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The new album from Carlos Bonell and Brad Richter

Geronimo, the great Apache leader, on finally being captured and imprisoned by the US army said “once we moved like the wind”. This has inspired Brad to compose an extended work partly based on Apache rhythms and music. It is scored in 3 movements for 4 guitars. The music includes not just guitar playing but also foot stamping and whistling in imitation of the wind blowing. The music is impressionistic and descriptive of the dramatic events around the escape of Geronimo and his tribe from captivity.

Watch Carlos and Brad play the Sunrise Dance with a guitar orchestra

The album also contains the première guitar recording of Carlos’s arrangement of music from Michael Nyman’s The Piano, which maybe surprisingly – given that it is called The Piano – sounds good on 2 guitars!

The Belgian composer and guitarist Armand Coeck has written extensively for the guitar, including a handful of duets. His music is deeply felt and spiritual, and complements this album dedicated mostly to the first recording of some wonderful music.

Brad met Carlos when he came to study at the Royal College of Music in London, after which they struck up a friendship and partnership which led to a creative collaboration and concert tours. Brad is the founder and director of the Lead Guitar programme in the USA which is dedicated to devising and furthering educational projects involving the guitar for disadvantaged communities. 25% of proceeds from the sale of this CD will benefit Lead Guitar programmes that serve the Apache, Navajo and Tohono O’odham Nations in Arizona, USA.

Once We Moved Like The Wind
Album track listing:
Michael Nyman: Music from the Piano – first guitar recording
1. Big My Secret
2. Silver Fingered Fling
3. The Heart Asks Pleasure First

Brad Richter: Duo Sonata – first recording
4. Juxtapoly
5. Parallels
6. Syncopatico

Armand Coeck: Music for 2 Guitars
7. Rosa Mystica
8. Maris Stella
9. Stella Matutina

Brad Richter: Frost Songs – first guitar recording
10. Bond and Free
11. Fire and Ice
12. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Brad Richter: Once We Moved Like The Wind* – first recording
13. Last Man Standing
14. Once We Moved Like the Wind
15. Sunrise Dance

Carlos Bonell, guitar
Brad Richter, guitar

*Guitar Quartet version also featuring Jonathan Crissman and Jose Luis Peurta