BRIAN ROBERTS, Classical Guitar, Ann Arbor, MI




BRIAN ROBERTS has been teaching and performing since 1972, after having studied at the NATIONAL AKADAMIE OF MUSIC in Vienna, Austria. His performances have taken him as far as England, Austria, Nova Scotia and throughout the Midwest, drawing such comments as "Spontaneous and Alive" from the famed author and critic, Hans Keller and "Elegant and Musical" from the MILWAUKEE JOURNAL.  Brian's major long term teachers were John Holmquist, in Milwaukee and Cleveland, Gilbert Biberian in Milwaukee and London, England, Karl Scheit in Vienna, Austria and Leo Witoszynksyj in Graz, Austria. His major short term teachers were Sharon Isbin in Burlington, Vermont;  Manuel Barrueco in Milwaukee, Gerald Garcia in London and Carol van Fegglen in Halifax, Nova Scotia.   Upon receiving his Master of Music degree from  THE CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF MUSIC/CASE WESTERN RESERVE  UNIVERSITY in classical guitar performance, he joined the faculty there to develop the guitar program.  An avid and interested teacher of long standing, known for his mentoring and personally involved style of teaching,  Brian's students  have won many awards and presently hold college teaching  positions, as well as performing throughout the Great Lakes Region. 

Currently, Brian is a professor of guitar at WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, and UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-DEARBORN, where he teaches graduate and undergraduate classical guitar performance majors and minors, as well as being a faculty member for the annual INTERLOCHEN COLLEGE OF CREATIVE ARTS' Guitar Festival and Workshop, and the ANN ARBOR SUZUKI GUITAR INSTITUTE. He also teaches and mentors beginning through advanced community students at his private studio in Ann Arbor.

In addition to teaching, Brian performs, as soloist and with various ensembles, is Co-Founder and President of the  ANN ARBOR CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY and is Vice-President of the CLASSIC GUITAR SOCIETY OF MICHIGAN. 












































 
Brian in 1982, playing at the Miller Mansion

  in
Milwaukee on his 1967 David Rubio guitar.  

Brian Roberts

1451 Bemidji Drive
Ann Arbor, MI  48103
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JULIAN BREAM  LINKS  PAGE

PRESTI/LAGOYA  LINKS  PAGE

BRIAN'S CLASSICAL GUITAR RESOURCE PAGE

A picture of WILLIAM KANENGISER
teaching Marc Michaud in a masterclass, 2001.

Marc is a performance major studying 
with Btian at Wayne State University



Brian playing a Bach fugue on his
beautiful new Matt Chaffin guitar #11
early one morning in November, 2007.  
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This is a screenshot of  Brian,
playing his first classical guitar, a Goya,
live 
on
Kalamazoo Public TV in 1968
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MARY LOU ROBERTS,
Suzuki Classical Guitar


ANN ARBOR CLASSICAL
GUITAR SOCIETY


ANN ARBOR SUZUKI
GUITAR  INSTITUTE

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These videos are 'just sit down and play for a little camera' kind of recordings.
I used a 'Casio, 8.1 Mega Pizels Digial Camera EX-Z80'.
Guitars in these recordings:
2007 spruce top Matthew Chaffin Guitar No. 11
  2008 cedar top, spruce braced Stephan Connor No. 138
Prelude from the 1st Cello Suite, BWV 1007 by Johann Sebastian Bach



Sarabande from the 2nd Cello Suite, BWV 1008 by Johann Sebastian Bach



'Un Dia de Noviembre' (1968) (A day in November)  by Leo Brouwer



'Before Dawn’ is a little piece that I wrote very early in the morning on September 12, 2006



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