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 VANCOUVER CLASSICAL
GUITAR FESTIVAL 2024!!!

PRESENTED BY:

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JULY 11-14, 2024

EXCITING NEWS!


THE VANCOUVER CLASSICAL GUITAR FESTIVAL 2024 WILL TAKE PLACE AS IN-PERSON 
WORKSHOPS, MASTERCLASSES, AND CONCERTS AT CAPILANO UNIVERSITY FROM JULY 11-14.

THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL IS PROUD TO HOST ILIANA MATOS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE, AND DR. JEFFREY MCFADDEN FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, AS THIS YEAR'S GUEST FACULTY. THE FESTIVAL WILL ALSO SHOWCASE LOCAL FACULTY IN A VARIETY OF WORKSHOPS AND CONCERTS.

SAVE THE DATE AND STAY TUNED. MORE DETAILS TO COME!!

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON LAST YEAR'S FESTIVAL, SCROLL DOWN:
 

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AUGUST 15-20, 2023

THIS YEAR'S VANCOUVER CLASSICAL GUITAR FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE AS
IN-PERSON AND ONLINE
WORKSHOPS, MASTERCLASSES AND CONCERTS AT DEER LAKE GALLERY AUGUST 15-20.

VANCOUVER CLASSICAL
GUITAR FESTIVAL

PRESENTED BY:

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       The Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival is back August 15-20th!  This year’s festival is designed as an intimate, intensive learning experience in the beautiful setting of the Deer Lake Gallery in Burnaby.   Registration is limited to just 20 students to ensure a more personalized environment.  VCGFest is a unique opportunity for guitarists of all levels to participate in masterclasses, workshops, guitar orchestra, a participants’ concert and to be inspired by faculty concerts by Jorge Caballero, Michael Kolk, Alec Pearson and Luis Medina.

 

Launched in 2020 by guitarist Luis Medina, the Vancouver Classical Guitar Festival has evolved into a much-anticipated annual celebration of classical guitar.  Dozens of guitarists from Metro Vancouver and beyond have participated in a week of masterclasses, workshops and faculty concerts with top-tier faculty from all over the world including Iliana Matos, Daniel Bolshoy, Marc Teicholz and Ben Verdery.

 

This year's VCGFest, presented in collaboration with the Vancouver Classic Guitar Society, is delighted to welcome to the faculty:

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  • Jorge Caballero, Peruvian guitar virtuoso, guitar professor at the University of Toronto, recognized worldwide for his musicality in solo and chamber performances

  • Michael Kolk, called one of Canada’s most brilliant and expressive classical guitarists, known for performing solo, with major orchestras, and in the HK Duo, a Vancouver favourite

  • Julia Lockhart, principal bassoonist with the VSO, on overcoming performance anxiety

  • Anna Pietrzak, laureate of many European guitar competitions, PhD., pedagogue, recording artist, founder of Vancouver Guitar Orchestra

  • Simon Farintosh, award winning guitarist, composer, teacher, graduate of U. Victoria, currently pursuing a Doctorate in Musical Arts

  • Alec Pearson, UBC guitar instructor and composer, director of the Okanagan Guitar Festival

  • Lucida Zhao, our pianist in residence, sharing her passion for musicianship.

  • Luis Angel Medina, festival founder and director, current doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto, award winning guitarist specializing in repertoire from his native Mexico

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VENUE : This year's events will take place at the Deer Lake Gallery in Burnaby
Deer Lake Gallery, 6584 Deer Lake Ave, Burnaby, BC V5G 3T7 (Carpools from designated skytrain stations may be available. Please inquire)

We will be offering ONLINE alternatives to accommodate for full registration participants' preferences. MASTERCLASS participation is NOT available online.

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Events: ​​

  • Musicianship with Lucida Zhao

  • Guitar Orchestra with Luis Medina

  • Masterclasses with Jorge Caballero

  • Friday Night Opening Concert featuring Jorge Caballero and the Medina-Pearson duo

  • Saturday Night Concert featuring Michael Kolk and local faculty

  • Performance Anxiety Workshop, with guest faculty Julia Lockhart

  • Technique Workshop with Anna Pietrzak

  • Sight-reading Workshop with Simon Farintosh

  • Fingering and its impact on learning music with Michael Kolk

  • Lecture on the life and music of Julio Cesar Oliva with Luis Medina

  • Open Mic led by Luis Medina

  • Participants’ Closing Concert

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FULL REGISTRATION: $240 CAD* (before August 7th) 
$290 CAD (after August 7th)

MASTERCLASS REGISTRATION: $315 CAD** (before August 7th)
$365 CAD (after August 7th)

 
*FULL REGISTRATION INCLUDES ATTENDANCE TO ALL THE WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, CONCERTS, GUITAR ENSEMBLE AND MASTERCLASSES.
**MASTERCLASS REGISTRATION INCLUDES ATTENDANCE TO ALL THE WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, CONCERTS, GUITAR ENSEMBLE AND MASTERCLASSES BUT INCLUDES A PARTICIPATION SPOT IN THE MASTERCLASSES WITH THE GUEST FACULTY.
 

For more information email Luis Medina at outreach@vancouverguitar.org

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