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50 Year Retrospective Concert – Benefit for the PGS’s Advani Fund

Posted on November 23, 2014 by

From performing in London, New York, Frankfurt, and the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., to his hometown of Portland, Oregon, classical guitarist Scott Kritzer celebrates fifty years of playing the guitar with a rare Portland appearance in a retrospective concert to benefit the Portland Guitar Society’s Advani Fund on Friday, December 19th, Read More

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Scott Kritzer Arrangements for Classical Guitar – Audio and Musical Samples

Posted on November 21, 2014 by

God Rest Ye – Audio Sample Purchase at Store       Christmas Youth – Audio Sample Purchase at Store     It Came Upon A Midnight Clear – Audio Sample  Purchase at Store     We Three Kings of Orient Are – Audio Sample  Purchase at Store     Hark the Herald Angels Sing – Audio Sample Purchase at Store   Read More

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Christmas Concert for the Water Music Festival – Long Beach, WA – December 14th

Posted on November 21, 2014 by

CHRISTMAS CONCERT SUNDAY • DECEMBER 14, 2014 • 2-4 • INN AT HARBOUR VILLAGE {Map} • $5 suggested donation at the door Welcome the holiday season by treating yourself to an exquisite afternoon of music!  I’m back for my 6th appearance with the Water Music Festival in a program of Christmas Carols and works by Read More

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Performance with Chamber Music Amici – Quintet No 4 in D major by Luigi Boccherini

Posted on November 20, 2014 by

With it’s final movement (the Fandango) Luigi Boccherini’s Quintet No 4 for string quartet and guitar builds wonderfully, movement to movement, to this crowning finale, complete with rasqueado’s and castanets! On Monday, December 8th I’ll be performing the Quintet with Eugene’s Chamber Music Amici on their “Mozart and Boccherini” concert to be held at the Wildish Community Theater Read More

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Christmas Carol Arrangements for Classical Guitar by Scott Kritzer

Posted on November 13, 2014 by

Classical Guitar Christmas Sheet Music It’s always fun to learn and play Christmas music this time of year and so, after numerous requests, I’m making many of the arrangements from my Classical Guitar Christmas recording available in PDF. You can purchase each arrangement individually or as a book of seven Christmas carols. These popular arrangements Read More

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Der Leiermann by Franz Schubert for Solo Guitar

Posted on November 3, 2014 by

With the drone of the hurdy-gurdy as its backdrop this arrangement, the final work from Franz Schubert’s epic work Die Winterreise, gives the classical guitarist a chance to play one of the great works from the Romantic period on solo guitar. Featured in the 2008 film In Bruges, Der Leiermann is the final work of Read More

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Thursdays @ Three – Live Radio Broadcast from the Studios of KQAC, October 30th

Posted on October 20, 2014 by

‘Thursdays @ Three’ is an intimate weekly broadcast by radio station All Classical KQAC, in their wonderful new facility on the banks of the Willamette River. ‘Thursdays @ Three’ showcases live music and conversation with host Robert McBride – all in the company of a studio audience. If you want to be part of the studio Read More

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Acoustic Guitar Masters Premiere Performance – Saturday, October 11 – Portland, Oregon

Posted on September 16, 2014 by

Acoustic Guitar Masters, featuring fingerstyle guitarist Mark Hanson, jazz guitarist Eric Skye, and classical guitarist Scott Kritzer, will be in concert on Saturday, October 11th at Tabor Space located at 5441 SE Belmont Street in Portland, Oregon. The concert begins at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $20 and are available at the door or in advance Read More

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Water Music Festival with the Miramont Trio – SOLD OUT!

Posted on September 11, 2014 by

  The Miramont Trio (Janet Chvatal – coloratura soprano, Marc Gremm – baritone and Scott Kritzer – classical guitar) will perform for the Water Music Festival’s 30th Season Celebration on Saturday, October 18th at the Leadbetter Farms Lighthouse in Long Beach, Washington. Local fans are invited to come for the weekend. Come stay with us Read More

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SPACE AVAILABLE – Classical Guitar Immersion 10th Anniversary – June 12th-19th 2015

Posted on August 2, 2014 by

UPDATE: CGI ’15 is sold out before the open registration date of September 1st! Cancellations do happen so those who would like to be put on a waiting list can send a refundable deposit of $395 to the address listed below. You’ll be notified by April 5th (after final payment is due) if there is Read More

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