VANCOUVER CLASSICAL GUITAR FESTIVAL
LATE NIGHT
TALKS/CONCERTS
The Late Night Talks are a variety of lectures that target other aspects of guitar playing or put together some of the concepts explored in the daily workshops.
RCM, Behind the Exam Room Door: Enabling a Positive Student Experience. Join RCM adjudicators and consultants Brett Gunther and Dr. Brad Mahon in a behind the scenes presentation about the practical examinations of the RCM.
Maximizing your Musical Potential! Ever wondered why some practice days are better than others? Why some performance days are better than others? If there's a better method to preparation? Through this workshop, Dr. Brent Crawford will go over some of the methods proven to maximize your effectiveness in both the practice room and on stage, with some helpful resources for continued learning!
CONCERTS
Watching professionals perform live is one of the best inspirational activities for any guitar player and this is an opportunity for participants to sit back and enjoy a night of great music
VCGFest Opening Concert:
Monday July 19, at 7 pm, 2021
Deer Lake Gallery
Luis Angel Medina
Imágenes de Yucatán by Julio César Oliva
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Mérida
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Paseo Montejo
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Chichén Itzá
Alec Pearson
Prelude in C# minor by A. Manfred Pearson
Prelude in C# major by A. Manfred Pearson
Luis Angel Medina and Alec Pearson
Sonata Caótica by Máximo Diego Pujol
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Allegro
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Andante
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Presto
VCGFest
Daniel Bolshoy
Wednesday, July 21 at 8 pm, 2021
Sonata Romántica by Manuel M. Ponce (1882-1948)
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Allegro moderato
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Andante espressivo
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Allegretto vivo ("Moment musicale")
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Allegro non troppo e serioso
Sonata No. 1 by Carlos Guastavino (1912-2000)
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Allegro deciso e molto ritmico
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Andante
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Allegro espiritoso
VCGFest
Friday, July 23, 2021
8pm PST / 11pm EST
BENJAMIN VERDERY
Nice e Fileno Si Rallegrano (Nice and Fileno Cheer Up) by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)
from La Tempesta (last movement)
the rain falls equally on all things, a fantasy - 2017 by Benjamin Verdery (b. 1955)
(revised 2019)
rain clouds approach
in rain
separate drops fall together
heavy water
as the wind sings to the rain
after a rain (the smell, the mist)
the wind's forgotten melody
partial recall of a storm
gentle rain underwater
liquid sunshine
rain returns
a downpour's secret
the calming of the water
a child's first rainbow
discovering the rain falls equally on all things
A Bach set by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 6, BWV 1012 (arr. Verdery)
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 (arr. Verdery)
Allegro from Prelude, Fugue and Allegro, BWV 998
New York Sketches - 2020 by Sergio Assad (b.1952)
Greenwich Village 1967
72nd Street Dakota
92nd Street Scherzo
Written for the Schmidt / Verdery Duo
Rie Schmidt, alto and C flutes, and Ben Verdery, classical guitar
VCGFest 2021
Sat, July 24 at 5 pm
Deer Lake Gallery
Participants’ Closing Concert
Chloe Kuo
Saltarello by Vincenzo Galilei (1520-1591)
Jared Riley
Aire de Milonga by Jose Luis Merlin (b. 1952)
Annabelle Jiao
Lamento, op. 89, no. 5 by Jaques Bosch (1825-1895)
Vilio Celli
Etude No. 4 by Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829)
Riley Leiper
TBA
Albert Chi
Rondo, op. 241, no. 34 by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)
Valerie Boser
Estudio in E minor by Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)
Ali Sadoughian
Waltz, op. 51, no. 8, by Napoleon Coste (1805-1883)
Peter MacLeod
Capriccio Arabe by Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)
Zhiyuan Guo
Allegretto, op. 241, no. 14 by Ferdinando Carulli (1770-1841)
Neil Macmillan
Gavotte by Ludovico Roncalli (1654–1713)
Raymond Zhang
I. Preludio, Sonata no. 5 by Silvius Leopold Weiss (1686-1750)
Francis Lumibao
I. Platero from the Platero Y Yo suite by Eduardo Sainz de la Maza (1903-1982)
Justin Zhou
Rondo, op. 5, no. 14 by Matteo Carcassi (1792-1853)
Christian Reuten
Se Ela Perguntar by Dilermando Reis (1916-1977)
Cynthal Kishore
El Noi de la Mare by Miguel Llobet (1878-1938)
Catherine Huo
Allegro Assai, J.S. Bach, BWV 1005 (1685-1750)
James Millar
Julia Florida by Agustin Barrios (1885-1944)
THANK YOU TO ALL THE FACULTY AND PARTICIPANTS!
UNTIL NEXT YEAR!!
VCGFest 2022:
JULY 19-24