Schedule
(subject to change)

Tuesday, June 10, 2008
1 - 8 p.m.	Beethoven Foyer, NEC Check-in
4 p.m.	Williams Hall, NEC - $8 Concert - Boston GuitarFest 2007 Prize Winners; First Prize: Cristina Pérez Madiedo, guitar (Cuba); Second Prize: Jérôme Mouffe, guitar (Belgium); Third Prize: Adam Levin, guitar (USA)
6 - 8 p.m.	Curry Student Center Ballroom, Northeastern University Opening Night Welcome Reception
8 p.m.	Jordan Hall, NEC - $20 Floor/ $10 Balcony/ $8 Students with ID Concert - “Music of Spain: Past, Present and Future”: Ricardo Gallén, guitar (Spain); Richard Savino, guitar (USA) and El Mundo
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
9 a.m. – 12 p.m	Williams Hall, NEC Preliminaries Adult Competition in progress Judges: Virginia Eskin, Bruce Holzman, Robert Ward Keller, 118, 124, NEC Master Classes - Ricardo Gallén, Adam Holzman
12– 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break on your own
2 – 3 p.m.	Keller Room, NEC Seminar/Workshop "West Meets East: An Introduction to Indian Music for Guitarists": Peter Row, sitar (USA); Nitin Mitta, tabla (India)
3 – 4 p.m.	Rm. 124, NEC Coffee Break and Talk - “What Every Guitarist Needs to Know About the Body”: Jerald Harscher
4 – 5 p.m.	Williams Hall, NEC - $8 Concert - "Music of Eastern Europe": Dan Acsadi, guitar (USA); Alexander Dunn, guitar (USA/Canada); Steven Lin, guitar (USA); Scott Borg, Grigory Goryachev, guitar (Russia/USA); Jérôme Mouffe, guitar (Belgium); William Knuth, violin (USA); Scott Borg, guitar (USA/Australia); Jennifer Ashe, soprano (USA); Robert Myers, flute (USA)
8 p.m.	Williams Hall, NEC - $20 Floor/ $10 Balcony/ $8 Students with ID Concert - "India and China": Peter Row, sitar (USA) and Nitin Mitta, tabla (India); Wu Man, Chinese pipa (China) with Eliot Fisk
Thursday, June 12, 2008
9 a.m. – 12 p.m	Williams Hall, NEC Preliminaries Adult Competition in progress; Judges: Virginia Eskin, Bruce Holzman, Robert Ward Keller, 118, 124, NEC Master Classes - Eliot Fisk, David Tanenbaum
12– 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break on your own
2 – 3 p.m.	Keller Room, NEC Seminar/Workshop - “An Introduction to the Chinese pipa for Classical Guitarists”: Wu Man, Chinese pipa (China)
3 – 4 p.m.	Rm. 124, NEC Coffee Break and Talk - "The Archives of Agustín Barrios": Federico Sheppard
4 – 5 p.m.	Williams Hall, NEC - $8 Concert - "Voice(s) and Guitar”:Alexander Dunn, guitar (USA/Canada); Luis Orlandini (Chile); Steven Lin (USA); Jon Yerby (USA); Jason McStoots, tenor (USA); Megan Taylor, soprano (USA); Robert Myers, flute (USA), Amy Lieberman, conductor (USA)
8 p.m.	Williams Hall, NEC - $20 Floor/ $10 Balcony/ $8 Students with ID Concert - "North Meets South": Adam Holzman, guitar (USA); Luis Orlandini (Chile)
Friday, June 13, 2008
9 a.m. – 12 p.m	Williams Hall, NEC Semifinals Adult Competition in progress Judges: Virginia Eskin, Bruce Holzman, Robert Ward Keller, 118, 124, NEC Master Classes - Adam Holzman, Alexander Dunn, Luis Orlandini
12– 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break on your own Guitar Presentation at the Museum of Fine Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts Selected instruments from the Museum of Fine Arts Instrument Collection will be featured in a presentation by curator Darcy Kuronen and guitarist Olav Henriksen. Free admission for GuitarFest participants. The Museum of Fine Arts is located about 4 blocks from New England Conservatory: 465 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115
2 – 3 p.m.	Keller Room, NEC Seminar/Workshop - "Tips on Technique": Angel Romero (USA/Spain)
3 – 4 p.m.	Rm. 124, NEC Coffee Break
4 – 5 p.m.	Williams Hall, NEC - $8 Concert - "Minimalism and Beyond": Dominic Frasca, guitar (USA); Alexander Dunn, guitar (USA/Canada); Robert Ward, guitar (USA)
8 p.m.	Williams Hall, NEC - $20 Floor/ $10 Balcony/ $8 Students with ID Concert - "Modernity Past and Present": David Tanenbaum, guitar (USA); John Gibbons, harpsichord (USA)
Saturday, June 14, 2008
9 a.m. – 12 p.m	Williams Hall, NEC Youth Competition in progress all day Judges: Maria Benotti, Richard Provost, William Riley Keller, 118, 124, NEC Master Classes - David Tanenbaum, Luis Orlandini, Adam Holzman
12– 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break on your own
2 – 3 p.m.	Keller Room, NEC Seminar/Workshop - "Baroque Performance Practice in Bach and Scarlatti": John Gibbons, harpsichord (USA)
3 – 4 p.m.	Rm. 124, NEC Coffee Break
4 – 5 p.m.	Williams Hall, NEC - $8 Concert - "Music of Takemitsu": Steve Lin, guitar (USA); Alexander Dunn, guitar (USA/Canada); Robert Ward, guitar (USA); David Tanenbaum, guitar (USA), Robert Myers, flute (USA); Luis Orlandini, guitar (Chile); Moisés Fernández Vía, piano (Spain)
8 p.m.	Jordan Hall, NEC - $20 Floor/ $10 Balcony/ $8 Students with ID Concert - "Boston GuitarFest 2008 FEATURE CONCERT": Angel Romero, guitar (USA/Spain); Eliot Fisk, guitar (USA)
Sunday, June 15, 2008
9 a.m. – 12 p.m	Keller, 118, 124, NEC Master Classes - Alexander Dunn, guitar (USA/Canada); Eliot Fisk, guitar (USA)
12– 1:30 p.m.	Lunch Break on your own
2 – 3 p.m.	Keller Room, NEC Seminar/Workshop - "The Future of the Guitar: Musical and Economic Survival in the 21st Century", Anthony De Ritis
3 – 4 p.m.	Rm. 124, NEC Coffee Break
4 – 5 p.m.	Williams Hall, NEC - $8 Concert - Moisés Fernández Vía, piano (Spain); Grigory Goryachev, guitar (Russia/USA); Zaira Meneses, guitar (Mexico/USA)
8 p.m.	Jordan Hall, NEC - $20 Floor/ $10 Balcony/ $8 Students with ID Concert - "Boston GuitarFest 2008 COMPETITION FINALS" Judges:Virginia Eskin, Bruce Holzman, Robert Ward
	Curry Student Center Ballroom, Northeastern University CLOSING RECEPTION