- Opening concert with guitarist David Russell
- 2017 Philadelphia Classical Guitar Competition (High School and Adult Divisions)
- Masterclass with guitarist David Russell
- Vendor Fair featuring guitar music, luthiers, composers, repair shops, and more!
- Professional workshops
- Student recitals
- Closing concert with guitarist Jordan Dodson
- For more details, visit: https://pcgs.wildapricot.org/Annual-Festival
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Date: Sat, Feb 25, 2017, 2 pm
Location: Lexington Avenue at 92nd St
Venue: Kaufmann Concert Hall
Benjamin Verdery, artistic director; John Schaefer, host; Brasil Guitar Duo; Jorge Caballero; Eden Stell Guitar Duo; Benjamin Verdery; Ana Vidovic
Program includes:
MOZART: Adagio in B minor, K. 540 (arr. B. Verdery)
TAKEMITSU: Selections from 12 Songs for Guitar (transcriptions of pop songs)
VILLA-LOBOS: Aria from Bachianas brasileiras No. 5 (arr. R. Dyens)
POULENC: Suite in C major (arr, C. Stell for guitar duo)
MOMPOU: Selections from Cançons i Danses (arr, C. Stell for guitar duo)
Selected songs (arr. B. Verdery):
JIMI HENDRIX: Purple Haze
PRINCE: Kiss (arr. B. Verdery)
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition (trans. K. Yamashita for solo guitar)
This all-day event continues with Session 2 at 8 pm.
Separate tickets required for each session.
April 2- 9, 2017 at Tilles Center’s Hillwood Recital Hall. LIU Post, Brookville.
Scheduled Performers include: David Leisner, Huy Thanh Nguyen, Raphaella Smits, Benjamin Verdery, Ana Vidovic, Gohar Vardanyan, the Saigon Guitar Quartet and VIDA Guitar Quartet. Scheduled Showcase performers include Arvo Duo (Joenne Dumitrascu, violin and Ming-Jui Liu, guitar).
National High School Classical Guitar Competition
The Festival will again present its National High School Classical Guitar Competition, open to high school students of all 50 states.
Long Island Guitar Festival Guitar Orchestra
The LIGF Guitar Orchestra for high school students and others returns to the Festival in 2017, conducted by Alan Hirsh.
Master Classes for Guitarists and Performers
In 2017 the Long Island Guitar Festival continues its tradition of presenting excellence in guitar performance and pedagogy with master classes scheduled to be given by the VIDA Guitar Quartet, Raphaella Smits, Benjamin Verdery and David Leisner.
Ensemble Showcases
Through its history the Long Island Guitar Festival has featured ensembles representing high schools from the tri-state area and other states including Virginia, North Carolina and Florida.
More information: http://postmusic.liu.edu/gfest/
Auditions:
February 11, 2017 at The College of New Jersey (Music Dept.), 2000 Pennington Rd., Ewing, NJ 08628 Ewing, NJ
9:00-1:00 pm (snow date Sunday, Feb. 12th @ Bayonne High School, 667 Avenue A, Bayonne, NJ 07002
12:00-3:00 pm)
Audition Requirements for students in grades 9-12
Set Piece: II of Two Lullabies by Kevin J. Cope
Scale Requirement: E Melodic Minor
Ensemble Excerpt: see PDF file below
Sight Reading at the audition.
Students will be judged on a point system for correct notes and rhythms, tone quality, musicality: dynamics, phrasing, interpretation and overall quality of preparation for prepared piece, ensemble excerpt, scale and sight reading.
Rehearsal 1: April 1, 2017 from 9:00-12:00 pm at Location:JP Stevens High School, 855 Grove Ave, Edison, NJ 08820
( snow date, Location: Bayonne High School, 667 Avenue A, Bayonne, NJ 07002, April 2nd from 4:00 -7:00 pm)
Rehearsal 2: April 29, 2017 from 9:00-12:00 pm at Location: Bergen Academy, 200 Hackensack Ave, Hackensack, NJ 07601.
Rehearsal 3: May 6, 2017 at The College of New Jersey (Music Dept.), 2000 Pennington Rd., Ewing, NJ 08628 Ewing, NJ 11:00-11:45 am.
Performance May 6, 2017 @ TCNJ (no snow date)
Ensemble Performance 12:00 pm
Student Showcase 12:30 pm
Guest Artist 1:00 pm
Audition Fee for NJMEA : $10(non refundable) Participation Fee (if selected): $50.00
Personnel:
Loren C. Fortna, conductor
NJMEA Guitar Festival Directors: Thomas Amoriello & Keith Calmes
Thank you to Kevin J. Cope for providing the set piece for the audition.
Dear Friends:
BOYD MEETS GIRL RECORDING.
Laura and I are very excited to go into the studio in two weeks time to record our debut album together as Boyd Meets Girl. Thank you to all the donors who have already made a contribution to this project. We have raised over 50% of the costs, but still need to raise the remainder of the funds. All donations are fully tax-deductible, and we would be most appreciative of contributions of any size (and as they say in the busking world, it doesn’t matter if you donate a little or a lot, so you may as well donate a lot…). This is a very special project for us, and we thank you in advance for considering to help make it a reality.
TO DONATE: http://www.boydmeetsgirlduo.com/donate.html
FANTASIAS.
My album Fantasías has continued to receive media attention. While Soundboard described the variety and order of the repertoire as “peculiar in the extreme”, American Record Guide called the album “a delightful program of rarely heard works, beautifully performed and arranged in a truly satisfying order”. If anyone has had a chance to listen to the full album, and has any thoughts, I’d love to know what you think.
The album is available for download, streaming, and in physical CD format here:http://www.rupertboyd.com/Fantasias.html
All best wishes for the Fall (north) // Spring (south),
William Paterson University Guitarfest 2016 takes place in the Shea Center for Performing Arts. All
events are held in Shea 101 Recital Hall located in the music department.
Contact Information
For information, contact the William Paterson Music Department at 973.720.2315 or William
Paterson guitar faculty:
Professor Gabriel Handy, 646.382.
Professor Seth Himmelhoch, 201.928.1641
wpunj.edu/guitarfest
Saturday, April 16, 2016
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ
3:00-6:00
Admission $10
2:00 NJMEA Honors Guitar Ensemble Rehearsal (closed to public)
3:00-3:55 Guitar Showcase Recital Featuring the NJMEA Honors Guitar Ensemble, The College of NJ Guitar Quartet, NJ City University Guitar Quartet, Wall High School Guitar Ensemble and more
4:00-4:45 Atlantic Guitar Quartet Recital
5:00-6:00 Master Class with AGQ (Montclair State University Guitar Quartet, Open Slot 1, Open Slot 2) Master Class Fee $50
Contact: Tom Amoriello, tamoriel@frsd.k12.nj.us
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