Cleveland International Classical Guitar Festival

[Among] two of the most important annual American classical guitar events
(Classical Guitar)

Reception and Breakfast for Master Class Performers and Festival Faculty

Reception: Friday, June 9 from 9:00 to 9:45 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, Lounge
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Description: Student master class performers from around the USA will convene for a continental breakfast with Cleveland Institute of Music Guitar Faculty. Complimentary Festival concert tickets will be distributed at that time.
Admission: Free. (Participation limited to CICGF student master class performers, their parents, faculty, and staff).
Reception Info: Contact Colin Davin at colin.davin@cim.edu for information.

Jason Vieaux (USA), classical guitar

Grammy Award Winner

Vieaux Biography

CONCERT: Friday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, Kulas Hall,
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Works by: J.S. Bach, Ginastera, Morel, Ponce, and Sor
View Program and Notes: Here
Tickets: $25.00 - may be purchased at the door beginning 45 minutes prior to the performance. (There are no senior or student discounts.)
Concert Info: Call Guitars International 216-752-7502.
Video: Ellington - In A Sentimental Mood
After Concert Dinner 10:30 p.m: L’Albatros Restaurant, 11401 Bellflower Rd., Cleveland, Ohio (Individuals pay their own tab)

Master Class: Sunday, June 11, 11:30 – 2:15 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, CIM Studio 113,
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Description: 5 non-CIM classical guitar students will perform.
Observers: Free and open to the public (no tickets or passes required).

Private Lessons: Those who wish to take a private 1 hour lesson with Jason Vieaux should contact Colin Davin at colin.davin@cim.edu for information.

Nigel North (England), Baroque lute

Perhaps he is the greatest performer on his instrument of all time.... (Birmingham Post)

CONCERT: Saturday, June 10 at 3:00 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, Mixon Hall,
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Works by: J. S. Bach
View Program and Notes: Here
Tickets: $22.00 Tickets will be available to purchase at the door beginning 45 minutes prior to the performance. (There are no senior or student discounts.)
Concert Info: Call Guitars International 216-752-7502
Video: Weiss - Sarabande from Partita in G minor

Lecture: Bach For Guitarists
Day and time: Friday, June 9, 6:00 – 7:15 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, CIM Studio 113
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Description: How did the so-called “Bach lute works” become a major part of every guitarists repertoire? And what aspects of style and historical performance practice do we all need to consider in performing these works on a 6 string classical guitar? Let us not forget the works that Bach wrote for solo violin and cello; what considerations can make them a valuable addition to the guitarists canon of Bach? All of these subjects will be viewed and explained from a lutenist’s point of view.
Admission: Free (no tickets or passes required), voluntary donations to support the CICGF gratefully accepted
Lecture Info: Call Guitars International at (216) 752-7502.

Private Lessons: Those who wish to take a private 1 hour lesson with Nigel North should contact Colin Davin at colin.davin@cim.edu for information.

David Russell (Scotland), classical guitar

Grammy Award Winner

Russell Biography

CONCERT: Saturday, June 10 at 8:00 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, Kulas Hall,
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Works by: Brocá, Goss, Granados, Kuhnau, Scarlatti, and Tárrega
View Program and Notes: Here
Tickets: $30.00 Tickets will be available to purchase at the door beginning 45 minutes prior to the performance. (There are no senior or student discounts.)
Concert Info: Call Guitars International 216-752-7502
Video: Interpreta a Federico Moreno Torroba
After Concert Dinner 11:00 p.m: L’Albatros Restaurant, 11401 Bellflower Rd., Cleveland, Ohio (Individuals pay their own tab)

Master Class 1: Friday, June 9, 3:00.– 5:45 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, CIM Studio 113
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Description: 5 classical guitar students will perform.
Observers: Free and open to the public (no tickets or passes required).

Master Class 2: Sunday, June 11, 4:30 – 7:15 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, CIM Studio 113

Hao Yang (China), classical guitar

First Prize 2015 Guitar Foundation of America International Youth Competition (Senior Division)

Yang Biography

CONCERT: Sunday, June 11 at 2:30 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, Mixon Hall,
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Works by: Albéniz, J.S. Bach, Barrios, Giuliani, and José
View Program and Notes: Here
Admission: Free (no tickets or passes required), voluntary donations to support the CICGF gratefully accepted
Concert Info: Call Guitars International at (216) 752-7502
Video: Sonata for Guitar: Pavana and Final (Jose)

Davin-Levin Duo - Colin Davin (USA), classical guitar, and Emily Levin (USA), harp

Mr Davin is the real thing, a player with a virtuoso's technique, a deeply expressive musicianship, and a probing imagination. (American Record Guide)

Davin Biography

CONCERT: Sunday, June 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, Mixon Hall,
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Works by: De Falla, Mattingly (world premiere), Ravel, and Stackpole
View Program and Notes: Here
Tickets: $22.00 Tickets will be available to purchase at the door beginning 45 minutes prior to the performance. (There are no senior or student discounts.)
Concert Info: Call Guitars International 216-752-7502
Video: Falla - Canción del fuego fatuo
After Concert Dinner 10:30 p.m: Valerio’s Restaurant, 12405 Mayfield Rd., Cleveland, Ohio (Individuals pay their own tab)

Levin Biography

Davin Master Class 1: Friday, June 9, 10:00 – 12:45 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, CIM Studio 217
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Description: 5 classical guitar students will perform.
Observers: Free and open to the public (no tickets or passes required).

Davin Master Class 2: Saturday, June 10, 9:30 – 12:15 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, CIM Studio 113

Private Lessons: Those who wish to take a private 1 hour lesson with Colin Davin should contact Colin Davin at colin.davin@cim.edu for information.

Petra Polácková (Czech Republic)

[Her] playing was so technically secure and musically insightful, it was unimaginable that anything she played could possibly be difficult.
(Cleveland Classical)

EXHIBIT AND DEMONSTRATION OF FINE GUITARS
Day and time: Saturday, June 10, 6:00 – 7:15 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, Mixon Hall
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Description: Petra Polácková (Czech Republic) will demonstrate Exhibition Guitars provided by Guitars International.
Admission: Free (no tickets or passes required), voluntary donations to support the CICGF gratefully accepted.
Demonstration Info: Call Guitars International at (216) 752-7502.

Master Class 1: Friday, June 9, 10:00 – 12:45 p.m..
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, Studio 113
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Description: 5 classical guitar students will perform.
Observers: Free and open to the public (no tickets or passes required).

Master Class 2: Saturday, June 10, 9:30 – 12:15 p.m..
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, Studio 217

Master Class 3: Sunday, June 11, 11:30 – 2:15 p.m..
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, Studio 217

Alan Bise (USA), record producer

Grammy Award winning producer and recording engineer

Bise Biography

Lecture: The Recording Process: Preparation and Recording
Day and time: Friday, June 9, 1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, CIM Studio 113
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Description: Grammy Award winning record producer Alan Bise and Grammy Award winning classical guitarist Jason Vieaux will discuss various aspects of the recording process. Topics will include how Mr. Vieaux prepares for a recording session differently than for a concert performance, his experiences working with a record producer, sound set up, logistic and artistic concerns, etc. Pictures of marked scores and other fun props will be featured.
Admission: Free (no tickets or passes required), voluntary donations to support the CICGF gratefully accepted
Lecture Info: Call Guitars International at (216) 752-7502.

Jeffrey R. Elliott (USA), master guitar maker

Clientele includes Julian Bream, Jonathan Leathwood, Marcelo Kayath, and Ralph Towner

Elliott Biography

Lecture: Forensic Lutherie: Behind the Scenes of Historical Guitar Restoration
Day and time: Saturday, June 10, 1:15. to 2:45 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, Studio 113,
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Description: This presentation will highlight the restorations of two of history’s important classical guitars, an 1869 Francisco Gonzalez and, more significantly, an 1888 Antonio de Torres. The moral and ethical concerns that led to the decisions determining the specific restorative treatment will be addressed, and photographic examples will be shown of some of the treatments that resulted from this deliberation. The presentation will also integrate some of the investigative methods used to understand the history of these guitars in a forensic sense, which was equally important in determining the proposed treatments. A question and answer period will follow..
Admission: Open to the public free of charge (no tickets or passes required), voluntary donations to support the CICGF gratefully accepted.
Lecture Info: Call Guitars International at (216) 752-7502

Guitars International Exhibit and Demonstration of Fine Classical Guitars From Around The World

Celebrating Over Twenty-Seven Years Of Musical Excellence

About Guitars International

EXHIBIT AND DEMONSTRATION OF GUITARS:
Day and time: Saturday, June 10, 6:00 – 7:15 p.m.
Location: Demonstration of Exhibit Guitars - 6:00 p.m., Cleveland Institute of Music, Mixon Hall, 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions). Post Demonstration Exhibit, CIM Pogue Lobby.
Description: An artist to be determined will demonstrate Exhibit Guitars provided by Guitars International.
Admission: Free (no tickets or passes required), voluntary donations to support the CICGF gratefully accepted.
Exhibition Info: Call Guitars International at (216) 752-7502

Bella Corda Ensemble (USA)

Cleveland Childbloom Youth Guitarists

About Bella Corda Ensemble

PERFORMANCE:
Day and time: Sunday, June 11, 1:45 - 2:30 p.m.
Location: Cleveland Institute of Music, Pogue Lobby,
11021 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio 44106 (Directions)
Works by: Anon., Brace, Handel, Haydn, Larson, Milan, Mompou, and Valderrabano
View Program: Here
Description: 5 young students of Brian Kozak, Director of the Cleveland Childbloom Guitar Program, will perform.
Admission: Open to the public free of charge (no tickets or passes required).
Performance Info: Call Guitars International at (216) 752-7502

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