GFA Vendor Expo
Fillmore Hall, University of Miami 5501 San Amaro Dr, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesCome check out the vendors at Guitar Foundation of America Convention! The Vendor Expo will take place in the Henry Fillmore Band and Nancy Greene Halls at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. Vendors include: MicroTōne GuitarsProductions d’OZ/Doberman Sean Spurling Guitars Kevin J. Cope Vicente Carrillo Guitars Editions Henry Lemoine Wiseman Cases Ubach […]
Lecture: Vojislav Ivanovic
Foster 206, University of Miami 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesIn this lecture, Vojislav Ivanović discusses "The Musical Bonsai." Born in Sarajevo, where he started playing guitar at the age of 10, Vojislav acquired highest academic degrees both in guitar at the Athens Conservatory with Costas Cotsiolis and in composition at the University of Sarajevo with Vojin Komadina. From the early 1980s he performs […]
International Ensemble Competition
Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesThe first session of the Guitar Foundation of America's International Ensemble Competition. International Ensemble Competition University of Miami | Miami, FL, USA June 20-22, 2019 Eligibility The GFA International Ensemble Competition is comprised of an Artist and Youth Division. The Artist Division attracts professional and collegiate-level ensembles while the Youth Division is designed […]
Lecture: Benjamin Lougheed
Foster 206, University of Miami 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesIn this lecture, Benjamin Lougheed discusses "A Performance Guide to Roland Dyens' Jazz Arrangement" Ben began his guitar study at the age of six with the esteemed Suzuki teacher Marylou Roberts. He then earned his Bachelor of Music in Guitar Performance from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, studying with department chair Julian […]
ICAC Semifinals
Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesSecond set of Semifinal performances in the GFA International Concert Artist Competition. Get Tickets PRIZES Rose Augustine Grand Prize: $10,000 Cash* GFA Sponsored International Concert Tour, including approximately 50 concerts throughout the United States, Canada,and Mexico. Naxos CD Recording Mel Bay Publication 3 year supply (52 sets a year) of D'Addario guitar strings […]
Guitar Orchestra Rehearsal
University of Miami 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesThe 2019 GFA Community Guitar Orchestra will perform a special arrangement of the final cut from the EMMY-award winning score to the Netflix mini-series Godless by Carlos Rafael Rivera. The GFA is once again pleased to offer the opportunity to rehearse and perform with the Community Guitar Orchestra. All registrants, regardless of performance level, are […]
Youth Social
Foster 239, University of Miami 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesA chance for the youth attending and competing at this year's Guitar Foundation of America Convention and Competition to socialize and network, in a mock Happy Hour setting.
Brasil Guitar Duo
Gusman Concert Hall, University of Miami 1314 Miller Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesBrasil Guitar Duo, a 2006 winner of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, and hailed by Classical Guitar magazine for its “maturity of musicianship and technical virtuosity,” is equally at home on a classical or a world-music series. Its innovative programming features a seamless blend of traditional and Brazilian works, resulting in a full global […]
Lecture: Juan Oscar Azaret
Weeks Music Library & Tech Center, 210, University of Miami 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesIn this lecture, Juan Oscar Azaret discusses "Those Mysterious Existences." For over two decades, Juan Oscar Azaret has been honing the craft of lutherie. He has also been very involved with (and is now a board member and trustee) of the Boston Classical Guitar Society. Azaret Guitars
International Ensemble Competition
Clarke Recital Hall, University of Miami 5501 San Amaro Drive, Coral Gables, FL, United StatesThe second session of the Guitar Foundation of America's International Ensemble Competition. International Ensemble Competition University of Miami | Miami, FL, USA June 20-22, 2019 Eligibility The GFA International Ensemble Competition is comprised of an Artist and Youth Division. The Artist Division attracts professional and collegiate-level ensembles while the Youth Division is designed […]
