Schedule

Tuesday, June 24

3-6:30pm
St. Botolph
Young Guitarists Workshop
Registration, Ensemble, Master Class, Rockshop
7:30pm
Jordan Hall
Concert: Young Guitarists Workshop Faculty Performance
Adam Levin; Devin Ulibarri; Will Riley; Colin Thurmond; Eve Costarelli, Pablo Giménez; William Knuth
Free and open to the public

Wednesday, June 25 (Boston GuitarFest Officially Begins!)

12-3pm
St. Botolph Lobby
Arrival and Registration
3:30-7:30pm
St. Botolph
Young Guitarists Workshop
Ensemble, Master Class, Rockshop, Dance
5-6:30pm
Keller Room
Opening Reception
Festival participants will have the opportunity to meet each other as well as Artistic Director Eliot Fisk and guest artists, while enjoying food and refreshments.
8pm
Fenway Center
Concert: Opening Night
Premiere of GuitarFest 2013 composition winner, “Improvvisazioni” composed and performed by Marco De Biasi, guitar
Boston GuitarFest 2013 competition winner Steve Cowan, guitar
Adam Holzman, guitar
$20 General Admission
$10 Students/Seniors/NEC & NEU Alumni
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Thursday, June 26

9am-1pm
Williams Hall
Competition
Preliminary Round, closed to the public
9:30am-2:45pm
St. Botolph
Young Guitarists Workshop
Ensemble, Master Class, Rockshop, Dance
10am-1pm
Keller Room
Master Class
Oscar Ghiglia
2-3pm
Keller Room
Presentation on Focal Dystonia
by Apostolos Paraskevas
5pm
Fenway Center
Concert: New Music
Curated by Maarten Stragier, guitar
$10 General Admission
FREE Students/Seniors/NEC & NEU Alumni
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8pm
Fenway Center
Concert: Granada & Latin Favorites
David Martínez, guitar
Joaquín Clerch, guitar
$20 General Admission
$10 Students/Seniors/NEC & NEU Alumni
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Friday, June 27

9am-5pm
Rm.118 & 124 Jordan Hall
Luthiers Expo
Back by popular demand, Boston GuitarFest’s Luthiers Expo is offering participants time to stop by and test drive fine instruments by luthiers from around the world. View this year’s luthiers here.
9am-1pm
Williams Hall
Competition
Preliminary Round, closed to the public
9:30am-2:45pm
St. Botolph
Young Guitarists Workshop
Ensemble, Master Class, Rockshop, Dance
10am-1pm
Keller Room
Master Class
Joaquín Clerch
2pm-4:30pm
Jordan Hall/MFA
Museum of Fine Arts Outing
8pm
Jordan Hall
Pre-concert (7:30pm)
Scott Borg, guitar
The Boston Guitar Orchestra

Concert: Flamenco and Jazz
Oscar Ghiglia, guitar
Juanito Pascual, guitar; José Moreno, percussion; Barbara Martinez, cante/baile
$20 General Admission
$10 Students/Seniors/NEC & NEU Alumni
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Saturday, June 28

9am-5pm
Rm.118 & 124 Jordan Hall
Luthiers Expo
Continued… view this year’s luthiers here.
9am-1pm
Williams Hall
Competition
Semifinals; Free and open to the public
9:30am-3pm
St. Botolph
Young Guitarists Workshop
Ensemble, Master Class, Yoga, Flamenco; followed by 3pm Emerging Artists Concert
10am-1pm
Keller Room
Master Class
Oscar Ghiglia
3-6pm
Jordan Hall
Concert: Emerging Artists Marathon
Curated by Zaira Meneses; Domagoj Miskovic, guitar; Ryan Dugre, electric guitar/ vocals; Raley Beggs, guitar; Melody Giron, cello; Benjamin Lazar Davis, electric guitar/ vocals
$10 General Admission
FREE - Students/Seniors/NEC & NEU Alumni

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8pm
Jordan Hall
Concert: American Odyssey
Boston Modern Orchestra Project (BMOP) and Gil Rose (BMOP Conductor and Artistic Director); Zaira Meneses, guitar; Eliot Fisk, guitar
Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquín Rodrigo; Zaira Meneses, soloist
Pop Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra by Anthony Paul De Ritis; Eliot Fisk, soloist (World premiere); based on songs by Seal, Alanis Morissette, U2, Michael Jackson
Guitar Concerto by Robert Beaser; Eliot Fisk, soloist (Boston premiere)
$40 General Admission
$10 Students/Seniors/NEC & NEU Alumni

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Sunday, June 29

9am-5pm
Rm.118 & 124 Jordan Hall
Luthiers Expo
Continued… view this year’s luthiers here.
9:30am-1pm
St. Botolph
Young Guitarists Workshop
Rehearsal, Flamenco
10am-1pm
Keller Room
Master Class
Oscar Ghiglia
1:15-2:30pm
Brown Hall
Concert: Young Guitarists Workshop Student Performance
Free and open to the public
2-3:30pm
Keller Room
Roundtable
Moderated with GuitarFest distinguished panel and audience. Q&A.
4pm
Jordan Hall
Concert: Performance Competition (Final Round)
Free and open to the public
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6:30pm-7pm
Keller Room
Closing Reception
Festival participants are invited to a closing reception for the announcement of the competition results, as well as great food and drinks!