2026 Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival Lecture Series
Thursday, June 4 at 6:00 PM, CIM Studio TBA
Zooming In and Zooming Out: The Poetry of Large-Scale Relationships in Guitar Music
A great piece of classical music unfolds on multiple levels, from the smallest details to the overarching structure. A compelling performance must do the same. This talk explores how to practice with different structural levels in mind, and how the music itself often shifts attention between long-range continuity and immediate expressive gesture—much like a cinematographer zooming in and out. Examples will be drawn from Bach, Sor, Mertz, and Regondi, with occasional reference to Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms.