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Registration & Housing

REGISTER ONLINE
Note: Participants will not be able to mail in payment.

Admission
All levels and ages welcome to apply! Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. Early registration is recommended. Registration includes all festival events, concerts, private lessons and master classes during the days valid for the type of registration purchased.

Registration Fees and Options (or Packages)
5-Day Early Bird Registration (by May 15): $385
5-Day Registration (after May 15): $460
• 2 private guitar lessons*
• 4 days of masterclasses with Oscar Ghiglia*
• Guitar Ensembles
• Seminars and Workshops
• Visit to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and the Italian North End
• Access to all GuitarFest concerts at the Fenway Center

* All 5-day participants are provided 2 guitar lessons, one of which can include performing in an Oscar Ghiglia masterclass. All applicants interested in performing in an Oscar Ghiglia masterclass must audition.

5-Day Auditor: $285
• 4 days of masterclasses with Oscar Ghiglia
• Seminars and Workshops
• Visit to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts and the Italian North End
• Access to all GuitarFest concerts at the Fenway Center

1-Day Pass: $75
• All Festival events for one day
• Includes evening concert

2-Day Weekend Pass: $135
• All Festival events and concerts for Saturday and Sunday

Adult Performance Competition: $175
• Includes access to all GuitarFest concerts at the Fenway Center

5-Day Festival Participant & Adult Performance Competition: $460
• Includes all events, concerts, private lessons and masterclasses, as well as entry into the competition.

Composition Competition is free for the first submission

Housing

Housing for the festival is available in the International Village residence hall of Northeastern University, for $70/night [Single Occupancy]. All rooms are NON-Smoking. All housing residents must be 18 years of age or older–no exceptions, even if accompanied by a guardian. (Housing is subject to change to a comparable facility). Read more about International Village.

HOUSING DEADLINE HAS PASSED
No further requests for housing will be accepted Housing will not be considered reserved until payment is processed.

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    Boston GuitarFest is the dream of visionary guitar virtuoso Eliot Fisk. While the main focus is always on the classical guitar, the festival also aims to set the instrument within a broader musical, cultural and social context.

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