{"id":2001,"date":"2015-06-03T13:57:38","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T20:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/?p=2001"},"modified":"2015-06-03T13:59:20","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T20:59:20","slug":"classical-guitar-festivals-and-competitions-in-the-month-of-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classicalguitarmagazine.com\/classical-guitar-festivals-and-competitions-in-the-month-of-june\/","title":{"rendered":"Classical Guitar Festivals and Competitions in June"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A shot from the 2014 Boston Guitar Fest X.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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June 5-7<\/strong><\/p>\n

Southern Guitar Festival & Competition; Columbia, South Carolina<\/strong><\/p>\n

Competitions for several different categories, including ensembles, college\/professional (no age limit), grades 9-12 (as of May 2014), and grades 8 and below. Master classes, workshops; concerts featuring Finnish guitarist Otto Tolonen, the Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio, Andre Machado and Galestro-Smith Duo. Registration deadline May 30. southernguitarfest.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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June 5-7<\/strong><\/p>\n

Memphis Acoustic Guitar Festival, Memphis, Tennessee<\/strong><\/p>\n

Biennial fest. More than 70 luthiers from all over showing hundreds of guitars, including some classical models; many are makers who don\u2019t sell to stores. Play them or watch others play them\u2014lots of talented musicians on hand. 24 workshops, too. memphisguitarfest.com<\/p>\n

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June 10-14 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Classical Minds Festival and Competition; Pasadena, Texas<\/strong><\/p>\n

At San Jacinto College in the Houston metro area. Two youth divisions of competition\u2014Junior (9-13) and High School (13-19). Master classes, lessons, lectures, student recitals, concerts. classicalmindsfestival.org\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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June 17-21<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boston Guitar Fest X: The Eternal Feminine; Boston, Massachusetts <\/strong><\/p>\n

Young Guitarists Workshop begins June 15. Youth competitions for elementary\/middle school students and one for high school. Also Adult Competition. Concerts and master classes by Oscar Ghiglia, Xuefei Yang, and performances featuring fest director Eliot Fisk, Zaira Meneses, Kim Perlak, Jennifer McNeil, Maarten Stragier, others. At Northeastern University. bostonguitarfest.org\/2015\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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June 19-21<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hamilton International Guitar Festival and Competition; Hamilton, Ontario<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lessons, workshops, concerts, and luthier showcase. Concerts by Gaelle Solal (France), Miodrag Zerdoner (Bosnia), Rene Izquierdo (Cuba), Will Douglas (U.S.), competition finalists. Put on by Guitar Hamilton. guitarhamilton.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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June 18-21<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Mexico Classical Guitar Festival; Albuquerque, New Mexico<\/strong><\/p>\n

At the University of New Mexico. Concerts, master classes, lectures. A world premiere by Andrew York; also music from Rene Izquierdo, Roberto Capocchi, Michael Chapdelaine, Craig\u00a0Russell and Calvin Hazen, guitar orchestras and student showcase. newmexicoclassicalguitarfestival.org<\/p>\n

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June 23-28<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guitar Foundation of America International Convention and Competition; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma <\/strong><\/p>\n

Guests include the Assad Brothers, Pavel Steidl, VIDA Guitar Quartet, Pablo Sainz Villegas, and Xuefei Yang. Hosted by Oklahoma City University and local host Matthew Denman. guitarfoundation.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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June 26-July 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

15th Guitar Seminar at Mannes; New York City<\/strong><\/p>\n

At Mannes College, the New School of Music. Workshops, master classes, ensemble coaching, performances featuring Scott Tennant (LAGQ), Rene Izquierdo, Laura Oltman, Michael Newman, Joao Luiz (Brasil Guitar Duo), Duo Cantabile, others. mannesguitar.com<\/p>\n

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June 28-July 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

Le Domaine Forget Guitar Competition; Saint<\/strong>– Ir\u00e9n\u00e9e, Quebec<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two-week young guitarists and advanced instruction programs, culminating in competitions in both categories. 5 Rang\u00a0Saint Antoine, C.P. 672, Saint-Ir\u00e9n\u00e9e (QC) G0T 1V0, Canada. domaineforget.com\/en\/1\/stages\/guitar<\/a><\/p>\n

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Above\u00a0is a listing of some of the upcoming guitar festivals and competitions on the horizon. We understand that the deadline for entry in some of these competitions might have already passed by the time you see this, but that should not prevent you from making an inquiry about participating, as some competitions will accept late entries for an additional fee. And of course, all are welcome to attend as spectators.<\/em><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t see your favorite fall festival here? Drop us a line with details (and\/or web links) by June 20 and we\u2019ll try to put the information in the Fall 2015 issue, which will be out in late August. (Similarly, the news deadline for the Winter 2015 issue\u2014out in late November\u2014is September 20.) We\u2019ll reprint the fall events in the next issue, too, and have more to announce. Email all correspondence to editors.cg@stringletter.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

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