by Alvaro Henrique | Oct 19, 2020 | Blog English, guitar world, Music
I started a project to raise the spotlight on a very important yet neglected Brazilian composer, Cesar Guerra-Peixe. He is a unique case of a composer who is considered a key figure in two RIVAL musical movement in Brazil, the Musica Viva, focused on avant-gard music,...
by Alvaro Henrique | Aug 12, 2020 | Blog English, Music
Last week I wrote in this blog about the cancelation of a traditional guitar competition due to the Covid-19 restrictions making it impossible to organize an international competition (https://alvarohenrique.com/en/from-cancelations-to-smiles/) This week I’m...
by Alvaro Henrique | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog English
What a week! It started with the surprising decision by the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) to cancel its International Concert Artist Competition after a first round took place. Not an easy decision, and they have good reasons for that, but nonetheless...
by Alvaro Henrique | Aug 2, 2020 | Blog English, guitar world
Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) announced it will cancel its 2020 International Concert Artist Competition. Before, GFA moved to a format with the preliminary round taking place in online format, as the last event on its online convention. The semifinal and final...
by Alvaro Henrique | Jul 28, 2020 | Blog English
Dear Music Lover, Finally I made it to have an online routine that works for me, and could allow me to share with you my ideas – also in English! Have you checked it at the top of the page? I believe you did. On Mondays and Thursdays I will share with you some...
by Alvaro Henrique | Jul 20, 2020 | Blog English
This Friday, July 24, 12:00 (NYT), 18h (CET), I’ll broadcast on my YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/c/AlvaroHenrique) an informance: a musical show with information and performance. We’ll be talking about theme, a major musical aspect used in musical...
