The very latest!
News, new works, new CDs:
Just out! - Silver Sands Guitar Quartet's debut album, The World in
a Single Grain. It includes my Manta Ray Ballet (from Five
Tails) See
here on Spotify. I have just completed a commission
for a new work for them to tour France in 2025. More news about this to
come.
Also out now! - Inner Voices on the NYC Guitar Orchestra's
recording, Spectra. A whole album of new contemporary works for guitar
ensemble. See
here on Spotify.
A new publication of my children's folksong arrangements for John
Feierabend's Sing in Parts vol2. has just been published by GIA
Publications in the USA. Click
here
to find out more. Listen to the arrangements
here
On Song is Guitar Trek's latest album, an exploration of
popular song.
I was one of seven composers invited to create new works based on pop
songs. Transforming Friday is my slightly Baroque take on
Friday on My Mind. Click
here
to find out more or download the album. Listen to my piece
here.
A Vision of Angels -
here - a short fantasia on "Be Thou My
Vision" is part of the book FANTASIES, FAIRIES & FOLKTALES. You can
download the single piece for free, just go to my "Listen & Play" page.
It has been a little while since I put out a new ensemble book but here
are some of my Baroque re-imaginings! BASICALLY BAROQUE is a collection
of three works by Handel, Telemann & Vivaldi. Click
here to listen to
part of the opening Handel work. There is a sample of the book
here. Go to my ORDERS
page to buy (EG31).
My suite for solo guitar Featherlines - (a suite of
Australian Birds) has been recorded by my long term colleague, John
Couch on his new solo CD "Whenua o te Manu". Available on his
website, on
Spotify & Amazon.
Have a listen to the new guitar solo I wrote for Stephanie Jones - Beneath a River of Stars. It was only
released in 2021 but has already gained over 70K views.
Thanks Stephanie! Watch it
Here
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With the Sydney Guitar Trio - Raff and Janet.
"Richard Charlton is producing some of the most inspired and accessible guitar works of the present era" - an extract from a review in the UK magazine, Classical Guitar.
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Checkout my Podcast interview with Simon Powis:
Listen here
See a in-depth interview with Steve Flack, filmed when my concerto Mosaic came
out on CD:
Watch here
Watch some YouTube videos of my music:
THE BLACK COCKTOO
(FLYING ALONE) - played by Australian guitarist Stephanie Jones.
Recorded here for Guitar Salon International.
TANGO IN THE RAIN - performed by my good friend and
colleague Giuseppi Zangari.
SHORELINES
- quintet for guitar & strings played by Matt Withers and Acacia Quartet
BLACK OPAL PRELUDE - listen to Anton Baranov, 2013 GFA winner from Russia.
CANTILENA - a tutorial on one of my pieces currently in AMEB
Grade 3, then watch me play it -
Here
BERCEUSE -
a very artistic version by Chinese guitarist Wu Di.
"WANT EXTRA POP SONG ARRANGEMENTS FOR STUDENTS?" - I have started
to upload some of my pop song arrangements to Hal Leonards "ArrangeMe" website.
Have a look at these lists on
sheetmusicdirect or
sheetmusicplus
Go to my "LISTEN & PLAY" page for more sound files or go to my "ORDER" page to buy music . . .
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Richard Charlton is widely recognised as one of Australia's leading guitarist/composers.
His works have been recorded and performed by many leading Australian and international players.
Richard's music combines a love of melody with a keen sense of harmonic and formal structure - music "to entice ear as well as the intellect"
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(Northern Herald).
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