Christian Laremont ~ Classical Guitarist
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
THE INFLUENCE OF THE VIOLIN ON THE GUITAR
Sunday, March 19, 2023
TO AMPLIFY OR NOT TO AMPLIFY
Amplified Acoustic Guitar |
Thursday, January 19, 2023
TWIN PEAKS THEME FOR GUITAR
Angelo Badalamenti was born was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1937, and recently passed away on Dec. 22, 2022 in NJ. He is principally known for his unique music film/TV scores, namely the Twin Peaks TV series written in 1990 in collaboration with the director David Lynch. This theme received a Grammy Award and has become an international success. You can read more about the composer here A. Badalamenti Official Website
The Twin Peaks theme was originally composed for piano in the key of F/Dm. This is a transcription for guitar in the key of G/Em with a drop D tuning on the sixth string. The reason for this transposition is to take advantage of the open strings and make the piece playable for guitarist with an intermediate level.
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Pacific Edge Voices: Journey to Peace
"Tree of Life" -Olga Kovtun |
Here's the roster of musicians led by Ash Walker and program:
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
ESSAY ON THE TRUE ART OF PLAYING KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS By Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Digital Sheet Music or Paper Sheet Music?
It's been almost 700 years since the invention of the printing press (1439) in Mainz, Germany, and we've come a long way in how we read and write books and documents of all different types.
This post revolves around the possible transition to paperless, environment friendly music scores. Which one is better? A hard or a soft copy of my entire performance/music library?
For daily practice I use traditional sheet music. However, I've recently transitioned to a Microsoft Surface Pro 13" computer which comes along with me to all my musical events. This is where I now keep my solo guitar repertory (pdf files) which are organized in different folders: Standard Rep., Weddings, Funerals, etc. And thanks to my Microsoft Surface pen, I can write whatever might be necessary (fingerings, notes, chords, etc.) directly on the score.
In the past, having a gig was like preparing for a trip where you would have to first pack, then unpack once the performance was over. It was very time consuming to find specific scores for specific occasions and then have to return them back to the paper sheet music collection.
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Corporate Dinner Gig @ Chimney Rock Winery
Last night I had the pleasure to play for a selected group of people who work at the Chimney Rock Winery located in the heart of the Napa Valley Chimney Rock Winery Chimney Rock produces hand-crafted Cabernet Sauvignon and Bordeaux-varietal blends from its estate vineyards in the Stag Leap District. Many thanks to Kelsie Earnest for booking me through GigSalad, and writing a five star review. https://www.gigsalad.com/christian_laremont_san_francisco/review/291782