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
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
Seminar: La Conquista; Before and After
2-3 pm Fenway Center
Seminar: Virginia Eskin,Robert Ward and Zaira Meneses: Guitar and Piano, A Shared Repertoire
3-4 pm Fenway Center
Concert: Marco Tamayo ("Homenaje a Leo Brouwer")
4:30-5:30 pm Fenway Center -$8
Dinner
6-7 pm
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.
Seminar: LaBella Strings Eric Coco, How Strings Are Really Made
3-4 pm Fenway Center
4:30-5:30 pm Fenway Center -$8
David Witten performs piano music of Manuel Ponce.
Dinner
6-7 pm
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
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.