Just touching base with you to let you know I am still alive and kicking. Since I turned 63 last month, I have been thinking a lot about me and the Guitar scene here in New York and decided I wanted to withdraw from all the hectic pace of "The Scene". Since I divide myself between the Classical Guitar scene and the Jazz Scene, I decided that I would be best served coming to my "Donnie Guitar Growth Scene". I am having a great time slamming down videos from you tube and learning so much about this great instrument. I get daily email lessons and am just swamped with so much, I can't keep up!
Coming up in short order is a continuation of PART 2 - Pia Gazarek-Offermann. I also have a review of her New CD-"SPANISH GUITAR MASTERPIECES" . Also hot on the trail will be my review of the wonderful CD by GOHAR VARDANYAN " PAISAJES". That will be followed by a review of the lovely concert/demo given at The Metropolitan Museum in the RARE INSTRUMENTS COLLECTION by Australian/American young tiger RUPERT BOYD! I have closely followed all three of these special talents for at least a decade and am so damn proud of them all as they have progressed to wonderful levels of great artistry and deserve to be recognized for their great achievements! As you know, it is so incredibly crazy in today's world to ply our trade and move forward as there are so few opportunities out there and one hell of a legion of kids coming out of our Music Conservatories with diplomas in hand and no where to go! They have got to make their own careers in their own way!
I would hope that with my having been on this New York Guitar Scene since 1962/1963 , I can make you aware of all the wealth there is to acknowledge in today's plucking world! I get no payment for this. It is my pure love of the Guitar that pushes me forward with this blog and I know that I have a lot to offer,so I look forward to sharing my experiences, past,present and future with you.
I am still out here in the MUSIC UNDER NEW YORK program performing around town and will be in the " Taste of Times Square Celebration" Monday June 3rd. I played as part of the Grand Central Anniversary a couple of months ago and look forward to being outside June 3rd for another New York City celebration.
I am trying to get my website updated (www.donsguitarsite.com) as that baby has been collecting dust since some portions are not working (like my updating functions and calendar/reviews) so I will be posting various announcements on this blog until these little babies are fixed. I am also looking around the net for the best Guitar Forums and as I find them, I will let you know.
That is all for now. Keep on plucking out there!
Donnie Guitar
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