Florida Guitar Foundation

Open Mic Night
2017-08-18 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Miami Conservatory of Music, 2911 Grand Ave, Ste 400A, Coconut Grove, FL, 33133, United States
The Florida Guitar Foundation is inviting all guitarists in the community to our next Open Mic.
NEW TIME: Friday, August 18, at 7:00pm!
We are looking for volunteers who would like to perform. If you are interested, please contact us at info@floridaguitarfoundation.org.
This event is open to the public at no charge. The idea is to offer a friendly environment for performers and a forum where we can discuss guitar related subjects with all participants.
We look forward to seeing you then!

Miami Conservatory of Music
Mayfair Center
2911 Grand Ave Suite 400-A
Miami, FL 33133

Open Mic Night
2017-07-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Miami Conservatory of Music, 2911 Grand Ave, Ste 400A, Coconut Grove, FL, 33133, United States
The Florida Guitar Foundation is inviting all guitarists in the community to our next Open Mic.
NEW TIME: Friday, July 21, at 7:00pm!
We are looking for volunteers who would like to perform. If you are interested, please contact us at info@floridaguitarfoundation.org.
This event is open to the public at no charge. The idea is to offer a friendly environment for performers and a forum where we can discuss guitar related subjects with all participants.
We look forward to seeing you then!

Miami Conservatory of Music
Mayfair Center
2911 Grand Ave Suite 400-A
Miami, FL 33133

Open Mic Night
2017-06-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Miami Conservatory of Music, 2911 Grand Ave, Ste 400A, Coconut Grove, FL, 33133, United States
The Florida Guitar Foundation is inviting all guitarists in the community to our next Open Mic.
NEW TIME: Friday, June 2, at 7:00pm!
We are looking for volunteers who would like to perform. If you are interested, please contact us at info@floridaguitarfoundation.org.
This event is open to the public at no charge. The idea is to offer a friendly environment for performers and a forum where we can discuss guitar related subjects with all participants.
We look forward to seeing you then!

Miami Conservatory of Music
Mayfair Center
2911 Grand Ave Suite 400-A
Miami, FL 33133

Open Mic Night
2017-05-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Miami Conservatory of Music, 2911 Grand Ave, Ste 400A, Coconut Grove, FL, 33133, United States
The Florida Guitar Foundation is inviting all guitarists in the community to our next Open Mic.
NEW TIME: Friday, May 5, at 7:00pm!
We are looking for volunteers who would like to perform. If you are interested, please contact us at info@floridaguitarfoundation.org.
This event is open to the public at no charge. The idea is to offer a friendly environment for performers and a forum where we can discuss guitar related subjects with all participants.
We look forward to seeing you then!

Miami Conservatory of Music
Mayfair Center
2911 Grand Ave Suite 400-A
Miami, FL 33133

Member's Recital
2017-04-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Member Recital and Spring Concert
On Saturday, April 29, 2017 the Florida Guitar Foundation invites you to hear our members and guitar ensemble perform. This concert is free and open to the public.
Members are invited to perform! Please email info@floridaguitar.org to tell us what you’d like to play.
Saturday, April 29, 2017. 8 PM.
Clarke Recital Hall
University of Miami
5501 San Amaro Dr.
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Manuel Barrueco
2017-04-07 20:00 - 22:00 | St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 1121 Andalusia Ave, Coral Gables, FL, 33134, United States
Manuel Barrueco
Presented by the Florida Guitar Foundation
Friday, April 7, 2017. 8 PM.
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church
1121 Andalusia Ave
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Manuel Barrueco – Tickets

General Admission $35.00 USDFGF Members $25.00 USDStudents $20.00 USD

Manuel Barrueco is internationally recognized as one of the most important guitarists of our time. His unique artistry has been continually described as that of a superb instrumentalist and a superior and elegant musician, possessing a seductive sound and uncommon lyrical gifts.
His career has been dedicated to bringing the guitar to the main musical centers of the world. During three decades of concertizing, he has performed across the United Sates from the New World Symphony in Miami to the Seattle Symphony, and from the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic to New York’s Lincoln Center.
He has appeared with such prestigious orchestras as the Philadelphia Orchestra and with the Boston Symphony under the direction of Seiji Ozawa, in the American Premiere of Toru’s Takemitsu’s To the Edge of Dream. In addition, he appears regularly with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and with San Francisco Performances.
His international tours have taken him to some of the most important musical centers in the world. Highlights include the Musikverein in Vienna, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Royal Albert Hall in London, Philharmonie in Berlin, Teatro Real in Madrid, and Palau de la Musica in Barcelona. In Asia he has completed a dozen tours of Japan and made repeated appearances in Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China, and Hong Kong. Barrueco’s tours of Latin America have included performances in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama and Puerto Rico.
He has also performed as a guest soloist with other international orchestras, such as the Russian State Symphony, Helsinki Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, New Japan Philharmonic, Auckland Symphony in New Zealand, Orquestra Sinfonica do Estado de Sao Paulo (OSESP), in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the radio symphonies of Munich and Frankfurt.
This coming season 2016-2017 includes solo recitals in the United States, Canada, Germany, Spain, and Italy, an appearance with the Puerto Rico Symphony and conductor Max Valdes, performances with the Cuarteto Casals in the United States, and the Beijing Guitar Duo in the United States and Europe. He will continue being an Artist-in-residence for the University of Alicante, Spain. In the 2017-2018 concert season, Mr. Barrueco will offer two solo tours in Europe (November 2017 and March 2018).

Open Mic Night
2017-03-31 19:00 - 21:00 | Miami Conservatory of Music, 2911 Grand Ave, Ste 400A, Coconut Grove, FL, 33133, United States
The Florida Guitar Foundation is inviting all guitarists in the community to our next Open Mic.
NEW TIME: Friday, March 31, at 7:00pm!
We are looking for volunteers who would like to perform. If you are interested, please contact us at info@floridaguitarfoundation.org.
This event is open to the public at no charge. The idea is to offer a friendly environment for performers and a forum where we can discuss guitar related subjects with all participants.
We look forward to seeing you then!

Miami Conservatory of Music
Mayfair Center
2911 Grand Ave Suite 400-A
Miami, FL 33133

Judicaël Perroy
2017-03-18 19:30 - 22:00 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Judicaël Perroy
Presented by the Florida Guitar Foundation
Saturday, March 18, 2017. 7:30 PM.
Clarke Recital Hall
University of Miami
5501 San Amaro Dr.
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Judicaël Perroy has become widely known as an extraordinary virtuoso classical guitarist and musician with several prizes to his credit. In 1997 he captured the prestigious first prize of the 15th Guitar Foundation of America International Competition and Convention awarding him tour of the United States and Canada with more than sixty concerts and master classes. In between his North American tour that year, he gave several concerts in France where his performances were broadcast live on France-Musique followed by extensive recital tours throughout the world.
Highly sought after and in great demand as a teacher, he is regularly invited to give master classes at many of the top conservatories and universities in the United States and abroad. Mr. Perroy’s students have won several top prizes in regional, national and international competitions including Guitar Foundation of America, while emerging as mature and upcoming rising stars of classical guitar and international music scene. Mr. Perroy is currently the Professor at the Ecole Nationale de Musique d’Aulnay-sous-Bois a position which he has held since 2004. He holds the Certificate of Aptitude (CA), and has taught at the Ecole Nationale de Musique Blanc-Mesnil from 1995 to 2004. Furthermore, in winter of 2000, he was the chosen substitute for the chair of guitar department, Steven Robinson, at Stetson University.
During his GFA victory tour Mel Bay Publications recorded and published his live concert in Lubbock (Texas). Following his GFA victory tour, a CD recording entitled “Aspen Suite” as well as his earlier CD recording on the French label QUANTUM received high praise and won 5 Diapasons, awarded by Diapason Magazine and was subsequently re-released on Bayard Musique recording label in 2008. He has recorded two new CDs for the collection of Bayard Musique Meditation including a Disc with flutist Florence Bellon and another with harpist Joanna Kozielska. More recently, he recorded an all Bach CD for Naxos label which includes an impressive and unprecedented performance of Bach’s second keyboard partita transcription on the classical guitar.

Born in 1973 in Paris, he began playing the guitar at age 7 attending the Conservatoire Municipal Inter-districts of Paris. He studied with Delia Estrada and Raymond Gratien at the Ecole Nationale d’Aulnay-sous-Bois where he graduated with honors. At age 11, he performed as soloist in two concertos by Vivaldi with Ensemble Instrumental du Mans, under the direction of André Girard and continued his musical studies with Roberto Aussel and Daniel Lavialle. At 14, he won second prize at the International guitar competition of Ile de France. In 1992, he won the grand prize and audience prize at the 15th Concours international de guitare René Bartoli by unanimous jury decision. In 1994, he received Licence de Concert from Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris from Alberto Ponce’s class and later that year he was awarded the 1st prize at the 7th International Competition of Bourg-Madame where the final vote was by the general public without any jury. In 1996, he was the first prize winner of his graduating class at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Paris (Paris Conservatoire).
He currently resides in Paris while he enjoys teaching at the Pôle Sup’ 93, Lille’s APPSEA (Association de préfiguration du Pôle supérieur d’enseignements artistiques) Nord-Pas-de-Calais and the Ecole Nationale de Musique d’Aulnay-sous-Bois a position he has held since 2004 while traveling and concertizing around the world.

FGF Competition: Adult Finals
2017-03-18 16:30 - 18:20 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Three (3) competitors will move on from the initial rounds of competition to the finals. Each competitor will play their choice of music for twenty (20) minutes.
The final round of competition is free and open to the viewing public.
Prizes for the Open Competition are:
1st place: $3,500
2nd place: $1,500
3rd place: $750

Master Class: Łukasz Kuropaczewski
2017-03-18 13:00 - 15:30 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Three players are invited to play for a Master Class with Łukasz Kuropaczewski as part of the activities surrounding the Florida Guitar Foundation’s First Guitar Competition.
This event is free for attendees, players will be randomly picked from the competition entrants.
The Patricia Louise Frost North Building, Multipurpose Room – 3rd Floor.
Clarke Recital Hall
Frost School of Music, University of Miami

FGF Competition: Semifinals
2017-03-18 11:30 - 13:00 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Eight (8) competitors will move on from the initial rounds of competition to the semifinals. Each competitor will play their choice of music for ten (10) minutes.
Semifinals are free and open to the viewing public.

Łukasz Kuropaczewski
2017-03-17 20:00 - 22:00 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Łukasz Kuropaczewski
Presented by the Florida Guitar Foundation
Friday, March 17, 2017. 8 PM.
Clarke Recital Hall
University of Miami
5501 San Amaro Dr.
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Guitarist Łukasz Kuropaczewski is well on his way to becoming a major figure on the worldwide classical music scene. Born in 1981 in the small Polish town of Gniezno, Łukasz began studying guitar at the age of ten. At 13, his early talent brought him to the attention of the distinguished guitar teaching Piotr Zaleski with whom he studied from 1994-2003.
Upon receiving a Master’s degree from the Academy of Music in Wroclaw, Poland, he traveled to the U.S. on a full scholarship to study with Manuel Barrueco at the Peabody Institute, where he was awarded an Artist Diploma in 2008. During this time, he performed concerts in his native land and around the world, demonstrating his remarkable passion and precision to enthusiastic audiences.
Always in great demand as a recitalist and as soloist with orchestras, he has been invited to perform in numerous festivals in countries including France, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Iceland, Greece, Bulgaria, Japan, China, Canada, Mexico, Panama, and the United States. Highlights of his solo recitals include appearances in London’s Royal Festival Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Warsaw’s National Philharmonic Hall, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, and New York’s Carnegie Hall. An avid chamber music collaborator, he frequently works with musicians from his native Poland, as well as the Orion String Quartet, Avi Avital, Chen Reiss, Richard Galliano.
He premiered Concertos by A. Gilardino, K. Meyer, M. Gorecki, A. Tansman (Polish premiere), K. Penderecki (guitar version of Viola Concerto premiere with Sinfonia Varsovia and Maximiano Valdes). K. Meyer and A. Giardino dedicated their guitar Sonatas to Kuropaczewski. In 2015 Kuropaczewski premiered a guitar quintet „Acequias” by M. Neikrug at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival and his „Three Pieces for Guitar” at the Baltimore Museum of Art in Baltimore, MD.
Mr. Kuropaczewski was a guitar faculty at University of Pennsylvania from 2008-2010. Currently, he is on the faculty of the Academy of Music in Poznan, Poland, holding a doctorate degree in performance. He is also the artist director of the Polish Guitar Academy Festival held in Poznan every year. He has recorded six CDs to date.

FGF Competition: Adults Wave 3
2017-03-17 16:30 - 18:20 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Ten (10) Adult Competitors will be assigned to the third round of competition, and given seven (7) minutes each to play their choice of pieces from memory.
Competition rounds are open and free to the viewing public.
Competitors may enter the competition here.

FGF Competition: Adults Wave 2
2017-03-17 14:00 - 15:50 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Ten (10) Adult Competitors will be assigned to the second round of competition, and given seven (7) minutes each to play their choice of pieces from memory.
Competition rounds are open and free to the viewing public.
Competitors may enter the competition here.

Master Class: Judicaël Perroy
2017-03-17 13:00 - 15:30 | Broby Hall, University of Miami, Foster Building, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Three players are invited to play for a Master Class with Judicaël Perroy as part of the activities surrounding the Florida Guitar Foundation’s First Guitar Competition.
This event is free for attendees, players will be randomly picked from the competition entrants.
Broby Hall is in the Frost School of Music Rehearsal Center at the University of Miami.
It is located behind the Foster Building.

FGF Competition: Adults Wave 1
2017-03-17 11:30 - 13:20 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Ten (10) Adult Competitors will be assigned to the first round of competition, and given Seven (7) minutes each to play their choice of pieces from memory.
Competition rounds are open and free to the viewing public.
Competitors may enter the competition here.

Youth Finals
2017-03-16 20:00 - 21:00 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Youth Competitors each play for 10 minutes in this final round of competition.
Youth Prizes
1st place: $500
2nd place: $300
3rd place: $200
Prospective Competitors can enter here.
All competition rounds are free and open to the viewing public.

Youth Competition
2017-03-16 17:30 - 19:30 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
The first Florida Guitar Foundation Classical Competition begins March 16, 2017! Players under 18 are encouraged to enter our Youth Competition.
Prospective Competitors can enter here.
All competition rounds are free and open to the viewing public.
Youth Competitors each play for 6 minutes in this first round of competition.
Youth Prizes:
1st place: $500
2nd place: $300
3rd place: $200

Open Mic Night
2017-03-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Miami Conservatory of Music, 2911 Grand Ave, Ste 400A, Coconut Grove, FL, 33133, United States
The Florida Guitar Foundation is inviting all guitarists in the community to our next Open Mic.
NEW TIME: Friday March 3, at 7:00pm!
We are looking for volunteers who would like to perform. If you are interested, please contact us at info@floridaguitarfoundation.org.
This event is open to the public at no charge. The idea is to offer a friendly environment for performers and a forum where we can discuss guitar related subjects with all participants.
We look forward to seeing you on the 3rd!

Miami Conservatory of Music
Mayfair Center
2911 Grand Ave Suite 400-A
Miami, FL 33133

Open Mic Night
2017-02-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Miami Conservatory of Music, 2911 Grand Ave, Ste 400A, Coconut Grove, FL, 33133, United States
The Florida Guitar Foundation is inviting all guitarists in the community to our next Open Mic.
NEW TIME: Friday, February 24, at 7:00pm!
We are looking for volunteers who would like to perform. If you are interested, please contact us at info@floridaguitarfoundation.org.
This event is open to the public at no charge. The idea is to offer a friendly environment for performers and a forum where we can discuss guitar related subjects with all participants.
We look forward to seeing you on the 24th!

Miami Conservatory of Music
Mayfair Center
2911 Grand Ave Suite 400-A
Miami, FL 33133

Open Mic Night
2017-01-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Miami Conservatory of Music, 2911 Grand Ave, Ste 400A, Coconut Grove, FL, 33133, United States
The Florida Guitar Foundation is inviting all guitarists in the community to our next Open Mic.
NEW TIME: Friday, January 13, at 7:00pm!
We are looking for volunteers who would like to perform. If you are interested, please contact us at info@floridaguitarfoundation.org.
This event is open to the public at no charge. The idea is to offer a friendly environment for performers and a forum where we can discuss guitar related subjects with all participants.
We look forward to seeing you on the 13th!

Miami Conservatory of Music
Mayfair Center
2911 Grand Ave Suite 400-A
Miami, FL 33133

Martha Masters
2016-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Martha Masters
Presented by the Florida Guitar Foundation
Saturday, December 10, 2016. 8 PM.
Clarke Recital Hall
University of Miami
5501 San Amaro Dr.
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Martha Masters – Tickets

General Admission $30.00 USDFGF Members $20.00 USDStudents $15.00 USD

“[Martha Masters] is on a swift and certain trajectory to star territory.”
The Illinois Times

Martha Masters’ playing has been described as “seductive” by the Ft. Worth Star Telegram, “intelligent and natural” by Guitar Review, and “refined and elegant” by the American Record Guide.
She is active as a solo recitalist, as a chamber musician, and as a soloist with orchestras. Recent concert seasons have included performances on concert series and at festivals in China, England, Denmark, Spain, Poland, Germany, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, and throughout the United States.
Masters’ first CD, Serenade, is now in its second printing, and her Naxos recital disc sold over 10,000 copies worldwide in the first year of its release. Her recording of Italian music was released in 2006 on the GSP label, and a recording of early 20th Century Spanish music was released on GSP in 2009. Masters has published books with Mel Bay and Alfred, and has received critical acclaim as an author and pedagogue.
In October of 2000 Martha Masters won first prize in the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) International Solo Competition, including a recording contract with Naxos, a concert video with Mel Bay, and an extensive North American concert tour. In November of 2000, she also won the Andrés Segovia International Guitar Competition in Linares, Spain and was a finalist in the Alexandre Tansman International Competition of Musical Personalities in Lodz, Poland. Prior to 2000, Masters was a prizewinner or finalist in numerous other international competitions, including the 1999 International Guitar Competition “Paco Santiago Marín” in Granada, Spain, the 1998 Tokyo International Guitar Competition and the 1997 GFA International Solo Competition.
In addition to being on the guitar faculty of California State University Fullerton and Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Masters is also the President of the Guitar Foundation of America (GFA), dedicated to supporting the instrument, its players and its music in the US and throughout the world.

2016-2017 Season Tickets

Season Pass $160.00 USDSeason Pass + VIP seating for Manuel Barrueco $175.00 USD

MASTER CLASS: Martha Masters
2016-12-09 16:30 - 18:30 | Palmer Trinity School, 7900 SW 176 Street, Miami, 33157, United States
Join us for another performer Master Class with the Florida Guitar Foundation.
Martha Masters will be joining us at Palmer Trinity School on Friday, December 9, 2016.
Free and Open to the Public, but space is very limited.

Open Mic Night
2016-12-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Miami Conservatory of Music, 2911 Grand Ave, Ste 400A, Coconut Grove, FL, 33133, United States
The Florida Guitar Foundation is inviting all guitarists in the community to our next Open Mic.
NEW TIME: Friday December 2, at 7:00pm!
We are looking for volunteers who would like to perform. If you are interested, please contact us at info@floridaguitarfoundation.org.
This event is open to the public at no charge. The idea is to offer a friendly environment for performers and a forum where we can discuss guitar related subjects with all participants.
We look forward to seeing you on the 2nd!

Miami Conservatory of Music
Mayfair Center
2911 Grand Ave Suite 400-A
Miami, FL 33133

Member's Recital
2016-11-19 19:00 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Member Recital and Holiday Concert
On Saturday, November 19, 2016 the Florida Guitar Foundation invites you to hear our members and guitar ensemble perform. This concert is free and open to the public.
Members are invited to perform! Please email info@floridaguitar.org to tell us what you’d like to play.
Saturday, November 19, 2016. 8 PM.
Clarke Recital Hall
University of Miami
5501 San Amaro Dr.
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Open Mic Night
2016-11-05 17:30 - 19:30 | Miami Conservatory of Music, 2911 Grand Ave, Ste 400A, Coconut Grove, FL, 33133, United States
The Florida Guitar Foundation is inviting all guitarists in the community to our next Open Mic.
We are looking for volunteers who would like to perform. If you are interested, please contact us at info@floridaguitarfoundation.org.
This event is open to the public at no charge. The idea is to offer a friendly environment for performers and a forum where we can discuss guitar related subjects with all participants.
We look forward to seeing you on the 5th!

Miami Conservatory of Music
Mayfair Center
2911 Grand Ave Suite 400-A
Miami, FL 33133

Master Class with Meng Su
2016-10-22 12:30 - 14:30 | University of Miami, 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Caroline Broby Hall
University of Miami
Free and Open to the Public
Come learn from one of the best performers today!

Meng Su
2016-10-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Meng Su
Presented by the Florida Guitar Foundation
Friday, October 21, 2016. 8 PM.
Clarke Recital Hall
University of Miami
5501 San Amaro Dr.
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Meng Su – Tickets

General Admission $30.00 USDFGF Members $20.00 USDStudents $15.00 USD

2016-2017 Season Tickets

Season Pass $160.00 USDSeason Pass + VIP seating for Manuel Barrueco $175.00 USD

2015 Parkening International Guitar Competition Gold Medalist Meng Su is the first guitarist to have won both youth and the main Parkening Competition, she is also the first female guitarist to both make it to the final round of the main competition and win the Gold Medal.
Meng Su has performed throughout Europe, Asia and United States giving solo, duo, trio, and quartet concerts. She has collaborated with various orchestras such as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra and the Knights Chamber Orchestra. She gave her Carnegie Hall debut with Yameng Wang, her duo partner in the Beijing Guitar Duo in 2010, which launched the duo’s international concert career. This season will take them to countries such as Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Poland, Serbia, China and the United States. Meng Su has also toured extensively with her mentor Manuel Barrueco performing in trio in Europe and United States.
Meng Su’s performances and recordings have impressed the public with “an ability and artistry that exceeds her years.” Her debut duo CD Maracaípe, received a Latin-GRAMMY nomination for the titled piece, which was dedicated to the Beijing Guitar Duo by renowned guitarist/composer Sergio Assad. Their second CD, Bach to Tan Dun, a “Must-listen” prasied by composer Tan Dun, has been widely noted for the world-premiere recording of Tan Dun’s Eight Memories in Watercolor. A recording in trio, China West, with Maestro Barrueco was released in May 2014 to critical acclaim. In July 2016, Meng released her first solo album Meng.

Open Mic Night
2016-10-01 17:30 - 19:30 | Miami Conservatory of Music, 2911 Grand Ave, Ste 400A, Coconut Grove, FL, 33133, United States
The Florida Guitar Foundation is inviting all guitarists in the community to our next Open Mic.
We are looking for volunteers who would like to perform. If you are interested, please contact us at info@floridaguitarfoundation.org.
This event is open to the public at no charge. The idea is to offer a friendly environment for performers and a forum where we can discuss guitar related subjects with all participants.
We look forward to seeing you on the 1st!

Miami Conservatory of Music
Mayfair Center
2911 Grand Ave Suite 400-A
Miami, FL 33133

Marcin Dylla
2016-09-24 20:00 - 22:00 | Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami, 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, United States
Marcin Dylla
Presented by the Florida Guitar Foundation
Saturday, September 24, 2016. 8 PM.
Clarke Recital Hall
University of Miami
5501 San Amaro Dr.
Coral Gables, FL 33146

Marcin Dylla – Tickets

General Admission $30.00 USDFGF Members $20.00 USDStudents $15.00 USD

2016-2017 Season Tickets

Season Pass $160.00 USDSeason Pass + VIP seating for Manuel Barrueco $175.00 USD

Hailed by Washington Post as “among the most gifted guitarists on the planet” Polish guitarist, Marcin Dylla is a rare phenomenon in recent history of Classical Guitar. Many music critics, connoisseurs and music lovers certify that Marcin Dylla is among the world’s elite of classical guitar players. He has earned this position, among others, to unparalleled number of awards including 19 First Prizes from 1996-2007 at the most prestigious international music competitions around the world. His last triumph was the Gold Medal of the ‘2007 Guitar Foundation of America International Competition’ in Los Angeles known as the most prestigious guitar contest in the world followed by tour of over 50 cities in North America, Mexico and Canada during 2008-09 season, live recital video recording for Mel Bay Publications and CD recording for Naxos that reached the Naxos ‘Top 10 Bestselling Albums’ in September 2008. His live recital DVD “Wawel Royal Castle at Dusk” was nominated for 2010 Fryderyk Award (equal to American Grammy) in the category of Solo Classical Music Album of the Year.

“…Dylla gave a brilliant, deeply poetic recital … Dylla captivated a large, enthusiastic, and
knowledgeable audience with sensuous tone, rhythmic flexibility, and deeply felt emotion …”
SF Classical Voice, Scott Cmiel, April 2, 2011
“Dylla clearly understood Ponce’s intentions. His execution reflected a similar understanding (and appreciation) of both the text and spirit of Schubert’s compositions.”
SF Classical Music Examiner, Stephen Smoliar, April 3, 2011
“’Incredible’ is a word used far too frequently these days, but the Polish guitarist Marcin Dylla restored the meaning of the word in an absolutely stunning concert. (…)Large-scale, challenging compositions for solo guitar are not heard often, certainly not performed at this level of seemingly effortless technique and intense artistry. It was clear from the outset that we were hearing a major talent performing music of serious proportions with both impressive technique and deeply musical interpretive skill”
Herald Tribune, Richard Storm, 27 March 2009
“The exceptional polish artist offered the audience of the city hall a true lesson in the subtle art of guitar playing. (…) the subtle performance of this outstanding soloist was a true pleasure for friends of the guitar.” [Translation by Eva Beneke, DMA]
Badische Zeitung, Roswitha Frey, September 22, 2009
“If there were any doubt that Dylla ranks among the most gifted guitarists on the planet, they were dispelled on Friday night.”
The Washington Post, Stephen Brookes, July 21, 2008

He has appeared in a number of distinguished concert halls such as Konzerthaus, Musikverein and Palais Lobkovitz in Vienna (Austria), Auditorio Nacional and Auditorio Conde Duque in Madrid (Spain), St. Petersburg Philharmonic Hall (Russian Federation), Kleinhans Music Hall in Buffalo (USA), Villa Hügel in Essen (Germany) and the Palazzina Liberty in Milan (Italy).
Marcin Dylla was born in Chorzow in 1976. He received his first guitar lessons at the Ruda Slaska Music Conservatory in his native Poland. From 1995 to 2000 he studied at the Music Academy of Katowice with Adi Wanda Palacz. He then completed his studies with Prof. Oscar Ghiglia, Prof. Sonja Prunnbauer and Prof. Carlo Marchione at the Music Academies of Basel (Switzerland), Freiburg (Germany) and Maastricht (The Netherlands), respectively. He is currently a Professor at the Music Academy in Kraków and Katowice.
