Wednesday, June 10

Arrival & Registration

10-11 am Ryder Hall, NU

Housing Check-in

11 am-12 pm Ryder Hall. NU

Welcome Barbecue

4-7 pm Centennial Common (in front of Ryder Hall, NU)

Join us for some delicious BBQ to kick off GuitarFest 2009!

Thursday, June 11

Registration

8:30-9 am Jordan Hall, NEC

Master Class (Eliot Fisk/ Alfredo Sanchez)

9 am-12 pm Keller Room/ JH 124

Adult Performance Competition

9 am-12 pm Fenway Center

Adult competition performances.

Lunch

12-1 pm

Guitar Holiday Screening

2-3 pm Fenway Center

Screening of Guitar Holiday, a film by Dennis Conway about the guitar in Paracho, Mexico.

Concert: Cecilio Perera ("Homenaje a Leo Brouwer")

4-5 pm Fenway Center -$8

Recital by Cecilio Perera, GuitarFest 2008 adult competition first prize winner.

Dinner

6-7 pm

Concert: Scott Tennant

8-10 pm Fenway Center -$15 General/ $8 Students

Friday, June 12

Registration

8:30-9 am Jordan Hall, NEC

Morning Coffee

8:30-9 am Espresso Royale Cafe

Master Class (Scott Tennant/ Alfonso Moreno)

9 am-12 pm Keller Room/ JH 124

Adult Performance Competition

9 am-12 pm Fenway Center

Adult competition performances.

Lunch

12-1 pm

Concert: Marco Tamayo ("Homenaje a Leo Brouwer")

4:30-5:30 pm Fenway Center -$8

Dinner

6-7 pm

Concert: Alfredo Sanchez and Alfonso Moreno

8-10 pm Fenway Center -$15 General/ $8 Students

Saturday, June 13

Registration

8:30-9 am Jordan Hall, NEC

Morning Coffee

8:30-9 am Espresso Royale Cafe

Master Class (Marco Tamayo/ Alfredo Sanchez)

9 am-12 pm Keller Room/ JH 124

Youth Performance Competition

9 am-12 pm Brown Hall

Youth Competition performances.

Adult Performance Competition

9 am-12 pm Fenway Center

Adult competition performances

Lunch

12-1 pm

Youth Performance Competition Finals

1-2 pm Fenway Center

Youth Competition final performances.

Seminar: Legends in Mexican Art: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo

2-3 pm Fenway Center

Adriana Zavala, an art historian at Tufts University, discusses the history of Mexican art.

Concert: David Witten

4:30-5:30 pm Fenway Center -$8

David Witten performs piano music of Manuel Ponce.

Dinner

6-7 pm

Concert: Eliot Fisk

8-10 Fenway Center -$15 General/ $8 Students

Will include the 12 Études of Heitor Villa-Lobos and other works by Tarrega and I. Albéniz among others.

Sunday, June 14

Registration

8:30-9 am Jordan Hall, NEC

Morning Coffee

8:30-9 am Espresso Royale Cafe

Master Class (Eliot Fisk/ Alfonso Moreno)

9 am-11:30 am Keller Room/ JH 124

Zaira Meneses: The Secret of the Sound
9:30 am -12 pm Brown Hall

Adult Performance Competition Finals
12-2 pm Fenway Center

Lunch

2-3 pm

Roundtable

3:30-4:30 pm Fenway Center

Focus on the future of the guitar with special emphasis on economic survival. Discussion to be chaired by Dr. Matthew Hinsley, president of the Austin Classical Guitar Society.

Dinner

4:30-6 pm

Closing Concert: SONEROS DE VERACRUZ

6-7:30 pm Fenway Center -$15 General/ $8 Students

Popular music from the province of Veracruz with guitars, harp and vocals.

Closing Party

8-10 pm Fenway Center

Competition winners will be announced during the party.