Vivace Guitar Duo is Gerrit Roos and Jonathan Moolman, two classical guitar performers located in Pretoria. Vivace specializes in performing music that is composed, transcribed and arranged for two classical guitars.

Vivace Guitar Duo is one of the only classical guitar duos in South Africa qualified in guitar performance at a masters level.

Music:
The music that makes up Vivace’s varied repertoire consists of works from many types of classical music from all over the world. From Bach transcriptions and Beatles arrangements, to works composed for the classical guitar from the Renaissance to the present, Vivace Guitar Duo provides a diverse collection of music. (Genres include Classical, Spanish, South American, contemporary and original)

Biography:
Gerrit and Jonathan both enrolled for the BMus course at The University of Pretoria in 2004 and started practicing as a guitar duo in 2006. Both have passed their Grade 8 exams with distinction, completed their Mmus degrees at UP (majoring in guitar performance) and also received Unisa licentiates.

During the completion of their BMus and Mmus degrees in guitar performance at UP studying under the steady guidance of Abri Jordaan, Gerrit and Jonathan have been fortunate to meet and have master classes with leading classical guitarists from all over the world such as Eduardo Fernandez, Victor Villadangos, Marco Tamayo and Anabel Montesinos, Han Jonkers, Andrea Vetoretti, The Zagreb guitar quartet, The Groningen guitar duo and The Amsterdam guitar trio.