. It can be as a solo instrument, in a chamber setting or with orchestra. On Monday, Alan played a concerto by Antonio Vivaldi that has seen several different arrangements, including this arrangement […] By WUOL Jan 15 Blog Vivaldi on Guitar By WUOL
Jun 04 Blog Concerto for Ukulele, “Campanella” A concerto for ukulele and orchestra by Byron Yasui will be premiered by the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra with soloist Jake Shimabukuro this weekend. The conductor will be JoAnn Folletta. Byron K. Yasui has been on the music theory/composition faculty at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa since 1972, where he presently chairs the graduate studies […] By WUOL Jun 04 Blog Concerto for Ukulele, “Campanella” By WUOL