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Yes – it is terribly exciting!

The Classical Guitar Society of Victoria (CGSV) has been working with Melbourne-based composer Stuart Greenbaum, the Grigoryan Brothers and the Melbourne Planetarium to present the world premiere of “Natural Satellite”. This is a new suite for guitar duet inspired by the antics of orbital bodies.

At the world premiere on Friday November 15th, the Grigoryan Brothers will perform Stuart Greenbaum’s new five movement suite accompanied by a stunning visual display developed by Planetarium staff for the occasion.

If you’re interested and you’re in town (sorry, readers across the seas!) the CGSV has special ticket and goodies packages available for members, including signed CDs and other memorabilia. To find out more about and bagsie the exciting packages, head on over to the CGSV website and sign up! Go to: http://www.cgsv.org.au

Check out the Planetarium page for further ticket info, how to get there, and the other wonderful things the Planetarium has to offer: http://museumvictoria.com.au/planetarium/whatson/event/?event=563523

And of course, if you want to know a bit more about the composer Stuart Greenbaum head on over to his website here: http://www.stuartgreenbaum.com/biography/index.html

If you want to know a bit more about the Grigoryan Brothers, firstly come out from that rock you’ve been hiding under (only kidding!) and head on over to there website: http://www.grigoryanbrothers.com

Until 15th November (because I’m sure you have it marked in your diary), here’s some of the fine playing from the Grigoryan Brothers……

Hello dear readers!

I’m currently on a trip to my Mother Country – and very much enjoying a northern hemisphere summer – in England. And so in honour of this I’ve put together a wee collection of my favourite English guitar (OK, and some lute) music for you. Enjoy!

Well, we can’t go past the Elizabethan composer John Dowland (1563-1626) first up, can we?

And my favourite Dowland tune by my favourite guitarist (OK, and lutenist), Julian Bream:

How about Francis Cutting’s (1550 – ????) Packington’s Pound – a favourite of mine in the early days of learning guitar:

How about something a bit more contemporary? This is the fantastic Allegro from Sir William Walton’s (1902 – 1983) Five Bagatelles:

Here’s a glorious piece and a composer recently introduced to me by Melbourne guitarist Daniel Nistico, William Lovelady’s (1945 – ) This Morning In Omagh The Sun Rose Again