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

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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Grow your Guitar Playing in 2013 with Three Steps to Success!

First off, welcome to the New Year — always a great time to look forward and make some positive changes in our lives. I’d like to offer three steps that will help your guitar playing development over the next year: small steps, medium steps, and large steps. Small steps are the ones we take regularly. They’re Read More

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Fireside Chat with Michael Lorimer

I am very excited and honored to inaugurate my Fireside Chat series with guitarist Michael Lorimer favorite protege of Andres Segovia. Mr Lorimer will be joining the Kritzer Studio via SKYPE on Sunday, March 18th at 3:00-4:30 pm for an open discussion initiated by your questions. What a fantastic opportunity to discuss the lifetime of Read More

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Kritzer Studio Opening Report

It was an exciting night – thanks everyone for your participation. It was a nice mix of students, friends, and fans! I welcomed everyone in the main area of the building, and shared some of the upcoming events.   Part of what made this evening special was the performance I was able to share with Read More

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Playing for Segovia

While studying with Michael Lorimer in a special year-long master class off the coast of Wilmington, North Carolina in 1980 I was given the opportunity to play for my teacher’s teacher, Andres Segovia. Maestro Segovia was to be awarded the Albert Schweitzer award for music, coincidentally, at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington, where Read More

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Getting More Out of Your Guitar Practice Time

In my 5 part series “Getting More,” you’ll learn how to get more from your practice time, lessons, performances, and even from your attendance of concerts and master classes. Part 1-Getting More from your Practice Do you find that you lack the time to practice? Perhaps you find that you’re missing more sessions than you’d Read More

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Northwest Preview on All Classical KQAC 89.9 FM

Listen to the Scott Kritzer interview and performance on Andrea Murray’s Northwest Previews on All Classical KQAC 89.9FM, previewing his June 19th Portland Performance on Thursday, June 16th at 6:00 pm PDT. Go to the All Classical website and follow the instructions for Listen Now to listen over the internet, live from anywhere in the Read More

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2011 Father’s Day Concert with Scott Kritzer

The Old Church Sunday, June 19th, 2011 4:00 pm 1422 SW 11th Portland, Oregon (Ticket information below) Early this summer I’ll be showcasing works that I’ll be recording on my upcoming all Baroque CD later this year. While attending the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, I was introduced to the intricacies of Baroque performance practice. Read More

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