What Happens Before a Concert: Sound, Silence and Concentration
Before the first note, the guitar meets the space. A reflection on tuning, soundchecks, silence and concentration in live performance.
Vasco Hernández
Journal
Notes, images and fragments from an ongoing creative process.
How to Amplify a Flamenco Guitar in Concert
Amplifying a flamenco guitar is not simply about increasing volume. Microphone technique, positioning, equalisation and monitoring must work together to preserve the instrument’s attack, dynamics and acoustic character.
What Makes a Flamenco Guitar Truly Responsive
Two guitars may be built from excellent woods, come from the same workshop and even share very similar dimensions. Yet when placed in a guitarist’s hands, one may respond immediately while the other constantly demands something more. This is where one of the most difficult qualities of the flamenco guitar to explain begins: responsiveness. It […]
How to Choose a Concert Flamenco Guitar
Choosing a concert flamenco guitar is not simply a matter of finding an instrument that sounds good. It must respond to the guitarist’s hands, musical language and expressive needs.
Unforgettable Concerts
There are concerts that remain in the memory long after the final stage light has gone out. Sharing music with great musicians can transform a concert into something unrepeatable.
Sensitivity, a Constant in My Life
Sensitivity has always been a constant in the way I understand music. In Sefarad, virtuosity appears solely as a tool in the service of expression.
Luz de Otra Manera, Live in Carregal do Sal
Some works change over the years because the person performing them changes too. Luz de Otra Manera returns to the stage in Carregal do Sal, Portugal.