Joe Plays Guitar http://joeplaysguitar.com Guitarist and Composer Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:17:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Red is Now Available http://joeplaysguitar.com/2012/03/red-is-now-available/ http://joeplaysguitar.com/2012/03/red-is-now-available/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 19:12:37 +0000 Joe http://joeplaysguitar.com/?p=338

Red, the new album by the Texas Guitar Quartet, is now available online here. For a limited time you can stream the entire album for free. Enjoy, share, pick up a copy and please tell us what you think.

]]> http://joeplaysguitar.com/2012/03/red-is-now-available/feed/ 0 Classical Cactus: Kithara Duo and Joseph Williams II http://joeplaysguitar.com/2012/02/classical-cactus-kithara-duo-and-joseph-williams-ii/ http://joeplaysguitar.com/2012/02/classical-cactus-kithara-duo-and-joseph-williams-ii/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:52:14 +0000 Joe http://joeplaysguitar.com/?p=326 Continue reading →]]>

Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at 8 pm
Cactus Café on UT Campus – Tickets $5
For info and tickets click here

Next week, Ill be playing at the Cactus Cafe at UT Austin as part of the Austin Classical Guitar Society’s Classical Cactus series. Ill be opening for the elegant and amazing Kithara Duo in one of the coolest settings to hear live classical music.

Learn more about the Kithara Duo

]]> http://joeplaysguitar.com/2012/02/classical-cactus-kithara-duo-and-joseph-williams-ii/feed/ 0 Austin Pictures Online http://joeplaysguitar.com/2012/01/austin-pictures-online/ http://joeplaysguitar.com/2012/01/austin-pictures-online/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:39:16 +0000 Joe http://joeplaysguitar.com/?p=317 Continue reading →]]> Austin Pictures by Joseph V Williams II is now online.
I. Hill Country
II. Floating on Lady Bird Lake
III. Dance of the Grackles
IV. Violet Crown with Cicadas
V. Capitol City Construction

Performed Live at the Austin City Limits Moodey Theater.
Peter Bay Conductor, Miro String Quartet and a classical guitar orchestra. The orchestra was coached by the following outstanding Guitar Directors: Michael Quantz, Jeremy Osborne, Travis Marcum, Andrew Clark, Matt Denman, Jeremy Mayne, Mick Jones, David Conger, and Eric Pearson.

Peter Bay Conducts the Classical Guitar Orchestra | Arts In Context from KLRU-TV on Vimeo.

Watch the full KLRU broadcast with Jorge Caballero here.

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The video of Austin Pictures will be available online soon, but, if you cant wait, you can hear the live audio broadcast right now. The Austin Classical Guitar Society presented the Maestro Peter Bay conducts the Miro String Quartet, and a massive guitar orchestra. The orchestra features guitarists from New Mexico, Oklahoma, and all over Texas. Special thanks to for KMFA for broadcasting the Austin Pictures event and providing the audio here.

AP III Dance of the Grackles by joeplaysguitar

Listen to all five movements here

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You can pre-order a copy of the Texas Guitar Quartet’s debut CD and make sure it will be recorded all at the same time. We’ve got 11 days to raise about $1100 and we need you to make it happen.

Go to Kickstarter to see how you can help.

]]> http://joeplaysguitar.com/2012/01/red-help-make-the-txgq-debut-recording/feed/ 0 Austin Pictures on KLRU http://joeplaysguitar.com/2011/12/austin-pictures-on-klru/ http://joeplaysguitar.com/2011/12/austin-pictures-on-klru/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:03:36 +0000 Joe http://joeplaysguitar.com/?p=277 Continue reading →]]> Tonight, KLRU’s Arts in Context will feature Jorge Caballero and the Austin Pictures Event presented by the Austin Classical Guitar Society. In addition to Caballero’s incredible performance of Mussorgsky’s Pictures an Exhibition, it will also feature the Miro String Quartet, Peter Bay, and the massive guitarist orchestra performing my newest piece: Austin Pictures.

In the Austin area, tune in tonight at 7:30PM on KLRU. If you do not live in the Austin area, you will be able to find it soon at KLRU.org. Here is a short preview:

Jorge Caballero | Arts In Context from KLRU-TV on Vimeo.

]]> http://joeplaysguitar.com/2011/12/austin-pictures-on-klru/feed/ 0 Texas Guitar Quartet: Live in Huntsville http://joeplaysguitar.com/2011/09/texas-guitar-quartet-live-in-huntsville/ http://joeplaysguitar.com/2011/09/texas-guitar-quartet-live-in-huntsville/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:14:03 +0000 Joe http://joeplaysguitar.com/?p=258 There are seven new videos from our concert in Huntsville, TX up on the Texas Guitar Quartet youtube page. Check out a wild new version of Cells Making Cells Making Cells:

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The Red Quartet (2011) by by Joseph Williams II
I. Try not to die
II. Birthday
III. Cells making cells making cells

Premier performance by the Austin Guitar Quartet:
Chad Ibison, Jay Kacherski, Janet Grohovac, Joseph Williams II, guitars
April 15th 2011 at the University of Texas, Butler School of Music

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