Classical GuitarFest West – Calgary’s Classical Guitar Festival

Classical GuitarFest West 2012: Calgary’s Classical Guitar Festival

Official website (below is only an excerpt): Classical GuitarFest West (Calgary)

Aug. 13 – 18, 2012
Monday – Saturday

A week of ‘guitar immersion’ in the Southern Alberta foothills, guaranteed to excite and inspire young guitar students and emerging classical guitar performers aged 13 and older with a minimum Grade 4 RCM.

The program focuses on developing solo performance skills through private lessons and open masterclasses, preparing the student for a performance at week’s end. Students also have the opportunity to observe faculty performances in three evening concerts during the week.

The week’s activities include daily ensemble and/or flamenco rehearsals as well as classes in ‘Technique & Improvisation’. Solo and ensemble pieces will be performed in a public recital on Saturday afternoon.

No self-respecting Classical Guitarist will want to miss this. Yee-haw!

Feature Activities

• Guitar Ensemble Rehearsals and Performance
• Flamenco Rehearsals and Performance
• Improvisation and Technique
• Yoga for the Practice Room
• Masterclasses with Marc Teicholz, Daniel Bolshoy and William Beauvais
• Private Instruction
• Faculty Concerts
• Student recital

Faculty

• Murray Visscher, (403.242.1459), program coordinator
• Marc Teicholz (San Francisco Conservatory of Music, GFA winner, 1989)
• Daniel Bolshoy (Vancouver Symphony Orchestra School of Music)
• William Beauvais (York University)
• Mark Wilson (Bellevue Community College, Seattle)
• The Oberon Guitar Trio (Calgary)
• Holly Blazina (Calgary)

Classical GuitarFest West 2011: Calgary’s Classical Guitar Festival

VISIT THE OFFICIAL CLASSICAL GUITARFEST WEST WEBSITE: www.mtroyal.ca

Classical GuitarFest West

Aug. 8 – 12, 2011

A week of ‘guitar immersion’ in the Southern Alberta foothills, guaranteed to excite and inspire young guitar students and emerging classical guitar performers aged 13 and older with a minium Grade 4 RCM.

The program focuses on developing solo performance skills through private lessons and open masterclasses, preparing the student for a performance at week’s end. Students also have the opportunity to observe faculty performances in three evening concerts during the week.

Faculty

Murray Visscher, (403.242.1459), program coordinator
Ralph Maier
Brad Mahon
Jerome Ducharme
Daniel Bolshoy
Holly Blazina

Sponsors

Classical Guitar Society of Calgary
D’addario Strings
Best Western Suites Downtown
St. John’s Music
Tenuto Guitar Supports