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Classical Guitar Immersion – Performance, June 14-21, 2019 Menucha Retreat and Conference Center in Corbett, Oregon

Posted on September 11, 2018 by

Classical Guitar Immersion – Performance Development – June 14-21, 2019 Menucha Retreat and Conference Center in Corbett, Oregon CGI is an immersion experience where 7 guitarists join for a week of performance preparation on the historic Columbia River Gorge at the Menucha Retreat and Conference Center in Corbett, Oregon. In this close and intimate setting Read More

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Portland Performance – October 7, 2017

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

I’ll be will previewing my upcoming Seattle Guitar Society performance in a special Portland performance at Casa Della Zisa located at 4624 NE Fremont Street in Portland, Oregon on Saturday October 7th at 7:30 pm. The program features J.S. Bach’s Prelude and Fuge, BWV 539a, originally for organ, my own arrangement of Lou Harrison’s Waltz Read More

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Performance Anxiety Rehab Workshop with PAR PODS Begins September, 2016

Posted on August 1, 2016 by

I’ll be offering my popular Performance Anxiety Rehab Workshop beginning September 10th, 2016 and continuing on September 24th, October 15th and 29th from 2:00-3:30 pm PDT with PAR PODS to follow throughout the remainder of the year. Performance Anxiety Rehab (PAR) Nearly every performer, amateur to professional, suffers from some level of performance anxiety. If you’ve Read More

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Road to Guitar Recovery – Part 1, Musicianship

Posted on May 22, 2016 by

My four month hiatus from playing taught me a lot about the guitar. Since my methodical return I have gained new technical, musical and performance skills. I hope guitarists, and perhaps even non-guitarists find these posts worth following. Guitarists who want to improve their technique as well as musicianship and performance skills should apply themselves as 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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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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Kritzer Studio Student Features

Posted on April 13, 2014 by

YouTube Video of Saturday Morning Technique and Repertoire Work Its great to see the function in the young hands of Ibrahim, Ogden and Michael Hermes. These players have worked hard on positioning and the concepts of alternation and sympathetic motion – important movement forms found in the classical guitarists’ repertoire. These movement forms, when mastered Read More

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Classical Guitar Immersion 2014 – Performance Anxiety Rehab

Posted on March 3, 2014 by

The 9th Annual Classical Guitar Immersion is almost sold out! If you want to learn to overcome performance anxiety then I hope you’ll join me for a wonderful week, a guitar ‘immersion’ on the beautiful Columbia River Gorge outside Portland, Oregon! My performances in Carnegie Recital Hall, Wigmore Hall and the Kennedy Center for the Read More

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Classical Guitar Immersion ’13 Student Recital – Free Admission

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

The 9th Annual Classical Guitar Immersion Student Recital will take place on Thursday, June 2oth at 7:30 pm at the Community Music Center located at 3350 S.E. Francis in Portland, Oregon. Performers will include: Yen Nguyen from Newport, Oregon; Sunny Mudge from San Luis Obispo, California; James Walker, from Seattle, Washington; Tom Page from Baltimore, Read More

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