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12-07-2004, 10:28 AM
5 GUITARIST/COMPOSERS SCHEDULED FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE LONG ISLAND GUITAR FESTIVAL’S 13TH YEAR
The Department of Music of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Long Island University’s C.W. Post Campus in conjunction with The D’Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts, The Augustine Foundation, the C.W. Post Institute for Arts and Culture, Guitar Center, and Long Island University’s John P. McGrath Fund is pleased to announce the events of the thirteenth annual Long Island Guitar Festival on April 7-10, 2005 at Tilles Center’s Hillwood Recital Hall. [bParticipating Guitarists will be: David Leisner, Roland Dyens, Ben Verdery, Fred Hand and Carlo Domeniconi./b]
For information on tickets, concerts, master classes and workshops, please call the C.W. Post Department of Music at (516) 299-2475 or 299-3181 Visit the website periodically as activities are updated often.
visit our website: www.liu.edu/gfest
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Long Island Guitar Festival, directed by Harris Becker, is an annual international festival presented by the Department of Music of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Long Island University's C.W. Post Campus. The Festival represents the continuing commitment of Long Island University to reach out to the artistic community and continue an established tradition of excellence in guitar performance and pedagogy.
The Long Island Guitar Festival presents master classes, concerts and workshops by the world's most outstanding guitarists and teachers. Workshops have included Computer Music Notation for Guitarists, Composers and Arrangers, High School Guitar Ensemble Workshops, Developing Sight Reading Skills, Fingerboard Harmony and Chamber Music Workshops. Special concerts have included the "Legacy of Segovia" with Segovia protégé Michael Lorimer, the U.S. debut of renowned guitarist composer Carlo Domeniconi, guitar major alumni concerts and new music concerts including world premieres.
The festival has established partnerships with high schools including Greenwich High School and the United Nations International School, as well as local community colleges.
In the past, the Long Island Guitar Festival has proudly presented such distinguished guitarists as Carlo Domeniconi (U.S. Debut), Manuel Barrueco, David Leisner, Michael Lorimer, Eduardo Fernandez, Howard Alden, Jorge Caballero, Mark Marino, Olav Chris Henriksen, Mark Elf, Eliot Fisk, Ben Moran, Frank Vignola, Chieli Minucci, Jerry Willard, Gene Bertoncini, Howard Morgen, Bucky and John Pizzarelli, Pat O'Brien, Dennis Koster, Harris Becker, Ernesto Tamayo, Kevin Dolen, Pasquale Bianculli, Curtis High School Guitar Ensemble, Dennis Cinelli, Winslow Browning, John Zaccari, David Starobin and Benjamin Verdery.
The Department of Music of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Long Island University’s C.W. Post Campus in conjunction with The D’Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts, The Augustine Foundation, the C.W. Post Institute for Arts and Culture, Guitar Center, and Long Island University’s John P. McGrath Fund is pleased to announce the events of the thirteenth annual Long Island Guitar Festival on April 7-10, 2005 at Tilles Center’s Hillwood Recital Hall. [bParticipating Guitarists will be: David Leisner, Roland Dyens, Ben Verdery, Fred Hand and Carlo Domeniconi./b]
For information on tickets, concerts, master classes and workshops, please call the C.W. Post Department of Music at (516) 299-2475 or 299-3181 Visit the website periodically as activities are updated often.
visit our website: www.liu.edu/gfest
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Long Island Guitar Festival, directed by Harris Becker, is an annual international festival presented by the Department of Music of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Long Island University's C.W. Post Campus. The Festival represents the continuing commitment of Long Island University to reach out to the artistic community and continue an established tradition of excellence in guitar performance and pedagogy.
The Long Island Guitar Festival presents master classes, concerts and workshops by the world's most outstanding guitarists and teachers. Workshops have included Computer Music Notation for Guitarists, Composers and Arrangers, High School Guitar Ensemble Workshops, Developing Sight Reading Skills, Fingerboard Harmony and Chamber Music Workshops. Special concerts have included the "Legacy of Segovia" with Segovia protégé Michael Lorimer, the U.S. debut of renowned guitarist composer Carlo Domeniconi, guitar major alumni concerts and new music concerts including world premieres.
The festival has established partnerships with high schools including Greenwich High School and the United Nations International School, as well as local community colleges.
In the past, the Long Island Guitar Festival has proudly presented such distinguished guitarists as Carlo Domeniconi (U.S. Debut), Manuel Barrueco, David Leisner, Michael Lorimer, Eduardo Fernandez, Howard Alden, Jorge Caballero, Mark Marino, Olav Chris Henriksen, Mark Elf, Eliot Fisk, Ben Moran, Frank Vignola, Chieli Minucci, Jerry Willard, Gene Bertoncini, Howard Morgen, Bucky and John Pizzarelli, Pat O'Brien, Dennis Koster, Harris Becker, Ernesto Tamayo, Kevin Dolen, Pasquale Bianculli, Curtis High School Guitar Ensemble, Dennis Cinelli, Winslow Browning, John Zaccari, David Starobin and Benjamin Verdery.