Schedule

Monday, June 13

Young Guitarists Workshop (YGW) Begins

Registration; See the YGW page for detailed schedule

YGW continues

Tuesday, June 14

YGW continues

YGW Faculty Concert

Featuring faculty Adam Levin, Will Riley, Devin Ulibarri, and Colin Thurmond.
Free admission

Wednesday, June 15

Boston GuitarFest Begins

Arrival and Registration

Opening Reception

Festival participants will have the opportunity to meet each other, as well as GuitarFest faculty and staff, while enjoying refreshments. Participants will also meet with fellow ensemble members to arrange rehearsals, and to sign up for Open Mic Night and excursions.

YGW continues

Opening Night Concert: Concierto de los dos mundos

With Boston GuitarFest 2015 competition winner Jesus Serrano and Spanish guitarist Anabel Montesinos. Includes a special performance of the GuitarFest 2015 winning composition “Beyond Lilith” by Melody Eötvös.
Free admission

Thursday, June 16

Performance Competition

Preliminary Round
Closed to the public

Masterclass with Joaquín Clerch

Reserved for auditors and festival participants

Masterclass with Oscar Ghiglia

Reserved for auditors and festival participants

YGW continues

Echoes of Spain

Featuring Zaira Meneses, Adam Levin, Moisès Fernández Via and Raquel Fisk.
$20 general, $10 student

Open-Mic Night

All festival participants, including competitors, are welcome to sign up earlier in the day to perform in the evening’s late-night open mic session. Refreshments will be available.

Friday, June 17

Luthiers Expo Begins

See list of luthiers.

Reserved for auditors and festival participants

Adult Performance Competition

Semifinal Round
Free and open to the public

Masterclass with Eliot Fisk

Reserved for auditors and festival participants

MFA Outing

Meet on the steps of Jordan Hall at 9:50 am

Masterclass with Oscar Ghiglia

Reserved for auditors and festival participants

YGW continues

Pre-concert

The Boston Guitar Orchestra, directed by Scott Borg

Fuego Español Concert

Grisha Goryachev and Joaquín Clerch in concert; Apostolos Paraskevas, composer.
$20 general, $10 student

Open Mic

All festival participants, including competitors, are welcome to sign up earlier in the day to perform in the evening’s late-night open-mic session. Refreshments will be available.

Saturday, June 18

Luthiers Expo

Reserved for auditors and festival participants

See list of luthiers

YGW Youth Performance Competition

Preliminary Round

YGW continues

Masterclass with Joaquín Clerch

Reserved for auditors and festival participants

Adult Performance Competition

Final Round
Free and open to the public

Competition Results and Awards (7:00)

Pre-Concert Lecture (7:20)

Caprichos de España: Eliot Fisk and Friends Concert

Eliot Fisk Eliot Fisk performing works by Domenico Scarlatti, Leonardo Balada, Enrique Granados, Ernesto Halffter, and Isaac Albéniz. Special guest Maestro Oscar Ghiglia joins Fisk for duos by Fernando Sor. Members of A Far Cry will also be performing.
$40 general, $15 student

Sunday, June 19

Luthiers Expo

See list of luthiers.

YGW continues

Flamenco workshop with Grisha Goryachev

Reserved for auditors and festival participants

Roundtable Discussion: The Future of the Guitar

Dr. Kim Perlak of the Berklee College of Music assisted by an international panel moderates a lively discussion on the future of the music profession: challenges and possible solutions, entrepreneurial ideas, cross disciplinary perspectives, career options and more.

YGW Youth Performance Competition

Final Round

YGW Faculty & Student Performance

Student concert followed by the announcement of the Youth Competition results

Masterclass with Oscar Ghiglia

Reserved for auditors and festival participants

Evening in Granada Concert

Featuring Jérôme Mouffe with special guests Grisha Goryachev, and Adam Levin, along with violinist Miguel Perez-Espejo.
$10 general

Closing Reception

Festival participants are invited to a closing reception for great food and drinks!