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ICAC Orientation Meeting
ICAC Orientation Meeting
Competitors' Orientation Meeting, Sunday, June 16, 8:00 p.m. This meeting is required of all competitors. This meeting will determine the performance order for the three-day Preliminary Round by means of a Lottery - numerical order draw. If you have a travel delay that prevents you from attending the meeting, you will need to provide proof […]
4 events,
ICAC Preliminary
ICAC Preliminary
First group of International Concert Artist Competition preliminary competition performances. 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 in addition to Planet Waves guitar accessories […]
ICAC Preliminary
ICAC Preliminary
Second group of International Concert Artist Competition preliminary competition performances. 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 in addition to Planet Waves guitar accessories […]
ICAC Preliminary
ICAC Preliminary
Third group of International Concert Artist Competition preliminary competition performances. 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 in addition to Planet Waves guitar accessories […]
6 events,
Zoran Dukić Technique Workshop
Zoran Dukić Technique Workshop
Between 1990-1997, Zoran Dukić won more competitions than any other guitarist. Dukić is one of the most distinguished classical guitarists of our time. His concert performances, whether as a soloist or accompanied by an orchestra, leave long-lasting impressions on audiences and critics alike. A typical review of one of his shows often sounds like this accolade […]
ICAC Preliminary
ICAC Preliminary
Fourth group of International Concert Artist Competition preliminary competition performances. 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 in addition to Planet Waves guitar accessories […]
ICAC Preliminary
ICAC Preliminary
Fifth group of International Concert Artist Competition preliminary competition performances. 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 in addition to Planet Waves guitar accessories […]
Lecture: Avril Kinsey
Lecture: Avril Kinsey
In this lecture, Dr. Avril Kinsey discusses 320 Works for Classical Guitar by 72 South African Composers Dr. Avril Kinsey is an award winning musician, published composer, author and lecturer. She is the Founding Director of CTA Music & Film. She was awarded the degree Doctor of Music from Nelson Mandela University. She is the first […]
Masterclass: Marcin Dylla
Masterclass: Marcin Dylla
The Guitar Foundation of America is hosting a Masterclass with Marcin Dylla in the Clarke Recital hall. Marcin Dylla was born in Chorzow in 1976 and 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 […]
Inside the Artistry of Yamandu Costa
Inside the Artistry of Yamandu Costa
Inside the Artistry of Yamandu Costa: An evening of conversation and performance with Yamandu Costa and Shelly Berg. Get Tickets
4 events,
GFA Vendor Expo
GFA Vendor Expo
Come 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 […]
Ewa Jabłczyńska Technique Workshop
Ewa Jabłczyńska Technique Workshop
Ewa Jabłczyńska began playing the guitar at the age of 7. In 2007 Jabłczyńska graduated with honors in Katowice Music Academy Karl Szymanowski led by prof. Alina Gruszka. Ewa holds a Habilitation degree in Guitar Performance and is currently teaching at the Institute of Music of Jan Długosz University in Częstochowa, Poland. Jabłczyńska is a laureate […]
Luthier Showcase at the GFA
Luthier Showcase at the GFA
Come listen to the assorted guitars on offer by the Luthiers and vendors exhibiting at this year's GFA. Compare their tones and volume in the intimate Clarke Recital Hall at the University of Miami.
Educators’ Happy Hour
Educators’ Happy Hour
Come join us in fraternizing and networking at the GFA Educators' Happy Hour. Location TBD.
6 events,
GFA Vendor Expo
GFA Vendor Expo
Come 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 […]
Petrit Çeku Technique Workshop
Petrit Çeku Technique Workshop
Petrit Çeku’s exquisite sensibility and expressiveness have attracted and engaged audiences worldwide. He has performed many recitals throughout Europe and North America and was a soloist with major symphonic orchestras such as Baltimore Symphony, Czech Chamber Philharmonic, State Hermitage Orchestra of St. Petersburg and Zagreb Philharmonic. He also appears regularly with the famed string ensemble […]
ICAC Semifinals
ICAC Semifinals
First 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 […]
Lecture: Vojislav Ivanovic
Lecture: Vojislav Ivanovic
In 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 […]
ICAC Semifinals
ICAC Semifinals
Second 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 […]
Brasil Guitar Duo
Brasil Guitar Duo
Brasil 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 […]
3 events,
GFA Vendor Expo
GFA Vendor Expo
Come 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: Stephen Goss, Jonathan Leathwood, and Stanley Yates
Lecture: Stephen Goss, Jonathan Leathwood, and Stanley Yates
In this lecture, Stephen Goss, Jonathan Leathwood, and Stanley Yates discuss Improvisation as a Way of Knowing: Towards a New Pedagogy of Notated Repertoire Stephen Goss Stephen Goss’s music receives hundreds of performances worldwide each year. It has been recorded on over 80 CDs by more than a dozen record labels, including EMI, […]
Manuel Barrueco
Manuel Barrueco
Grammy Nominated 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 […]
5 events,
GFA Vendor Expo
GFA Vendor Expo
Come 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 […]
Irina Kulikova Technique Workshop
Irina Kulikova Technique Workshop
Irina Kulikova tours far afield, with appearances at leading festivals in Europe, North America and Asia and in concert halls such as the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, the Academic Capella in St. Petersburg, Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg, the Palau de la Musica in Valencia, the Musashino Hall in Tokyo and the Oriental […]
Masterclass: Manuel Barrueco
Masterclass: Manuel Barrueco
Grammy Nominated 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 […]
ICAC Final
ICAC Final
Final round 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 in addition to […]