Guitar Arrangers Podcast

Arranging for the Microtonal Guitar with Tolgahan Çoğulu (interview #4)

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Guest
@tolgahancogulu (instagram)
 @microtonalguitar  (youtube)
 
The first prize winner at Georgia Tech Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition in 2014, Tolgahan Çoğulu, designed his "Adjustable Microtonal Guitar" in 2008. His first CD with microtonal guitar, Atlas, was published by Kalan Music in 2012. His microtonal guitar has taken him to many festivals and universities in 34 countries. Tolgahan is building a repertoire for microtonal guitar with more than 40 composers involved at this point. He became an Associate Professor in 2013 and Professor in 2019 at Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music State Conservatory, where he had founded the classical guitar department in 2010 and the world's first microtonal guitar department in 2014. His second CD ‘Microtonal Guitar Duo’ has been published by Kalan Music in June 2015. His recording of William Allaudin Mathieu’s three-movement ‘Lattice-İşi’ in just intonation was published in the US by Cold Mountain Music in 2016. Tolgahan completed a research project entitled ‘Historical Tunings on the Microtonal Guitar’ at the University of Bristol in 2016 for 12 months. Between 2015-2017 he collaborated with the University of Music Würzburg for the project ‘Creating and Presenting a Repertoire for the Microtonal Guitar’ supported by DAAD in which 12 composers wrote pieces for microtonal guitar and ensemble. He has been organising the world's first “Microtonal Guitar Competition” since 2016 His book ‘Microtonal Guitar’ was published in 2018 by Mojo Roots Music, co-authored by Fernando Perez. His latest album ‘Microtonal’ was published in 2018 by Ahenk Music. Currently, he is teaching at Istanbul Technical University Turkish Music State Conservatory and Centre for Advanced Studies in Music.

Dire Dire Docks Super Mario 64 guitar arrangements/covers w/Jim Reyelt (review episode #25)

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Today we looked at fingerstyle guitar arrangements/covers of Dire Dire Docks from Super Mario for n64 by Koji Kondo.
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intro 0:00
OST 8:26
 @Jonathan Valenzuela  14:10
Super Mario 64 - Dire Dire Docks (Classical Guitar)
https://youtu.be/aA90koJGOaw
Super Mario 64 - Dire Dire Docks for Classical Guitar (Extended for Studying/Relaxation)
https://youtu.be/TYpIDQf9nwA
 
 @Twoodmusic  22:01
Dire Dire Docks - Super Mario 64 Guitar Cover
https://youtu.be/uhk_vPPXhLM
This arrangement is a slightly edited version of Sam Griffin's.
 
 @Classical Guitar - Joe Miller  28:02
Dire Dire Docks (N64) - Joseph Miller
https://youtu.be/Tvtew0OUeQc
 
 @Tom Winter  37:04
#mario #guitar #music SUPER MARIO 64 - Dire Dire Docks | VGM Acoustic https://youtu.be/WL4xsQYKafA
 
 @CRGuitar  47:23
SUPER MARIO 64 — DIRE DIRE DOCKS (acoustic)
https://youtu.be/M59oiAybkDM
 
 @Colin Deibert  58:26
Dire Dire Docks (Super Mario 64)- Guitar Cover
https://youtu.be/jAUX80kz4PU
 
 @Ottawa Guitar Trio  1:13:36
Mario 64 Arrangement: Dire Dire Docks Classical Guitar
https://youtu.be/AgqW_stJeL8
 
outro 1:20:31

PINK PANTHER Theme guitar arrangements/covers (review episode #24)

Today we looked at fingerstyle guitar arrangements/covers of the Pink Panther Theme, music by Henry Mancini. Big thank you to all the creators of the guitar videos we talked about. Please support them by watching their videos and subscribing at the links below.
intro 0:00
 @Elisabeth Fröhlich  7:43
Pink Panther Theme - Henry Mancini - Fingerstyle Guitar
https://youtu.be/Wt7kxmnwI9s
 
 @Michael Lucarelli  13:27
#pinkpanther #henrymancini #classicalguitar
The Pink Panther theme - Henry Mancini (Michael Lucarelli - classical guitar)
https://youtu.be/zErZocSkqS0
 
 @Guido Mancino  25:16
Henry Mancini - The Pink Panther - Acoustic Guitar - Cover - Fingerstyle
https://youtu.be/0gAY4lGhb6I
 
 @Igor Presnyakov  31:56
Pink Panther Theme - Igor Presnyakov - fingerstyle guitar
https://youtu.be/MixxDD9dxFM
 
 @Johan Söllscher  39:06
Pink Panther - Guitar tab
https://youtu.be/Wela855exM0
 
 @Tommy Emmanuel  43:46
Pink Panther Theme (Breast Cancer Awareness) | Tommy Emmanuel
https://youtu.be/oUoxlagDVlo
 

STAR WARS guitar arrangements/covers w/Alex Park (review episode #23)

Today we looked at fingerstyle guitar arrangements/covers of medleys from STAR WARS music by John Williams
Big thank you to all the creators of the guitar videos we talked about. Please support them by watching their videos and subscribing at the links below.
intro 0:00
 
@Rafael Aguirre 8:08
#StarWars #Jedi #DarthVader STAR WARS on Spanish GUITAR-John Williams- Rafael Aguirre Epic soundtrack on Spanish guitar by John Williams with the 20th Century fox fanfare, Star Wars Main theme, the Jedi Theme, Darth Vader theme, Leia's theme and a great finale.
The arrangement is by my friend Celso García.
https://youtu.be/GMF62lwSuHY
 
John Williams. Star Wars. Classical guitar duo. 18:27
Transcription for guitar duo Valeriya Galimova&Veronica Vlasovskikh Plays Valeriya Galimova&Veronica Vlasovskikh Luthier Taras Titovich, "Deer" and "Margarita" guitars
https://youtu.be/bZKFrGAI7bc
 
@Ottawa Guitar Trio 27:33
Star Wars: Main Title and Imperial March -Classical Guitar Arrangement - (Ottawa Guitar Trio)
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The Ottawa Guitar Trio performs its arrangement the Main Title and Imperial March from Star Wars.
Composer: John Williams
Arranged for classical guitar trio by Nathan Bredeson
Performed by the Ottawa Guitar Trio (François Lacelle, Alexandre Bougie, Nathan Bredeson)
Recorded by Drew Henderson on November 23, 2019 at the Church of St. Mary Magdelaine, Toronto, ON.
Clothing by Mario Uomo
https://youtu.be/UnOZFGVZ74I
 
Star Wars (Suite) - Guitar Ensemble „Coda“ 37:27
Music: John Williams;
Arrangement: Nayden Doynov
https://youtu.be/Yn60tREGv7E
 
Beyond The Guitar 51:34
Star Wars: A Guitar Medley - Beyond The Guitar (Nathan Mills)
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Music composed by John Williams
Music arranged and performed by Nathan Mills
OUTRO 1:00:25
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Special Guest
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Animal Crossing guitar arrangements/covers w/Amanda Kaya (review episode #22)

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Special Guest
@amanda.g.kaya
Today we looked at fingerstyle guitar arrangements/covers of songs from the game Animal Crossing Big thank you to all the creators of the guitar videos we talked about. Please support them by watching their videos and subscribing at the links below.
intro 0:00
 @Sam Griffin Guitar  10:16
https://youtu.be/kMc5NkJl7iE
ANIMAL CROSSING GUITAR COVER - K.K. Bossa
 
 @Dr. Pez - VGM  19:34
https://youtu.be/7JD3YZtCl8s
Animal Crossing - K.K. Bossa Guitar & Accordion Duet
 
 @Izan Soria  32:38
https://youtu.be/4wpsjZknjEc
#AnimalCrossingNewHorizons #GuitarCover #AnimalCrossing Animal Crossing New Horizons Theme Guitar cover (full theme) + TAB - あつまれどうぶつの森 メインテーマ をギターと
https://youtu.be/KmXXRu_NJvs
#KKBubblegum #GuitarCover BUBBLEGUM KK - Animal Crossing: New Horizons ~ solo GUITAR cover
 @Josh Garofolo Guitar  40:09
https://youtu.be/_Csco01ejdE
#animalcrossingnewhorizons #mysteryisland #guitarcover Animal Crossing New Horizons Guitar Cover - Island Tour (Day) あつまれ どうぶつの森 - 島 旅行 ギター カバー
 @Super Guitar Bros  47:15
https://youtu.be/bsuGGTb-SfI
Animal Crossing New Horizons - 6AM / 12PM (Snow) - Super Guitar Bros
 @Ronggowisnu Prihadi  1:03:13
https://youtu.be/E1c-39QDqEQ
#Cover #AnimalCrossing #KKSlider K.K. Moody (Animal Crossing - ACNH Cover - Fingerstyle Guitar)
 @mauricemori  1:09:43
https://youtu.be/g29HgHPRL90
#acnh #animalcrossing #nintendo K.K. Lovers / けけラヴァーズ - Animal Crossing: New Horizons | classical guitar cover outro 1:19:25

Pepe Romero (Interview episode #3)

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Guest
 @Pepe Romero 
Special thanks to Matt Denman and Bryan Hays for making this interview possible.
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https://peperomero.com/
Pepe Romero Biography
There are very few true living legends in the world of classical music, few who have sustained greatness and grown throughout their lives. Pepe Romero is such an artist. He has been honored by kings, heads of state, and major institutions-the encomiums continue to pour in. But to Romero, his most important contribution has been reaching the common man. He has communicated the richness and beauty of the classical guitar to millions of people throughout the world. He has, indeed, become an ambassador of classical music, and, correspondingly, of the classical guitar.
But this gift did not just appear out of nowhere. Pepe is the second son of one of the greatest guitarists that ever lived—Celedonio Romero. And he is brother to two more musical phenoms—Celin and Angel Romero. 
Pepe Romero has premiered works by some of the finest composers of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Joaquín Rodrigo, Federico Moreno Torroba, Lorenzo Palomo, Padre Francisco de Madina, Paul Chihara, Enrique Diemecke, Ernesto Cordero, and, most poignantly, Celedonio Romero, have written compositions for Pepe. Always a champion of music by composers in earlier periods of music history, he has also delved into rare archives to re-explore lost pieces by Fernando Sor, (world premiere and recording of Fantasie in d minor), Mauro Giuliani (world premiere recordings of Concerto no.2 in A major and Concerto no.3 in F major and Variations and Polonaise, Op.65), Francesco Molino (world premier recording of Guitar Concerto in E minor, Op.56), Ferdinando Carulli (world premiere recording of Guitar Concerto in E minor, Op.140), Johann Kaspar Mertz, Luigi Boccherini, (world premiere recording of all 8 guitar quintets) and others.
Maestro Romero's many accomplishments include: world premieres of Rodrigo´s Concierto andaluz (with the Romero Guitar Quartet), Concierto madrigal (with Angel Romero), and Concierto para una fiesta (written for Pepe Romero); Federico Moreno Torroba's Diálogos entre guitarra y orquesta (Pepe was personally chosen by Torroba and Andrés Segovia for the world recording premiere of this work dedicated to Segovia with an extended guitar cadenza written especially for Pepe), Concierto Ibérico by Torroba (written for and performed by the Romeros), Concierto en flamenco by Torroba was premiered in Málaga (performed by Pepe with Angel Romero conducting); and Lorenzo Palomo's Concierto de Cienfuegos (with the Romero Quartet) and Nocturnos de Andalucía (both released on the Naxos label). Of the many guitar concertos by his father, Celedonio Romero, Pepe has performed the world premieres of Concierto de Málaga, Fiesta Andaluza and El Cortijo de Don Sancho. Other premieres include Troubadour Music for four guitars and orchestra by Morton Gould, Concierto vasco and Concierto flamenco by Francisco de Madina, Concierto festivo by Ernesto Cordero, Christmas Suite for four guitars and chamber orchestra by Massimo Paris, Concierto a Celedonio by Enrique Diemecke, Concierto Mariachi by Michael Zearott and the guitar concerto, Zareh, by Loris Tjeknavorian. He also revived the great orchestral work Metamorfosi de concert by Xavier Montsalvatge, with Gianandrea Noseda, and premiered as well as recorded the Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra with Trumpet Obbligato by Paul Chihara, with Neville Marriner and the London Symphony. In April 2014 Pepe Romero performed the German premiere in the Berlin Philharmonic of a new work by Lorenzo Palomo – Fulgores - for violin, guitar and orchestra.
Pepe Romero has always felt, along with his father and brothers, that the sharing of one's art is a personal responsibility. Mr. Romero has served as Professor of Guitar at the University of Southern California, University of California at San Diego, Southern Methodist University, and the University of San Diego. Every summer at the Celedonio Romero Guitar Institute, currently held at Oklahoma City University, the Romeros conduct an intensive guitar workshop including master classes, private lessons, student concerts and a final concert featuring the students performing with the Romeros. Pepe has conducted master classes at the Salzburg Summer Academy, Córdoba Guitar Festival, and the Schleswig-Holstein Festival. In 2004 he was appointed Distinguished Artist in Residence at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music. His newly revised guitar method “La Guitarra” was published and released by Tuscany Publications in 2012. Currently he is finalizing a teaching video that discloses the principles of the Pepe Romero guitar technique.

SKYRIM ”The Bannered Mare” Guitar arrangements/covers (review episode #21)

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Today we looked at fingerstyle guitar arrangements/covers of "The Bannered Mare" from Skyrim by Jeremy Soule. Big thank you to all the creators of the guitar videos we talked about. Please support them by watching their videos and subscribing at the links below.
intro 0:00
listening to the original 2:04
 @Juraj Markač  5:28
Skyrim music - The bannered mare (guitar cover) + tab
https://youtu.be/cY9sZ8AZ9-I
 @Alexandr Nikitin  10:14
Skyrim - The Bannered Mare on Guitar
https://youtu.be/xr6D4fvxmeM
 @Guitar Fable  18:00
SKYRIM The Bannered Mare cover Classical guitar
https://youtu.be/9ZMAS30Un2I
 @Seth Wilkins  24:08
Skyrim - The Bannered Mare (Classical Guitar Cover)
https://youtu.be/kfQTDFhpZlM
 @Seth Wilkins  29:36
Skyrim - The Bannered Mare (Lute and Classical Guitar Cover)
https://youtu.be/EA2H7sLfNqw
 @Kyle Throw Music  34:35
SKYRIM: The Bannered Mare - On CLASSICAL GUITAR
https://youtu.be/JlfFo-XeEBU
 @Jonas Lefvert  38:48
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Bannered Mare (Acoustic Classical Guitar Cover by Jonas Lefvert)
https://youtu.be/GSWQy3hcrTM
 

AFRICA by Toto guitar arrangements/covers (review episode #20)

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Today we looked at fingerstlye guitar covers, and guitar arrangements of Africa by Toto. Big thank you to all the creators of the guitar videos we talked about. Please support them by watching their videos and subscribing at the links below.
Intro 0:00
 @Kent Nishimura  3:34 #africa #toto Africa - Toto - Acoustic Guitar Cover (fingerstyle) arranged by Kent Nishimura https://youtu.be/GjfIwTQMWY4
 
 @Alexandr Misko  9:43 Toto - Africa (Alexandr Misko) https://youtu.be/t_bE8WBBPvk
 
 @Andy McKee  22:02 Andy McKee - Africa https://youtu.be/KHFcg1Bg83w
 
 @Vince Carrola  30:30 Toto: AFRICA (Guitar Quartet) https://youtu.be/jhdcxbiMqic
 
 @40 Fingers  40:26 #africa #TOTO 40 FINGERS - Africa (TOTO) - Official Video https://youtu.be/G_OHda0GDm0
outro 50:17
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Arranging Music for Plucked String Orchestras with Lemuel Lugo (interview episode #2)

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Guest: Lemuel Lugo
@lemiguitar
 @Fourte Guitar Quartet 
 
Bio (auto translated from spanish)) Lemuel Lugo is a master's degree graduate from the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico and works at the Caguas Free Music School as a guitar, quartet and mandolin teacher and director of the Rondalla Strings of Mi Tierra. Also, he is a teacher at @feliche_guitar_studio in Guaynabo.
 
(original text) Lemuel Lugo es graduado de maestría del Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico y trabaja en la Escuela Libre de Música de Caguas como maestro de guitarra, cuatro y mandolina y director de la Rondalla Cuerdas de Mi Tierra. Además, es maestro en @feliche_guitar_studio en Guaynabo.

Arranging Irish Music for the Guitar with Ryan Roubison (interview episode #1)

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Special Guest: Ryan Roubison
Songs from the Willow Glen is now available for purchase! https://ryanroubison.bandcamp.com/rel...
Download includes PDF file of liner notes and scores for all tracks.
Ryan's Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-uL0nTlxXomNJWw9q-C35w
Ryan's Album https://youtu.be/eqPXVf_fZfk
Recorded in the Spring of 2021, Songs from the Willow Glen is a collection of Celtic tunes arranged for the solo classical guitar by Ryan Roubison. This collection includes traditional tunes, as well as three works by the famed Turlough O'Carolan.
Tracklist:
The White Petticoat/The Kerry Jig
The Jolly Soldier/The Little Stack of Wheat
Kid on the Mountain
An Phis Fliuch
Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore
Nyth Y Gog
-Turlough O'Carolan-
Blind Mary
Miss Anne MacDermott Rowe
Si Bheag Si Mhor
All music arranged and recorded by Ryan Roubison.