Tony Morris
About Classical Guitar Alive
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The classical guitar has the power to inspire, lift the spirit, and ease suffering. Many cultures and histories from present-day to Biblical times mention listeners being soothed by the sound of a guitar, lute, or lyre. For playlist, click on the link at the top of this page.
Program Schedule
Lorenzo Micheli Interview, Music by L’Hoyer, Bach, Baumann, Brouwer, Clarice Assad and more
4/5/2025
This week’s program features music by Sanz, Herbert Baumann, Leo Brouwer, l’Hoyer, Clarice Assad, and an interview with SoloDuo member Lorenzo Micheli.
April Fool's/Humor in Music, Interviews: Richard Stover, Stephen Funk Pearson, Scott Tennant
4/12/2025
This special APRIL FOOL’S edition of CLASSICAL GUITAR ALIVE! explores the more unusual and sometimes humorous aspects of the guitar’s recorded repertory, and interviews with the late Barrios Mangoré scholar Richard “Rico” Stover on the “Bicho Feo, tango humoristico” piece by Barrios Mangoré, composer Stephen Funk Pearson talks about humor in his music, and Los Angeles Guitar Quartet member and soloist Scott Tennant discusses the origins of their recording of Pachelbel’s “Loose” Canon,”and his recording of a guitar concerto arrangement of the theme music of the old TV show “Mr. Ed.”
Guitar Competitions, Interviews: Denis Azabagic, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant, James Stroud, Jeremy Jouve, Jason Vieaux
4/19/2025
This week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! Features a look at the world of guitar competitions and interviews with Denis Azabagic, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant, Jeremy Jouve, Jason Vieaux, and James Stroud, founder of the James Stroud International Guitar Competition, and music by Bartok, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Agustin Barrios Mangoré, Rodrigo, Mathias Duplessy, and Bustamante.
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