VANCOUVER CLASSICAL GUITAR FESTIVAL

All times listed are Pacific Standard Time

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Links for each day’s sessions will be emailed to registered online auditors daily. For in-person participants, all events are being held at the Deer Lake Gallery in Burnaby, BC.

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Tuesday, August 15  

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5:00 pm Orientation

6:00-7:00 pm: Better Ideas for Practicing, workshop with Alec Pearson

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Wednesday, August 16 

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4:00-5:00 pm: Guitar Orchestra

5:00-5:30 pm: Musicianship

5:30-6:30 pm: Warming-up with Anna Pietrzak​

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6:30-7:00 pm: Break

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7:00-8:00 pm: Choosing Fingerings for Precision and Expression, with Michael Kolk

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Thursday, August 17

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4:00-5:00 pm: Guitar Orchestra

5:00-5:30 pm: Musicianship

5:30-6:30 pm: Performance Anxiety: Finding Your Own Unique Solution, with Julia Lockhart

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6:30-8:00 pm: Open Mic

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Friday, August 18 

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4:00-5:00 pm: Guitar Orchestra

5:00-5:30 pm: Musicianship

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5:30-7 pm: Dinner/Break

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7:00 - 9:00 pm: Faculty Concert with Jorge Caballero, Alec Pearson and Luis Medina

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Saturday,  August 19 

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9:00-10:00 am: Sight-reading for beginners with Simon Farintosh

10:00-11:00 am: Guitar Orchestra

11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Julio Cesar Oliva lecture

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12:00 - 1:00 pm: Lunch/Break

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1:00 - 2:00 pm: Workshop with Jorge Caballero

 

Masterclasses with Jorge Caballero

2:00 PM    Vilio
2:30 PM    Justin
3:00 PM    Gloria

3:30 PM    Break

4:00 PM    Paul
4:30 PM    Owen
5:00 PM    Jason

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5:30-7 pm: Dinner/Break

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7:00 - 9:00 pm: Faculty Concert with Michael Kolk, Anna Pietrzak and Simon Farintosh

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Sunday,  August 20 

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10:30-11:30 am: Guitar Orchestra

11:30am -1:00 pm: Lunch/Break

1:00-2:00 pm: Getting ready for concert

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2:00-4:00 pm: Participants' Closing Concert

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