news items archive | Carlos Bonell

Music Doesn’t Have To Be Difficult To Be Good. Here Are Three Pieces For Starters.

18 June, 2021

One minute read Lots of guitar music is difficult or very difficult. Sometimes it’s bad or very bad. But there...

Go Away Parrot – You’re In The Way of The Music

11 June, 2021

How to silence the negative voice inside you while you are playing to your listeners? It undermines your confidence, it...

10 Suggestions For Controlling Your Nerves While Playing In Public

4 June, 2021

Zoomed Guitars Live is a chance to put them into effect 1 In the weeks previous to the performance event,...

New video: La Caravana by Armand Coeck

28 May, 2021

Watch video Armand Coeck: La Caravana composed 2020 played by Carlos Recorded in Xàtiva, Valencia, Spain, 5th May 2021 Composer...

More about Armand Coeck : mystic with a musical mission

28 May, 2021

Armand Coeck was born in Ghent, Belgium, in 1941. He taught himself to compose and to play the piano, guitar,...

Carlos and the music of Armand Coeck

28 May, 2021

In 1997 Carlos met Armand Coeck for the first time when he gave the first performance of his Concerto for...

Britten’s Nocturnal – what really happened in November 1963

20 May, 2021

The Friday Blog (Short 1 minute read) Don’t miss the performance of Nocturnal op 70 by Will Glenn on Zoomed...

Online Guitar Weekend 27 -29 August 2021

14 May, 2021

*ONLINE* Guitar Weekend Reserve the dates in your diary now! Fri 27 – Sun 29 August 2021 Benslow Music What...

10 Ways To Improve Your Playing Without Even Touching The Guitar

7 May, 2021

– give the old box a rest. Many things can be learnt in your head while walking down the street...

New video – Brian Boru’s March

30 April, 2021

1014AD, Ireland, the Battle of Clontarf. A legend is born! King Brian Boru of Munster, the first High King of...

80th Birthday Tribute to John Williams

23 April, 2021

I can’t believe JW is celebrating his 80th birthday! I have always known him as youthful and full of vitality....

Back at Brilliant Benslow!

16 April, 2021

*ONLINE* Guitar Weekend Reserve the dates in your diary now! Fri 27 – Sun 29 August 2021 Aimed at classical...

Dad, Why Do You Play The Guitar?

9 April, 2021

10 questions a 6 year old might spring on you when you least expect them – and what to do...

Guitar lyrics for Easter

2 April, 2021

This song by George Harrison has a great tune and guitar solo. Most of all the lyrics are special: “I...

Zoom in next Monday – not to be missed!

26 March, 2021

Zoomed Guitars Live Easter Extravaganza on Monday 29th March Make a date now for what will be a special evening....

Zoomed Guitars Live Easter Extravaganza

18 March, 2021

The Friday Blog On The Monday before Easter you are invited to participate in a special extended edition. It will...

1793 and all that

12 March, 2021

THE FRIDAY BLOG Did you know that 1793 was a special year for guitar players as well as Louis XVI,...

Spring is here! Vivaldi video on YouTube

5 March, 2021

Vivaldi’s theme from the Four Season’s Spring Concerto arranged in the style of Vivaldi himself. Bird calls (0.32”) and the...

Zoomed Guitars Live during March

4 March, 2021

Every Monday ZOOMED GUITAR SESSIONS LIVE from the UK and the Americas *Free to view and listen – everyone welcome*...

Quiet Streets and Bird Songs Inspired Recording During Lockdown

23 February, 2021

Early on, sheltering alone in lockdown, with nowhere to go, I noticed how I might take advantage of the quiet...

The Vivaldi Spring theme is not as hard as it sounds – or is it?

21 February, 2021

The Vivaldi Spring theme from The Four Seasons which I have just recorded and am posting here on the website...

Zoomed Guitars Live

28 January, 2021

February 2021 This Monday and every Monday ZOOMED GUITAR SESSIONS LIVE from the UK and the Americas *Free to view...

RIP Julian Bream

24 August, 2020

When the great lutenist Sylvius Leopold Weiss passed away Princess Sofie Wilelmine, sister of the future Frederick the Great said...

Once We Moved Like The Wind – Remembering Geronimo

14 June, 2018

The new album from Carlos Bonell and Brad Richter Geronimo, the great Apache leader, on finally being captured and imprisoned...

This Sunday 15th October Live in London

17 October, 2017

From Royal Courts to Strawberry Fields The Old Church Stoke Newington Church St, N16 0JR Carlos will play Bach’s Bourrée....

Live at the Bosuil, Bruxelles, Belgium

30 September, 2017

A magical programme ranging from Bach to The Beatles including Carlos’ unique arrangements of Beatles songs from his number one...

Alirio Díaz 1923 – 2016

10 July, 2016

I am greatly saddened by the passing away of Alirio Díaz. Such was my regard for him that he became...

Laura Snowden At The UCL Guitar Students’ Concert

22 November, 2015

Following her stunning Wigmore Hall recital on 21st November here is your chance to catch her again in London playing...

Good-bye Barcelona, Hello Queretaro

26 June, 2015

I am still alive and well and at the moment in…er, where am I? Oh yes, just arrived in Mexico...

A Curvy Wall Built By French Prisoners In 1815 Is The Backdrop To My Concert

17 May, 2015

Took a train from Liverpool Street Station in London to Norwich on Friday. Nothing special about that, except a station...