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GUITAR

54 minutes / Grades 7-Adult / Stereo Sound
(16mm available on 2 reels for schools)

Produced by Rhombus Media/ A film by Barbara Willis Sweete

A vibrant kaleidoscopic tribute to the guitar that meshes
dance, mime, visual art, and virtuoso performances to create a
spectacular yet intimate celebration of the instrument. For one
exciting week the city of Toronto plays host to the International
Guitar Festival. The streets echo with the sounds of the
instrument as the great masters from every tradition gather to
play for each other -- John Williams from England, Leo Brouwer
from Cuba (classical), Turibio Santos from Brazil (folk), Vladimir
Mikulka from Czechoslovakia (avant-garde), Rik Emmett and Kim
Mitchell from Canada, Steve Morse from the USA (rock).

Awards: Best Director, Best Sound, Gemini Awards, Toronto

• "GUITAR is one of those wonderful videos that help justify
  having video collections in libraries... explores the instrument
  in ways that could never be accomplished in print... Highly
  recommended." Library Journal
  

• "About the best show on guitars I have ever seen...
  Behind the scenes material helps director Barbara Sweete
  weave all the performances together remarkably smoothly."
  Sunday Star (Toronto)
  

• "Sweete proves, in this highly entertaining work, that the 20th
  century's very own artistic medium, film, fits the instrument of
  the century, the guitar, like a glove." The Spectator
  

• "Sweete's film melts musical barriers and reveals the fact that
  virtuoso guitarists from a rainbow of backgrounds can trade licks,
  share ideas, and above all, have a good time." Edmonton Journal
  

• "If one can appreciate the language of music in all its many
  facets, that person will acknowledge the aesthetic beauty of
  Sweete's production... The video is appropriate for the junior
  high through college student and adult audiences who love music."
  ***** Video Rating Guide for Libraries
  

Subject Areas: MUSIC, ARTS/HUMANITIES, DANCE, PERFORMING ARTS,
CULTURAL DIVERSITY

VHS ISBN: 1-56029-094-3

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