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Turkey and Carlo Dominiconi 22 Aug 2013 | 01:35 am
The Gumusluk Classical Music Festival was started ten years ago by my old friend Eren Levendoglu who is a fabulous pianist. We lived and studied together a long time ago and met up again at the Harare...
White Man Black Music 25 Jul 2013 | 11:54 pm
I was recently asked this question in an interview: “On your website you talk of your project to create an African repertoire for the classical guitar. Some Africans might not appreciate this and int...
March Mailing List Letter 20 Mar 2013 | 05:59 pm
Just after I sent this to subscribers of my mailing list I found out that One Night on Earth has been nominated for a SAMA Award…http://samusicawards.co.za/page/the-19th-annual-mtn-south-african-music...
An Introduction to Montessori Guitar 21 Feb 2013 | 04:09 pm
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MONTESSORI GUITAR METHOD By DEREK GRIPPER (BMus, MMus, Dipl. Montessori Elementary) What Happens When Music Gets Too Loud? I read an interview with Nick Gold recently. He rec...
Pay-What-You-Want: Why? 14 Feb 2013 | 02:54 pm
I have been engaged in heady philosophical debate with anybody who cares to listen for some weeks now. The question being: at a time when One Night on Earth is getting excellent press attention and op...
My Guitar is 10 in 2013 22 Jan 2013 | 07:43 pm
“…the ideal (for some) is a piece of really good spruce, left to mature for a few years. A hundred will do…” My guitar is ten years old this year. It was made in 2003 in Reisbach, Bavaria, by Hermann...
One Night on Earth gets Twoshoesed 29 Dec 2012 | 04:09 pm
We are busy preparing a brand new edition of One Night on Earth. The limited edition first release is now almost sold out and in preparation for the international iTunes release and for getting more c...
Learning Music in the Digital Age 9 Dec 2012 | 03:47 pm
One of the things that appeals to me most about musicians like Toumani Diabate who are part of a distinct musical culture is that these musicians speak a finite musical language, and they speak it as ...
The Power of Madosini 14 Nov 2012 | 11:40 am
Cape Town experienced its first ever festival devoted to music of the world this last weekend. Organised by Cape Town based Beanstalk Productions, spear-headed by (my new cultural hero) Ma’or Harris, ...
from Programme notes for Bach meets African Classical Music 2 Aug 2012 | 06:25 pm
This concert brings together two strands of my musical journey. The music of J.S. Bach has been central to my exploration of the classical guitar, and of any work by Bach, the Ciaccona from the Sonata...
