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BOSTON GUITARFEST 2009

Viva MexicoJUNE 10-14, 2009

Robert Ward, Administrative Director

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April 3, 2009

BOSTON GUITARFEST 2009: June 10 - June 14

“A week of musical and cultural exploration.”

Boston GuitarFest 2009 is a concentrated guitar workshop consisting of concerts, master classes, workshops, lectures, and three seperate international competitions, attracting professionals and aficionados from around the world.

Boston GuitarFest is the dream of visionary guitar virtuoso Eliot Fisk. While the main focus is always on the classical guitar, the festival also aims to set the instrument within a broader musical, cultural and social context. In 2009, our attention will be focused on Mexican music and culture (¡Viva México!), celebrating the traditions and new directions of Mexico’s national instrument. A range of artistic and cultural expressions will be offered including film, popular music, and other aspects of Mexico’s rich cultural landscape.

In accordance with the theme of ¡Viva México!, Boston GuitarFest 2009 features three generations of Mexican virtuosos: Alfonso Moreno, the father of modern Mexican guitar playing and founder of the world famed Orquesta de Guitarras; Alfredo Sanchez, known internationally for his ground breaking guitar transcriptions of Bach’s key works; and the young Cecilio Perera, star member of Eliot Fisk’s class at the Mozarteum in Salzburg and first prize winner of last year’s Boston GuitarFest adult level competition. We will also wish a happy 70th birthday to Leo Brouwer.

We are especially proud that this year’s opening concert will be given by our old friend, Scott Tennant, famed virtuoso and founding member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.

In addition, we will welcome in his Boston area debut Cuban fenom Marco Tamayo, who will also premiere last year’s composition competition first prize work by Israeli composer Tal Hurvitz. Both Marco Tamayo and Cecilio Perera will be part of our 70th birthday celebration of Leo Brouwer.

Our cross disciplinary events will include eminent pianist David Witten in piano works of Manual Ponce and separate lectures on the star

crossed artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo and the tragic conquista of Hernan Cortes and its aftermath.

Eliot’s solo recital will include Villa-Lobo’s epic 12 Etudes as well as other works by Tarrega, Barrios and Albeniz. To conclude the festival, the adorable Mexican folk ensemble Tlen Huicani returns to Boston GuitarFest following their triumphant concert at GuitarFest II in 2007. Boston GuitarFest 2009 promises to be a varied and colorful festival; ¡Les invitamos a Viva México y al homenaje a Leo Brouwer!

Registration DetailsAdmissionAdmission is on a first-come, first-served basis. Early registration is recommended.

HousingAn application for on-campus housing will be posted here shortly. There are also many hotels in the area.

Tuition * NEC registration fee: $30 * Active Student non-credit tuition * (Early-bird) Registered/Paid by May 6: $450 * Registered/Paid after May 6: $550 * Active Student for 2 SCE Credits (School of Continuing Education): $1000 * Competition Only: $160 * Auditors: $210 (includes all festival events) * Day Passes: $80 (includes all festival events for one day)

Special Rates * Cultural Consortium member discounted rate (subject to verification) Auditor $190 / Day Pass $72 * High School Student Auditor: $105 (includes all festival events) * Boston GuitarFest Youth Competition Only: $50* (no registration fee required) * Saturday & Sunday Youth Weekend Special: $105* (no registration fee required)

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More Information: Robert Ward [email protected] Download this presskit at: www.bostonguitarfest.org


Wednesday, June 10, 2009Arrival10 - 11 am Location: TBDCheck-in11 am - 12 pm Location: TBDWelcome Barbecue4 - 7 pm Location: TBDJoin us for some delicious BBQ to kick off GuitarFest 2009!

Thursday, June 11, 2009Registration8:30 - 9 am Fenway CenterMaster Classes (Eliot Fisk/ Alfredo Sanchez)9 am - 12 pm Eliot Fisk - Keller Room9 am - 12 pm Alfredo Sanchez - JH 124Adult Performance Competition9 am - 12 pm Fenway CenterAdult competition performances.Lunch12 - 1 pmGuitar Holiday Screening2 - 3 pm Fenway CenterScreening of Guitar Holiday, a film by Dennis Conway about the guitar in Para-cho, Mexico.Concert: Cecilio Perera (“Homenaje a Leo Brouwer”)4 - 5 pm Fenway Center - $8Recital by Cecilio Perera, GuitarFest 2008 adult competition first prize winner.Dinner6 - 7 pmConcert: Scott Tennant8 - 10 pm Fenway Center - $15 General / $8 Students

Friday, June 12, 2009Morning Coffee8:30 - 9 am Espresso Royale CafeMaster Classes (Scott Tennant/ Alfonso Moreno)9 am - 12 pm Scott Tennant - Keller Room9 am - 12 pm Alfonso Moreno - JH 124Adult Performance Competition9 am - 12 pm Fenway CenterAdult competition performances.Lunch12 - 1 pmLecture: La Conquista; Before and After2 - 3 pm Fenway Center Lecture/Class: Virginia Eskin, Robert Ward and Zaira Meneses: Guitar and Piano, A Shared Repertoir 3 - 4 pm Fenway CenterConcert: Marco Tamayo (“Homenaje a Leo Brouwer”)4:30 - 5:30 pm Fenway Center - $8Dinner6 - 7 pmConcert: Alfredo Sanchez, Simon Tedeschi and Alfonso Moreno8 - 10 pm Fenway Center -$15 General / $8 Students

Saturday, June 13, 2009Morning Coffee8:30 - 9 am Espresso Royale CafeMaster Classes (Marco Tamayo/ Alfredo Sanchez)9 am - 12 pm Marco Tamayo - Keller Room9 am - 12 pm Alfredo Sanchez - JH 124Youth Performance Competition9 am - 12 pm Location: TBDYouth Competition performances.Adult Performance Competition Semifinals9 am - 12 pm Fenway CenterAdult competition performance semifinals.Lunch12 - 1 pmYouth Performance Competition Finals1 - 2 pm Fenway CenterYouth Competition performance finals.Lecture: Legends in Mexican Art: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo2 - 3 pm Fenway CenterAdriana Zavala, an art historian at Tufts University, discusses the history of Mexican art.Lecutre: LaBella Strings Eric Coco lecture: How Strings Are Really Made 3 - 4 pm Fenway CenterConcert: David Witten4:30 - 5:30 pm Fenway Center - $8David Witten performs piano music of Manuel Ponce.Dinner6 - 7 pmConcert: Eliot Fisk8 - 10 pm Fenway Center - $15 General / $8 Students Will include the 12 Études of Heitor Villa-Lobos and other works by Tarrega and I. Albéniz among others.

Sunday, June 14, 2009Morning Coffee8:30 - 9 am Espresso Royale CafeMaster Classes (Eliot Fisk/ Alfonso Moreno)9 am - 11:30 pm Eliot Fisk - Keller Room9 am - 11:30 pm Alfonso Moreno - JH 124Adult Performance Competition Finals12 - 2 pm Fenway CenterAdult competition performance finals.Lunch2 - 3 pmRoundtable3:30 - 4:30 pm Fenway CenterFocus on the future of the guitar with special emphasis on economic survival. Discussion to be chaired by Dr. Matthew Hinsley, president of the Austin Classi-cal Guitar Society.Dinner4:30 - 6 pmClosing Concert: Tlen Huicani6 - 7:30 pm Fenway Center - $15 General / $8 Students Popular music from the province of Vera Cruz with guitars, harp and vocals.Closing Party8 - 10 pm Location: TBDCompetition winners will be announced during the party.

Event Schedule Please check www.bostonguitarfest.org for the latest information.


Performance CompetitionsThe 2009 Boston GuitarFest Competitions will run concurrently with the festival. The competitions are open to all registered master class participants, but it is also possible to register for the competitions alone.

Youth CompetitionSaturday, June 13, 2009Preliminary Round: 9 am - 12 pmFinal Round: 1 - 2 pm(Subject to change)

Eligibility * Contestants must be younger than 19 years of age as of June 13, 2009. * Contestants must not be enrolled in a post-secondary institution as of June 13, 2009. * Contestants cannot hold a post-secondary degree of any kind.

Prizes * 1st prize: $ 750 * 2nd prize: $ 500 * 3rd prize: $ 250

Required Pieces * Preliminary round: 8-12 minutes of playing time, including one piece from Francisco Tárrega. * Final round: 15-20 minutes of playing time. Free choice. Preliminary round pieces may be repeated, including the required pieces. * Individual movements from major works are acceptable. * No concertos or chamber music will be permitted.

Instrumentation * All pieces must be performed on a nylon-string, classical guitar.

Memorization * All works must be performed from memory.

Copies of Scores * If possible, contestants should bring one copy of each score to present to the jury upon request.

Adjudication * The judges’ decisions are final. The judges reserve the right to hear all or part of the prepared works. Time on stage before and between pieces is gener-ally not counted towards the total time limit except when deemed as excessive by the judges. Performances going over the time limit may be stopped at no penalty to the contestant.

Application and Scheduling Information * All applications will be acknowledged upon receipt. * Boston GuitarFest has the right to limit the number of participants based on a first come, first serve basis. * Performance times will be determined by a random drawing. Special re-quests cannot be accommodated. * Failure to appear at the appointed time will result in disqualification.

Questions? * Please contact Dan Acsadi, Boston GuitarFest Director of Competitions, at [email protected]

Adult Competition June 11-14, 2009Preliminary round: June 11-12, 9 am - 12 pmSemifinal round: June 13, 9 am - 12 pmFinal round: June 14, 12-2 PM

Eligibility * Contestants must be at the outset of their careers and may not have profes-sional representation. * Previous first prize winners of the Boston GuitarFest competition are not eligible. * There is no age limit.

Prizes * First prize: $5000, concert in 2010, CD recording (at discretion of the jury) * Second prize: $2500 * Third prize: $1500 * Interpretation prize for music from a Mexican composer: $250

Required Pieces * Preliminary round: not to exceed 10 minutes. Contestant must include one work by Leo Brouwer. * Semifinal round: not to exceed 15 minutes. Free choice. * Final round: not to exceed 25 minutes. Contestant must include one work of Isaac Albéniz. * Individual movements from major works are acceptable. * No concertos or chamber music will be permitted. * Required pieces may not be repeated in other rounds. While other works may be repeated from round to round, the judges welcome a variety of repertoire.

Instrumentation * All pieces must be performed on a nylon-string, classical guitar.

Memorization * All works must be performed from memory.

Copies of Scores * If possible, contestants should bring one copy of each score to present to the jury upon request.

Adjudication * The judges’ decisions are final. The judges reserve the right to hear all or part of the prepared works. Time on stage before and between pieces is generally not counted towards the total time limit except when deemed as excessive by the judges. Performances going over the time limit may be stopped at no penalty to the contestant.

Application and Scheduling Information * All applications will be acknowledged upon receipt. * Boston GuitarFest has the right to limit the number of participants based on a first come, first serve basis. * Performance times will be determined by a random drawing. Special re-quests cannot be accommodated. * Failure to appear at the appointed time will result in disqualification.

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Composition CompetitionBoston GuitarFest 2009 Composition Competition will focus on the combina-tion of the classical guitar with either the viola or the clarinet. Also possible is the interchangeability of the viola or the clarinet in combination with the guitar (alla Brahms). Download the Submission form at www.bostonguitarfest.orgAll works should be submitted by June 10, 2009. Works and Submission Form can be emailed to Bob Ward ([email protected]) and payments (made to Northeastern University)There is NO FEE for submitting ONE work. A $50 fee must accompany EACH ADDITIONAL submitted work (no limit to the number of additional works). * The work should not exceed 15 minutes. * No published, or publicly performed, or award-winning compositions should be submitted * Judges will look for idiosyncratic writing for the instruments, originality, form, playability and musical imagination. * Scores should be set using a program such as Finale or Sibelius or legibly handwritten.

* $400.00 for the winning competition and performance at GuitarFest 2010. Also free tuition for GuitarFest 2010 * 3 winners published by Bèrben & IGS publishing * Prize winners will be announced the last day of the festival. Judges have the right to award no first prize. The judges’ decisions are final. * Email submissions should be done in PDF format along with the electronic submission form. Payment can be sent by mail. If available, a recording of the submitted work may also be emailed as a MPS audio file. * Submission by regular mail should include one bound copy of the score, submission form and payment. If available, a recording a recording of the submit-ted work may also be included on an audio CD. * Care should be taken that the real name of the composer only appears on the first page of the submitted score. GuitarFest staff will take measures to with-hold the real name of the composer, and will provide judges with a number for each submission. * No works will be returned (do not send originals).


Artistic DirectorEliot Fisk Founder and Director (USA)

A creative innovator linked to the great romantic tradition of the past, guitarist Eliot Fisk is one of the most exciting and unique artists before the public today. Known world wide for his adventurous repertoire and willingness to take art music into unusual venues (including schools, senior centers and even prisons!) he belongs, as his great mentor Andrés Segovia once wrote, “at the top line of our artistic world.” In June of 2006, by order of King Juan

Carlos of Spain, Eliot Fisk was awarded the Cruz of Isabel la Catótlica for his service to the cause of Spanish music. Earlier recipients of this rarely bestowed honor include Andrés Segovia and Yehudi Menuhin.

Eliot Fisk has performed to dazzling critical and public acclaim in recital, as soloist with major orchestras and in a wide variety of chamber music combinations in most of the great concert halls of the world and in 1996 in a command performance in the Palacio de los Cordova in Granada, Spain, for then U.S. President Bill Clinton and King Juan Carlos of Spain and their families. Eliot Fisk has expanded the repertoire for the guitar enormously through countless ground breaking transcrip-tions of works by Bach, Scarlatti, Haydn, Mozart, Paganini, and others as well as through commissions from leading composers as varied as Luciano Berio, Leonardo Balada, Robert Beaser, Wiliam Bolcom, Xavier Montsalvatge, Nicholas Maw, George Rochberg and Kurt Schwertsik. His numerous transcriptions and editions are published by Universal, Presser, Ricordi and Guitar Solo Publications.

Eliot Fisk’s numerous recordings for the Musical Heritage Society, DGG, Arabesque, and EMI have elicited unqualified praise and even entered the Billboard charts as bestsellers. Most of these recordings include repertoire never before performed on the guitar such as his legendary reading of the 24 solo violin Capricci, Op. 1 of Paganini (“Has to be heard to be believed!” — Ruggiero Ricci), his recordings of contemporary works by Berio and Rochberg or his recording with Paula Robison of Robert Beaser’s Mountain Songs, which was nominated for a Grammy. Guitar Review wrote that his versions of the complete Bach unaccompanied violin Sonatas and Partitas, BWV 1001-1006 “place him alongside Casals and Gould as one of this century’s greatest inter-preters of Bach.” On a lighter note, Gramophon Magazine described his transcriptions for violin, cello and guitar of Bach’s Violin Sonatas BWV 1014 – 1019: “If exploring the instrumental potential of the continuo

is Baroque music’s equivalent of exploring Star Trek’s final frontier, then guitarist Eliot Fisk may be its Captain Kirk and his transcrip-tion of Bach’s Six Violin Sonatas its Starship Enterprise”. Eliot Fisk’s forays into unconventional territory have included collaborations with chanteuse, Ute Lemper; Turkish music master, Burhan Öçal; jazz guitar legend, Joe Pass; flamenco great, Paco Pena; and master of castanets, Lucero Tena. 2006-07 season projects included four major premieres: Leonardo Balada’s “Caprichos” (seven movements after songs of Federico Garcia Lorca for guitar and string quartet), Kurt Schwertsik’s 25 minute “Ein Kleines Requiem” for solo guitar; Daniel Bernard Ro-main’s concerto for guitar and chamber orchestra (“We March”); and Eliot Fisk’s transcription of Mark O’ Connor’s violin concerto movement entitled, “Winter” for guitar and orchestra.

In 2008 he began a long anticipated collaboration with legendary virtu-oso Angel Romero in a program to include a newly commissioned work for two guitars by Leonardo Balada as well as new Fisk transcriptions for two guitars of works by Scarlatti and others. Eliot Fisk is founder and director of Boston Guitar Fest, an annual event held in the month of June at the New England Conservatory. This festival is dedicated to exploring cutting-edge possibilities of the guitar in an interdisciplinary cross-cultural context. Eliot Fisk was the last direct pupil of Andrés Segovia and also studied interpretation under the legendary harpsi-chordist, Ralph Kirkpatrick, at Yale University from which he graduated summa cum laude in 1976. Called by one New York Times headline “A Fiery Missionary to the Unconverted,” Eliot Fisk devotes consider-able energy to teaching. He is Professor at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, where he teaches in 5 different languages, and in Boston at the New England Conservatory. His students have come from all corners of the earth. Many have gone on to become important performers and teachers in their own right.

Eliot Fisk lives in Boston, Salzburg, and (whenever possible) in his beloved Granada, Spain, with his wife, acclaimed guitarist Zaira Meneses, and their six year old daughter, Raquel. His website is www.eliotfisk.com.


Other Festival Participants Dan Acsadi, Competition DirectorMaria Benotti, Youth Competition JurorDennis Conway, Film MakerAlexander Dunn, Youth Competition

JudgeVirginia Eskin, Adult Competition JurorEliot Fisk, Artistic DirectorGrisha Goryachev, TeacherSue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin, FlutistMatt Hinsley, Adult Competition Juror

Bruce Holzman, Adult Competition Jury President

Zaira Meneses, TeacherApostolos Paraskevas, Composition

Competition JudgeBrian Robison, Composition

Competition JudgeRonald Bruce Smith, Composition

Competition JudgeRobert Ward, Administrative DirectorAdriana Zavala, Art Historian

Cecilio PereraGuitar, 2008 Winner

Cecilio was born in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico in 1983. He started play-ing guitar at the age of nine with his brother Pedro Perera. After several years, he began studying with Ricardo Vega at the music school in his town, and began to give concerts soon after. He studied at Xalapa University of Music with Consuelo Bolio and Alfre-do Sanchez from 1999 to 2005. He has taken master classes with John Williams, David Russell, Angel Romero,

Joaquin Clerch, Remi Boucher, Juan Carlos Laguna, Julio César Oliva, Paolo Pegoraro, and Pavel Steidl among others. Cecilio has played with many famous orchestras including the Cuba National Orchestra, UNAM Philarmonic Orchestra, Yucatan Symphony Orchestra, Xalapa Chamber Music Orchestra, Acapulco Philarmonic Orchestra, Chihuahua Philarmonic Orchestra, Salzburg Youth Philarmonic Orchestra, Italian Orchestra Academia Musical Naonis, Merida Chamber Music Orchestra and Almería Symphony Orchestra. He has performed in Mexico, United States, Canada, Cuba, Costa Rica, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Spain and Italy. He’s played for TV and radio programs as well in prestigious festivals and theatres in Europe and America. He’s collaborated with several famous composers who have dedicated guitar works to him. Cecilio is now studying at Mozarteum University in Salzburg, Austria with Eliot Fisk and Ricardo Gallen. His repertoire ranges from renaissance on the lute to contemporary music. He plays with flute, voice, string quartet, and other combinations.

Alfredo SanchezGuitar

Alfredo Sánchez began playing the guitar at the age of 12, teaching himself to play with the music of Bach. In later years he studied with Manuel López Ramos, Andrés Segovia (1981), Iván Rijos, Robert Guthrie and Leo Brouwer. He also took master-classes with Manuel Barrueco and David Russell. Between the years 1982 and 1992, Alfredo Sánchez won first and second prizes in several important

Tlen HuicaniFeatured Ensemble e ensemble Tlen Huicani (‘the singers” in the indigenious nàhuatl language) is dedicated to immortalizing the music of the Mexican town and province of Veracruz. Its members uncover and faithfully perform new and almost forgotten traditional music.

The repertoire of the group has been enriched during tours through the various countries of Central and South America. During these journeys, Tlen Huicani has augmented their already vast repertoire, assimilating the styles and techniques of innumerable local artists. Tlen Huicani col-laborates frequently with theatre and dance companies. Their numerous tours with Mexico’s Ballet Folklorico have taken them throughout Cen-tral and South America, the USA, Europe and Asia. During its illustrious career, Tlen Huicani has received numerous awards and honors. Critics have celebrated Tlen Huicani as “the finest ensemble of folkloric music in the Mexican Republic”.

Alfonso MorenoGuitar

Alfonso Moreno is one of the greatest interpreters known to the world of classical guitar. Moreno takes a sym-phonic approach to the guitar, using a broad palette of colors, timbres and dynamics, which often give the listen-er the sense of listening to an entire orchestra. Moreno is well known for his prodigious technique and intense musical interpretations. He has give over 3000 concerts throughout Eu-rope, America and Asia, transforming

audiences with the sweetness, depth and sincerity of his interpretation. His repertoire ranges from ancient music to music by contemporary composers. Many composers have written works specifically for him. In 1999 Moreno co founded the Latin American Guitar Quartet along with guitarists Eugenia Rodriguez (Chile), Marcela Sfriso and Walter Ujaldon (Argentina), which made its debut at the International Guitar Festival in Turkey, as soloists with the Istambul Philharmonic, under Ionescu Galati. For the 2000-20001 season, the quartet has been invited to perform in over 15 festivals, which are paying homage to Joaquin Rodrigo, throughout Mexico, the United States, South America, Asia and Europe.

Guest Artists



Scott TennantGuitar

Scott Tennant is a founding member of the Grammy®-winning ensemble L.A. Guitar Quartet, and is himself con-sidered to be one of the world’s top classical guitarists. Mr. Tennant is a fa-vorite guest artist on music series and major guitar festivals around the world. Past seasons have taken him to such festivals in Ubeda (Spain), Milan, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Osaka, Paris, Orleans, Ansbach and Wetzlar (Germany), Bergen (Norway), Amsterdam, Mexico,

Dundee, Bath (UK) among others all over the United States and Can-ada. He has authored several books and articles on guitar technique, including his best-seller Pumping Nylon, which has attained a “cult” clas-sic status. He has made numerous recordings as a soloist on the GHA and Delos labels, and with the LAGQ he has recorded for GHA, Delos, Sony Classical, Windham Hill, Deutsche Grammophon and Telarc labels. Their Telarc release “LAGQ Latin” was nominated for a Grammy®, and it was their current Telarc title “LAGQ’s Guitar Heroes” which won a Grammy® as the best classical crossover recording of 2005. He is well-known for his recordings of the music of Joaquín Rodrigo, and equally praised for his interpretations of early music and the guitar’s classical repertoire. Projects currently underway include a five-volume classical guitar method for Alfred Music/Workshop Arts, and new independently produced recordings and instructional videos (available in mid-2008), as well as transcription publications, which will be released by Tennant’s own Plainsong Music. He lives in the Los Angeles area, and is on the faculty at the USC Thornton School of Music.

David WittenPiano

Pianist David Witten’s international career has included numerous con-cert tours in Ireland, Finland, Russia, Ukraine, Europe, Mexico, South America, and China. As the recipient of a 1990 Fulbright Scholar award, Witten spent five months teaching and concertizing throughout Brazil, and he is frequently invited back to give concerts and masterclasses. Closer to home, Witten’s performanc-es have included solo appearances

with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra, and various chamber music collaborations with members of the New York Philharmonic and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Witten has also been active in contemporary music. He has recorded piano music of Nicholas Van Slyck (Titanic Records), and has commissioned over a dozen new works for Soli Espri, a chamber trio he founded in Boston with clarinetist Chester Brezniak and mezzo-soprano D’Anna Fortunato. With flutist Sue-Ellen Hershman-Tcherepnin, Witten formed Dúo Clási-co; their recording, Flute and Piano Music of Latin America, is available on the Musical Heritage Society label. After twenty years as an active recitalist, chamber music pianist, and teacher in the Boston area, Wit-ten accepted a position at the Cali School of Music at Montclair State University, where he is currently Coordinator of Keyboard Studies.

competitions in Mexico and in Puerto Rico. He toured the Soviet Union in 1983, 1984 and 1987, and has often appeared in Mexico in most of the important concert halls. He has recorded numerous programs for national radio and television. Alfredo Sanchez is active as recitalist, soloist with orchestra, and as a member of numerous chamber music ensembles. He is professor of the Instituto Superior de Música del Estado de Veracruz (ISMEV). In 1994 he was asked to establish the guitar department at the prestigious University of the Americas, Puebla, Mexico where he taught for several years. In 1997 he was appointed professor at the distinguished University of Veracruz, Mexico. Many of his students have gone on to important international careers.

Marco TamayoGuitar

Marco Tamayo was born in Havana, where he started to play guitar at the age of three under his father’s tuition. He studied with Antonio Alberto Rodríguez and Leo Brouwer, and later in Europe in Munich and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, where he was a pupil of Eliot Fisk, and studied interpretation as well with Rainer Schmidt (violin), and Anthony Spiri (harpsichord), among others. Winner of numerous major international guitar

competitions such as the Michele Pittaluga, Città di Alessandria, in 1999, Marco Tamayo has performed with the Chamber Orchestra of St Petersburg, the Turin Philharmonic, the Chamber Orchestra of Aix en Provence, the Tampere Philharmonic in Finland and the Havana Philhar-monic, among many others. He divides his activities between concert appearances and teaching, with master classes in inumerable guitar festivals around the world and in universities such as Seoul University of Arts in South Korea. He has lived in Salzburg since 1995 and has taught at the Universität Mozarteum since 2000.

Simon TedeschiPiano

Born in Australia, Simon Tedeschi studied piano with Neta Maughan in Sydney and in London with Noretta Conci. Described by pianist Leslie Howard as one of the finest musi-cians of his generation worldwide, Mr. Tedeschi was named the Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year performing Ginastera’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Tedeschi first performed a Mozart Piano Con-

certo at age 9 in the Sydney Opera House and since then has played as a soloist with the Queensland, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide sym-phony orchestras, as well as the Fort Worth Chamber Orchestra, Texas. Simon is currently based in the United States, although he continues a very active performing schedule in Australia. He is the Roving Ambassa-dor for The Australian Children’s Music Foundation, and he was recently awarded the Centenary of Federation Medal by the Governor General of Australia. Simon’s instrument in Australia is kindly provided by Hutch-ings Pianos of Sydney.


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