The NJMEA (New Jersey Music Educators Association) Guitar Festival will be held at Wall High School on April 5th from  10:00-4:00. Wall High School is at the corners of 18th Avenue and New Bedford Roads.

The festival will feature a concert and class by Israeli-born guitar virtuoso Tali Roth, who is the director of Classical Guitar studies at the Juilliard Pre-College division. The festival will also feature recitals by three young local virtuosi who have gone on to study with Ms. Roth at Juilliard: John Bogan, Joseph Douglass, and Ryan Johnson.

Mr. Bogan has won several competitions and is currently a student of David Starobin at the Manhattan School of Music. Mr. Johnson is a graduate of Wall High School and The Juilliard Pre-College division. Mr. Douglass is a senior at Pt. Pleasant High School and studies with Ms. Roth in the Juilliard Pre-College division. All three students studied with Keith Calmes, guitar teacher at Wall High School, and went on to study with Tali Roth.

The festival will also include a showcase for guitar ensembles (including the guitar ensemble from Rowan University), and a seminar on guitar education by Tom Amoriello from the NJMEA.

• 10:00-11:00: Student Ensemble Showcase
• 11:00-11:30: Joseph Douglass Recital
• 11:30-12:00 Ryan Johnson Recital
• 12:00-12:30 John Bogan Recital
• 12:30-1:00 Lunch Break
• 1:00-2:00 Maestro Tali Roth Recital
• 2:00-2:30 Tom Amoriello Guitar Education
• 2:30-3:30 Tali Roth Masterclass