Benjamin Verdery: A Montage of a Classical Guitarist

Contents

• Foreword by Leo Brouwer Preface About Benjamin Verdery
• 1. Sergio Assad Charisma
• 2. Seymour Bernstein Tribute
• 3. Jackson Braider What One Cradle-Mate Has to Say About Another
• 4. William Coulter Performer, Teacher, Colleague, Friend
• 5. James D'Addario And the Lyric is . . .
• 6. Janet D'Addario On a Scale of 1 to 5
• 7. Don Dawson A Guitar for Keith Richards
• 8. Bryce Dessner A Source of Energy
• 9. Thomas Donahue Confluence with Ben
• 10. Eliot Fisk A Tribute to Ben
• 11. Frederic Hand Energy, Love, and Wackiness
• 12. Hannah Lash For Ben
• 13. Garrett Lee Ben's Luthier
• 14. David Leisner Smart, Heart, and Art
• 15. Ingram Marshall Up Close and Personal
• 16. Martha Masters The World of Ben Verdery
• 17. Anthony Newman Ben and Tony
• 18. John Olson Ben on Maui
• 19. Ian O'Sullivan Kumu Verdery
• 20. Paco Pena A Message to Ben
• 21. David Russell Unique Magnetism
• 22. Richard Savino Electric Ben
• 23. John Schaefer The Mayor of Guitartown
• 24. Andy Summers Incarnation
• 25. Thomas Sydorick The Touch of Talent
• 26. Scott Tennant Banter with Benjamin
• 27. John Vees Wizardry
• 28. Andrew York Ben and Blues and Cervantes Afterword by Benjamin Verdery Appendices A. Compositions B. Discography C. Online Video and Audio Files D. Programs E. Publications F. Websites Index About the Contributors