Mon, 18 November 2024
Tracy Anne Smith and Rob MacDonald are one of the biggest commisioners of music for duo guitars in North America. ChromaDuo takes time to join us on Classical Guitar Insider. |
Thu, 22 August 2024
Grammy Award Winning Guitarist and founder of the Juilliard Guitar Department, Sharon Isbin comes on Classical Guitar Insider. |
Wed, 22 May 2024
Luthier and guitarist and composer and just about everything in the guitar world you can do, Kenny Hill comes on the show. |
Mon, 15 April 2024
Jouyan Tarzaban from Siccas comes on to talk about what he looks for in a guitar's sound. |
Thu, 22 February 2024
Eden Stell Guitar Duo come on to talk about thier prolific past, their recent transcriptions of Scarlatti, and their upcoming releases. |
Wed, 24 January 2024
Nigerian guitarist and composer Taiwo Adegoke talks about starting the first classical guitar society in West Africa and infusing local harmonies and rhythms into new compositions and arrangements. |
Mon, 16 October 2023
I talk to composer and guitarist Alex de Grassi about his genre bending approach to making art. |
Thu, 17 August 2023
Matt Kaplan and Josh Paul come on to talk about the formation of a new guitar society.
Direct download: Brooklyn_Classical_Guitar_Society_edit_1.mp3
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Tue, 6 June 2023
The Metropolitain Museum of Art oragnaologist and curator shares details about one of the world's most valuable collection of music instruments. Come see them when you're in town for the GFA! |
Wed, 10 May 2023
An Tran joins us to talk about his album, a collection of solo compositions from Vietnam. |
Tue, 4 April 2023
Hilary Field comes on form Seattle to talk about her exciting projects and incredbile career. |
Sat, 11 February 2023
Head of the Eastman School Music and Naxos recording artist Nicholas Goluses joins us to talk about teahcing, the early days of the Manhattan School Of Music's gutiar department, Segovia and more. |
Mon, 23 January 2023
An amazing guitarist, composer and guy talks about career changes, taking chances and working hard. |
Thu, 1 December 2022
I have legendary guitarist Liona Boyd on the show to talk about her long and varied career. |
Mon, 10 October 2022
THE composer shares his thoughts on Einstein, jazz, compostion and more. It's Andrew York! |
Fri, 23 September 2022
I have Fred on for the second time because, he's my main guy. |
Tue, 17 May 2022
ACGS Artistic Director and Composer in Residence Joe Williams comes on to talk about his setting of guitar music to Alfred Hitchcock's silent film The Lodger. |
Thu, 14 April 2022
Hannah Murphy joins us for a chat about saving dogs, the lord of the rings and guitar. and instagram. and her first album, A Dream in the Forest! |
Mon, 21 March 2022
Recording Artist and International Guitarist Miloš Karadaglić joins us. |
Fri, 11 February 2022
Ana Vidović took time out of her schedule to talk to me! |
Thu, 20 January 2022
David Scott McLean is an amazing flamenco guitarist and takes time to speak with us about teaching, performance, and tradition.
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Tue, 21 December 2021
I spend some time with an old college buddy who's doing fantastic things in Philadelphia for undeserved communities and celebrating the release of a new album. |
Tue, 23 November 2021
Guitarist Stephen Mattingly drops by to talk about guitar and Kentucky stuff! |
Tue, 5 October 2021
Classical Guitar Alive hosts Tony Morris Talks about outreach, organization and radio on this long lost episode. |
Fri, 24 September 2021
Louis Trépanier of the Canadian Guitar Quartet joins us! |
Tue, 7 September 2021
Adam Levin releases a new album featuring contemporary Spanish compositions and has a child. |
Fri, 28 May 2021
English Guitarist Alexandra Whittingham comes on to discuss recording her latest album and American hockey half time promotional giveaways. |
Fri, 14 May 2021
Canadian guitarist and composer Dale Kavanagh Joins us to talk about her long, productive career and the new album coming out this month. |
Mon, 5 April 2021
GFA winner and founder of Sueño guitars, Johannes Möller visits. |
Mon, 22 March 2021
McGill University Professor and award winning guitarist Steve Cowan joins us on the show. |
Tue, 2 March 2021
Guitarist, Activist, and Arts Administrator Ciyadh Wells joins us for a discussion about all of the above. Please consider supporting the show: https://bretwilliamsmusic.com/support/ |
Tue, 16 February 2021
I sit down over zoom with my old friend and now head of the Berklee College of Music guitar department. |
Mon, 1 February 2021
A great guy who plays music form the 19th century on period instruments comes on the show, Brian Torosian is our episode 139. |
Wed, 9 December 2020
I zoom with Gioia De Cari (soprano) and John Olson (guitar) about their Dec. 12 video release party. www.olsondecariduo.com for more info. Don't forget to contribute to the show: www.bretwilliamsmusic.com/support. |
Thu, 26 November 2020
David and JohnPaul come on to discuss their unique approach to the sale of fine instruments. |
Tue, 3 November 2020
One of the most prolific leaders in the world of arts organization comes on to share what he's learned. |
Wed, 7 October 2020
The Founder and host of ThisIsClassicalGuitar.com joins me for a convo about alternative career paths within the guitar world. |
Wed, 16 September 2020
A conversation with emerging Cuba born, Miami based guitarist Laura Mazon. |
Tue, 18 August 2020
I have Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe join us via Zoom from Scotland. Be sure too check out Sean's work at https://seanshibe.com and my new album at https://bretwilliams.hearnow.com |
Thu, 30 July 2020
From Havana to London to New York (virtually), it's guitarist Ahmed Dickinson Cardenas! |
Tue, 7 July 2020
The Grammy Winner talks! |
Thu, 18 June 2020
Matthew McAllister joins us to talk about education, Scarlatti, and Ice Cream Truck Drug Dealers. |
Thu, 30 April 2020
An amazing guitarist, recording engineer and all around good guy, Uros Baric joins us on the first ever remote episode of CGI. |
Fri, 20 March 2020
Oh man do I love this guy. My grammy award winning buddy, Clarinetist Linus comes on the show. He’s tall and he wins things and is still super nice! |
Mon, 17 February 2020
Mateusz is a great guy with a wonderful debut album and we have one of my favorite conversations. I think it was the Dunkin Doughnuts Coffee, a new supporter of the show. Just kidding, their coffee tastes like the outside of a coke can and they are not sponsoring us, but nkoda.com and savageclassical.com are. |
Sat, 18 January 2020
Jazzzzzz guitarist Randy Napoleon is coming from the University of Michigan to talk with us about the Detroit scene, touring in his forties, and New York. And a little about his kids, but not annoyingly so. |
Tue, 10 December 2019
From Russia! Irina Kulikova visits Brooklyn for a quick sit down on her tour. |
Sat, 16 November 2019
Laura Snowden visits Brooklyn to talk about guitar and music and teaching and the whole thing! Sponsored by nkoda. |
Tue, 22 October 2019
James Lentini comes on to talk about academic administration, composition, guitar, his new concerto and drinks a cup from my two year old "back up" bag of Dunkin Doughnuts coffee. Good sport Jim! |
Wed, 4 September 2019
We talk about his new solo album Solitude Intones Its Echo and his time on Broadway as an oud player in the hit musical The Band's Visit. |
Wed, 22 May 2019
The luthier and cofounder of Rivington Guitars talks about how much everything sucks with his fellow generation x-er, Burp Williams. |
Wed, 1 May 2019
Part 2 of Victor Kioulaphides. A happy accident. |
Tue, 9 April 2019
The winner of the 2017 Guitar Foundation of America's top prize teaches me how to speak fluent Chinese in 30 minutes. You can speak it too by visiting Rosettapodcast.com/inisder |
Sun, 17 March 2019
From the Texas Guitar Quartet and JAI Trio, Isaac Bustos and Al Montiel stop by.
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Tue, 19 February 2019
Kids like really dumb things. Dumb shows, dumb music, and they aren't intentionally funny until they're about 14. Native New Yorker Jahzeel Montes hopes to help with his initiative to provide free classical guitar lessons and ensemble experiences for children that otherwise might not have access. |
Wed, 21 November 2018
Guitar Dealer and New York Icon Beverly Maher invites me into the 50 year old Guitar Salon. |
Fri, 2 November 2018
Episode 115 Jesse Flowers |
Mon, 15 October 2018
Rob Adler |
Tue, 11 September 2018
Episode 113 Eliot Fisk. I finally get an interview with one of my heroes: BATMAN!!!! But I decided to cancel and go to Boston to interview another hero, Eliot Fisk, because it’s more appropriate. AND I got to stay in the room where he keeps the ascots!!! |
Wed, 29 August 2018
Episode 112 Apostolos Paraskevas |
Fri, 10 August 2018
Episode 111 Gabriel Handy |
Thu, 26 July 2018
Episode 110: Stephen Goss |
Mon, 9 July 2018
Episode 109 Matthew Marshall |
Fri, 8 June 2018
The lest episode of the Elnora series, jazz guitarist Jose Emilio Gobbo talks about brazilian pop and advanced jazz study. |
Wed, 23 May 2018
I learn about the Spanish Inquisition from Adam Del Monte as he prepares for the first performance of his newly penned Flamenco Opera. |
Thu, 10 May 2018
The boys form Germany come on to talk about their new project at the Elnora Guitar Festival. |
Fri, 13 April 2018
I hang out with Jazz guitarist Rez Abbasi during the Ellnora Festival at the University Of Illinois. Happy Tax Day. |
Thu, 29 March 2018
You know what I did last summer! I didn't run over anybody in my car while cruising with my high school friends at Kolmer Gulch, but I did do something I said I wouldn't ever do, interview a 22 year old! Turns out, they can be as fun, vulnerable and interesting as anyone else! I feel stupid. Here is my time with the outstanding guitarist, Alberta Khoury. |
Thu, 15 March 2018
He taught me how to play Villa Lobos, how to convey the emotional nuances of modern Brazilian Music, and how to do my hair in 1997. We never even met. Until Now! Here is my time with Brazilian guitarist Fabio Zanon. |
Thu, 22 February 2018
Connie and I talk about her journey to performing original music by women composers, her position as general manager of the Guitar Foundation of America, and that time that we were forced to play music written by a petulant sophomore composer ( I said that, not Connie. Connie loves you. I hate you. Just kidding. I love you too.) |
Wed, 7 February 2018
Hawaiian Guitarist Makana comes on to talk about the tradition of his instrument and the theoretical implications of the harmonies produced by the people of his home state. I went to Medieval Times for my 41st birthday. So I’m pretty cool too. |
Fri, 26 January 2018
100 episodes and four years of complaining! Let’s cap it off with one featuring the world’s whiniest classical guitarist, educator, and over eater: Mike Gentile and Simon Powis interview me. Here’s to 100 episodes and thank you for your support. Become a member today at BretWilliamsMusic.com to receive exclusive content. This episode is sponsored by SavageClassical.com and ClassicalGuitarCorner.com. |
Sun, 10 December 2017
Scott Schwartz, director of the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, and Paul Warnik, a steel-guitar historian/collector tell us the little known story of the rare Grand Letar and it’s mysterious but prolific creator Letritia Kandle. |
Sat, 11 November 2017
Chris and Julian team up and give one of the best acoustic performances any of us have ever seen. Afterwards I immediately started submitting applications to marketing firms. I got the chance to speak with them at the 2017 Ellnora Guitar Festival. |
Thu, 26 October 2017
Costa Rican guitarist Guido Sanchez Portuguez joins me at the 2017 Ellnora Guitar festival after becoming the first Professor of Guitar in the history of the University of Illinois. |
Sun, 8 October 2017
He's got the blues. I have the interviews. Together we team up to form BLINTERBLUE, a podcasting robot-pizza-monster who feels unloved and has the need to express his frustration in melancholy verse over a pentatonic melody. Jontavious Willis delivers the best blues performance I've ever seen and joins me at the 2017 Ellnora Guitar Festival. |
Mon, 18 September 2017
Matt told John that Brenda cheated on him with Bill. But really, it was Scott. Scott said he was at the Peach Pit all night and to ask Nat. Nat wouldn't say anything, but he glanced at Dillon. Dillon was too busy combing his armpits to care. Playing guitar in L.A. is hard. I open the Ellnora Guitar Festival series of episodes with an interview of LAGQ. |
Tue, 22 August 2017
I sit down at the Mannes Guitar Seminar with Roman guitarist Roberto Fabbri. Also, It's our annual fundraiser and bake sale!!! Donate at BretWilliamsMusic.com today and receive a free bar of Irish Spring Soap! |
Tue, 1 August 2017
Koren Guitarist Yenne Lee stops by and we talk about her new album, Beautiful. I talk about my landlord's new shirt, Ugly. |
Thu, 20 July 2017
Lubos is a guitar builder with a fascinating story about leaving soviet controlled Prague for Vienna, eventually making his way to the United States. I come back from a long break and explain where I was. |
Mon, 6 March 2017
In the last several years the accomplished luthier Aaron Green has worn several hats, but the hat he likes best is shaped like a guitar (What? Why did I just write this?) because he builds guitars (What’s wrong with me?). Check out my interview with Massachusetts guitar maker and restorer of fine instruments. This episode is sponsored by GetBarkBox.com/Insider . “You can get dog stuff.” |
Sat, 11 February 2017
I am a Prestige Level 15 Recon class sniper with several accommodations, including a medal of honor, a WW2 era German Panzer, and several upgraded assault riffles and side arms. On my Xbox. Jason is a real veteran with a fascinating story about how he went from the western front to the back of his offices at Sage Music in Long Island City. |
Mon, 19 December 2016
Merry Christmas and happy holidays folks! How about we end the year with a little show about Peter Argondizza, a guitarist who deserves our attention. Donate! It's the holidays for Pete's sake! |
Sat, 3 December 2016
Educator and guitarist Jennifer Trowbridge speaks to a panicked, gout riddled shell of a man about her various projects and favorite foods. |
Wed, 9 November 2016
The United States faces an uncertain future, and I face Boston guitarist/ composer Aaron Larget-Caplan on this special edition of Classical Guitar Insider with future President Big Diaper Bret Williams. Hey, if he can do it… |
Tue, 18 October 2016
The Polish guitarist tells me what it’s like to teach at San Fransisco Conservatory and tour the country after his 2007 GFA win. Do you want to come see me play in a fifty seat converted office space in NYC at the end of the month? Tune in for details! Happy Halloween! |
Tue, 4 October 2016
Brazil, New York, and daily workouts in the water keep this legendary jazz guitarist and composer lean, mean, and ready to scream. Also, sometimes children like to threaten me with sharp objects, but rent is rent! Am I right ladies?! |
Sun, 18 September 2016
I can roll a cigarette, drive a stick, and tie my shoes, but I can't make guitars. Cause I DONT LIK SCHOOL! SCHOOL SUCS! William Kramer Harrison loves school, and loves producing some of the finest instruments on the market. It's luthier William Kramer Harrison on Classical Guitar Insider with your host Burp Williams. |
Mon, 29 August 2016
I interviewed Sergio Assad! Look at me when I'm talking to you! Did you hear what I said? Oh and I need money. It's the Classical Guitar Insider August pledge drive and you can donate at www.BretWilliamsMusic.com in the podcast section. I interviewed Sergio Assad! |
Fri, 12 August 2016
Klick! Klack! Percussion Guitar Solo Attack! It's Columbia University professor and new music composer/performer Arthur Kampela. |
Mon, 25 July 2016
Marriage is hard. You have to decide who’ll do the cooking, who’ll empty the garbage, and who’ll take voice 1 in the Ginastera for Saturday’s performance. German/ Venezuelan, Husband/ Wife, Duo Montes Kirchner comes on the show! |
Sun, 10 July 2016
Clarice Assad joins us and talks about growing up in Brazil, the American academic music scene and being a jazz musician in New York. I try to sell you mattresses. |
Fri, 24 June 2016
The founders of the Kithara Project talk about their goal of putting guitar and classical music into the hands of children in areas that lack the resources for arts education and programming. You know, I can be selfless and helpful too. I'm just really busy with my podcast right now? And also I need to replace my headphones. I'm thinking bluetooth for the gym, but I don't know if they're sweat proof. |
Fri, 10 June 2016
Chilean guitarist and composer Pedro Rodriguez comes on the show to talk about his homeland, being a nylon jazz player, and how much fun it is to hear Americans use foul language. He's in the right place because I swear like an older sister at a bachelorette party. |
Sat, 21 May 2016
Humanitarian Guitarist and partner of the outreach project Kithara, Matthew Rohde visits for an interview. Also: I got fired last week! Who want's cake?! |
Fri, 29 April 2016
It's Shark Week! Hawaiian hybrid classical guitarist and spear fisherman Ian O'Sullivan told me he eats Spam Sushi! Gross Ian. Gross. |
Fri, 15 April 2016
Isabella talks about what it means to be a musicologist, her new guitar school, and being a parent. I talk about Korean food, pink eye and gout. There's something for everyone! |
Fri, 1 April 2016
Christopher Mallet released three albums in the same year. Including two duo albums with two different guitar duos. He’s also married to four women, has a pet lion and is going into improv comedy. He’s a risk taker, a deal maker, and a ball breaker! (he’s a sweetheart) |
Fri, 11 March 2016
It’s Turkey Day!!! Not the day you burp and fart and watch two teams you don’t care about give each other dementia, Turkey Day with award winning Turkish guitarist and composer Celil Refik Kaya! |
Fri, 26 February 2016
Herschel Garfein shares that even he, an Grammy award winning composer and librettist, eats bananas out of garbage cans and smokes cigarettes off the sidewalk. Also, I move to an area contaminated by an oil spill in 1950 that was three times the size of Exxon Valdez. Art in America is alive and well and littered with high concentrations of free radicals.
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