CICGF^® Schedule of Events

[One of] two of the most important annual American classical guitar events

(Classical Guitar Magazine)

	Wednesday, June 4^th
5 PM	Orientation Meeting JAMES STROUD CLASSICAL GUITAR COMPETITION CIM Mixon Hall (5:00 pm - 6:00 pm) Admission: Open only to Competition Semi-Finalists and their guardians



6 PM

	Thursday, June 5^th
9 AM


	Sixth Annual JAMES STROUD CLASSICAL GUITAR COMPETITION: SEMI-FINAL ROUND CIM Mixon Hall (9:45 am - 12:35 pm)
10 AM



11 AM



12 PM



1 PM



2 PM	Sixth Annual JAMES STROUD CLASSICAL GUITAR COMPETITION: SEMI-FINAL ROUND (Continued) CIM Mixon Hall (2:00 pm - 3:55 pm)



3 PM



4 PM



5 PM



6 PM	Pre-Concert Lecture 1: Jonathan Leathwood, guitar Beyond Transcription, A Conversation with Alan Mearns Thursday, June 5, 6:00 - 7:15 pm, CIM Room 217 Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required



7 PM

	Solo Guitar & Guitar with Soprano HAO YANG (CHINA), guitar & HELEN ZHIBING HUANG (CHINA), soprano Concert: Thursday, June 5, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm CIM Mixon Hall Special 25th Anniversary Festival Ticket Price: $1.00

8 PM



9 PM

	Friday, June 6^th
9 AM

	Master Class 1: Friday, June 6, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Instructors: Patterson/Sutton Duo (USA), cello and guitar Location: CIM Room 201 Admission: Free for public auditors, no tickets or passes required	Master Class 2: Friday, June 6, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Instructor: Petra Polácková (Czech Republic), guitar Location: CIM Room 229 Admission: Free for public auditors, no tickets or passes required		Master Class 3: Friday, June 6, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Instructor: Jonathan Leathwood (England) Location: CIM Room 227 Admission: Free for public auditors, no tickets or passes required

10 AM



11 AM



12 PM



1 PM



2 PM	Master Class 4: Friday, June 6, 2:00 to 5:00 pm Instructor: Alan Mearns (Ireland), guitar Location: CIM Room 201 Admission: Free for public auditors, no tickets or passes required		Master Class 5: Friday, June 6, 2:00 to 5:00 pm Instructor: Jason Vieaux (USA), guitar Location: CIM Room 229 Admission: Free for public auditors, no tickets or passes required



3 PM



4 PM



5 PM



6 PM	Pre-Concert Lecture 2: Antonis Hatzinikolaou luthier The Guitar Maker's Art, Understanding the Instrument Friday, June 6, 6:00 - 7:15 pm, CIM Room 217 Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required



7 PM

	Cello and Guitar PATTERSON/SUTTON DUO (USA) Concert: Friday, June 6, 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm CIM Mixon Hall Ticket Price: $25

8 PM



9 PM

	Saturday, June 7^th
10 AM

	ANTONIS HATZINIKOLAOU (Greece), guitarist DEMONSTRATION OF FINE CLASSICAL GUITARS FROM AROUND THE WORLD Saturday, June 7, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm CIM Mixon Hall Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required

11 AM



12 PM



1 PM

	Pre-Concert Lecture 3: Jonathan Leathwood, guitar Working with Composers, A Practical Guide for Guitarists Saturday, June 7, 1:30 to 2:45 pm, CIM Room 217 Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required

2 PM



3 PM	Guitar ALAN MEARNS (IRELAND) Concert: Saturday, June 7, 3:00 - 5:00 pm CIM Mixon Hall Ticket Price: $25



4 PM



5 PM



6 PM	Pre-Concert Lecture 4: Jonathan Leathwood, guitar Julian Bream as We Knew Him, A Conversation with Laura Snowden Saturday, June 7, 6:00 to 7:15 pm, CIM Room 217 Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required



7 PM

	Grammy Award Winner JASON VIEAUX (USA) Guitar CIM Faculty Concert: Saturday, June 7, 7:30 - 9:30 pm CIM Mixon Hall Ticket Price: $30

8 PM



9 PM

	Sunday, June 8^th
11 AM

	Pre-Concert Lecture 5: Jonathan Leathwood, guitar Playing with Ease, An Introduction to the Alexander Technique for Guitarists Sunday, June 8, 11:30 am to 12:45 pm, CIM Room 217 Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required

12 PM



1 PM	Solo Guitar & Guitar with Voice LAURA SNOWDEN (ENGLAND) Concert: Sunday, June 8, 1:00 - 3:00 pm CIM Mixon Hall Ticket Price: $20



2 PM



3 PM
	Pre-Concert Lecture 6: Jonathan Leathwood, guitar The Guitarist’s Touch, Right- and Left-Hand Expression Sunday, June 8, 3:10 to 3:50 pm, CIM Room 217 Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required


4 PM	Viennese and Modern Guitars PETRA POLÁCKOVÁ (CZECH REPUBLIC) Concert: Sunday, June 8, 4:00 - 6:00 pm CIM Mixon Hall Ticket Price: $25



5 PM



6 PM

	Sixth Annual JAMES STROUD CLASSICAL GUITAR COMPETITION: FINAL ROUND Sunday, June 8, 6:30 - 8:30 pm CIM Mixon Hall Admission: Free and open to the public, no tickets or passes required

7 PM



8 PM



9 PM

	25th Annual Closing Dinner CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL GUITAR FESTIVAL^® Sunday, June 8, 9:30 pm Valerios Ristorante, 12405 Mayfield Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Admission, Open to all Festival participants. Telephone, 216-421-8049 Attendees pay their own tab.

10 PM

2025 Program Book

Festival Schedule at a Glance:

Wednesday, June 4
5:00 PM	Stroud Youth Competition Orientation

Thursday, June 5
9:45 AM	Stroud Youth Competition Semi-Final Round
2:00 PM	Stroud Youth Competition Semi-Final Round, Continued
6:00 PM	Jonathan Leathwood, Lecture
7:30 PM	Hao Yang & Helen Zhibing Huang, Concert

Friday, June 6
9:30 AM	Patterson / Sutton Duo, Master Class
9:30 AM	Poláčková, Master Class
9:30 AM	Jonathan Leathwood, Master Class
2:00 PM	Alan Mearns , Master Class
2:00 PM	Jason Vieaux, Master Class
6:00 PM	Antonis Hatzinikolaou, Lecture
7:30 PM	Patterson / Sutton Duo, Concert

Saturday, June 7
10:30 AM	Demonstration of Fine Classical Guitars from Around the World
1:30 PM	Jonathan Leathwood, Lecture
3:00 PM	Alan Mearns, Concert
6:00 PM	Jonathan Leathwood, Lecture
7:30 PM	Jason Vieaux, Concert

Sunday, June 8
11:30 AM	Jonathan Leathwood, Lecture
1:00 PM	Laura Snowden, Concert
3:10 PM	Jonathan Leathwood, Lecture
4:00 PM	Petra Poláčková, Concert
6:30 PM	Stroud Youth Competition Final Round
9:30 PM	Post Festival Dinner

CICGF® Schedule of Events