September (for Morton Feldman) by Rodney Sharman (excerpt)

Musiquita 12 by John Mark Sherlock. Performed by the Victoria Guitar Trio Live at the University of Victoria's Alumni Concert Series. January 25, 2016.
http://www.victoriaguitartrio.com

Musiquita 12 - John Mark Sherlock

Composed by rd wraggett
Produced by Mark Takeshi McGregor 
Recorded by Brian Campbell (Wizard Sound Services) 
Mastered by Susana Valente 
CD Cover Design by Benton Roark 
Performed by Michael G. Dias, Adrian Verdejo, Bradford Werner

Concentric Rings is the debut album by the Victoria Guitar Trio featuring original works for three guitars by composers from British Columbia. This project was made possible with financial assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts. Concentric Rings is available on Redshift Records.

Concentric Rings

The Nagual's Dream

The Nagual's Dream by rd wraggett (excerpt)

Composed by Rodney Sharman
Produced by Mark Takeshi McGregor 
Recorded by Brian Campbell (Wizard Sound Services) 
Mastered by Susana Valente 
CD Cover Design by Benton Roark 
Performed by Michael G. Dias, Adrian Verdejo, Bradford Werner

Concentric Rings is the debut album by the Victoria Guitar Trio featuring original works for three guitars by composers from British Columbia. This project was made possible with financial assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts. Concentric Rings is available on Redshift Records.

September

September by Rodney Sharman (excerpt)

Composed by Benton Roark
Produced by Mark Takeshi McGregor 
Recorded by Brian Campbell (Wizard Sound Services) 
Mastered by Susana Valente 
CD Cover Design by Benton Roark 
Performed by Michael G. Dias, Adrian Verdejo, Bradford Werner

Concentric Rings is the debut album by the Victoria Guitar Trio featuring original works for three guitars by composers from British Columbia. This project was made possible with financial assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts. Concentric Rings is available on Redshift Records.

Mystic Veil

Mystic Veil by Benton Roark (excerpt)

Suspended Waltz

Suspended Waltz by Rodney Sharman (excerpt)

Composed by Jordan Nobles
Produced by Mark Takeshi McGregor 
Recorded by Brian Campbell (Wizard Sound Services) 
Mastered by Susana Valente 
CD Cover Design by Benton Roark 
Performed by Michael G. Dias, Adrian Verdejo, Bradford Werner

Concentric Rings is the debut album by the Victoria Guitar Trio featuring original works for three guitars by composers from British Columbia. This project was made possible with financial assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts. Concentric Rings is available on Redshift Records.

Temporal Waves

Temporal Waves by Jordan Nobles (excerpt)

Composed by Jordan Nobles
Produced by Mark Takeshi McGregor 
Recorded by Brian Campbell (Wizard Sound Services) 
Mastered by Susana Valente 
CD Cover Design by Benton Roark 
Performed by Michael G. Dias, Adrian Verdejo, Bradford Werner

Concentric Rings is the debut album by the Victoria Guitar Trio featuring  original works for three guitars by composers from British Columbia. This project was made possible with financial assistance from the Canada Council for the Arts. Concentric Rings is available on Redshift Records.

Concentric Rings by Jordan Nobles (excerpt)

Composed by Scott Edward Godin
Produced by Mark Takeshi McGregor 
Recorded by Brian Campbell (Wizard Sound Services) 
Mastered by Susana Valente 
CD Cover Design by Benton Roark 
Performed by Michael G. Dias, Adrian Verdejo, Bradford Werner

on Poetics 
for classical guitar trio (2014) 

"Poetry is something more philosophic and of graver import than history: for poetry tends to express the universal, history the particular." 

Aristotle, Poetics (c. 335 BC) 

Aristotle’s Poetics is the earliest-surviving work of dramatic theory and the first philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. It is in part response to Plato’s Republic, as Aristotle argues against his former teacher by describing both the social function and necessity of art. I chose this text as the basis for my composition, as many of the concepts introduced by Aristotle can be interpreted in musical and theatrical ways, while creating a unified work paying homage to both concepts and values from the original treatise. The work consists of seven short movements, revealing the concepts outlined in Aristotle’s work. 


This project would not have been possible without the generosity of the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance. Thank you very much for your support in this wonderful endeavor.
lyrics

“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. ” Aristotle, Metaphysics
credits

on Poetics: Anagnorisis (revelation); Peripeteia (reversal) by Scott Edward Godin (excerpt)

on Poetics: mythos (plot)

on Poetics: Mythos (plot) (excerpt) by Scott Edward Godin

on Poetics: Melos (melody​)​; Dianoia (thought)

on Poetics: Melos (melody​)​; Dianoia (thought) by Scott Edward Godin

on Poetics: Lexis (speech​)​; Mimesis (imitation)

on Poetics: Lexis (speech​)​; Mimesis (imitation)by Scott Edward Godin

Catharsis

on Poetics: Catharsis (excerpt)by Scott Edward Godin

Established on Canada's beautiful West Coast in 2007, the Victoria Guitar Trio is one of today's leading classical guitar ensembles. Described as "energetic and engaging," audiences and reviewers have heralded the trio for their virtuosity and depth of interpretation. Their concert repertoire is diverse and includes original transcriptions of early music, Spanish and Latin-American guitar favorites, and new cutting-edge works. The Victoria Guitar Trio is committed to enriching the contemporary guitar repertoire and to promoting the music of Canadian composers, they have premiered many new works and will release their debut CD of all-original Canadian music for three guitars in 2017. 

The Victoria Guitar Trio

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