Long Island Guitar Festival 2009

Festival 2013 Schedule

Sunday, March 17
7 p.m. CONCERT: John Williams and John Etheridge HR
Monday, March 18
8 p.m. CONCERT: Artesian Collaborative – Music for Four Guitars. Andrew Falino, Harris Becker, James Erickson, Laura Lessard GH
Tuesday, March 19
8 p.m. CONCERT: LIU Post Guitars & Flutes GH
Wednesday, March 20
8 p.m. CONCERT: Evening Music Dream. Music for solo guitar and ensembles including the World Premiere of "Mourning Mist" by Joseph Russo for Guitar and String Quartet. Maureen Hynes, Dale Stuckenbruck, Harris Becker, Veronica Salas, James Erickson, Andrew Falino GH
Thursday, March 21
3 p.m. MASTER CLASS: Gyan Riley FA
8 p.m. CONCERT: Gyan Riley with Zach Brock (violin/viola) GH
Friday, March 22
4 p.m. WORKSHOP: Electric Guitar Techniques with James Erickson FA
7:15 p.m. PRE-CONCERT PERFORMANCE: Stony Brook Guitar Quartet – Jose Maldonado, Barkely Heuser, Yannis Petridis, James Kerr. Emerging Artists. Acrílicos En El Espacio by Eduardo Martin for Guitar Quartet SAG
8 p.m. CONCERT: William Kanengiser HR
Saturday, March 23
9:30 a.m. MASTER CLASS: William Kanengiser HR
11:30 a.m. CONCERT: Gunnlaugur Björnsson. Emerging Artist Concert HC
1 p.m. CONCERT: Freedom High School Guitar Ensemble (Christopher Perez, Director) including Rex Willis's "Fresco" for Soloist and Guitar Ensemble - Harris Becker, Soloist. Brentwood High School Guitar Ensemble (Ron Pace, Director) HR
3 p.m. CONCERT: Matt Palmer HC
4:30 p.m. WORKSHOP: Matt Palmer. The Virtuoso Guitarist – "An Introduction to AMI Scale Technique" HC
8 p.m. CONCERT: Eden Stell Guitar Duo HR
Sunday, March 24
10 a.m. MASTER CLASS: Mark Eden and Christopher Stell (Eden Stell Guitar Duo) – Master Class for Ensembles & Duos HR
12 p.m. DISCUSSION: Dennis Koster – Flamenco Guitar Techniques for the Classical Guitarist PR
1 p.m. MEETING: Long Island Classical Guitar Society PR
3 p.m. CONCERT: Dennis Koster. Classical and Flamenco Guitar HR

Subject to change. Please visit this page often for updates and additions

GH: Great Hall, FA: Fine Arts, HR: Hillwood Recital Hall, SAG: Student Art Gallery,
HC: Cinema, SL: Study Lounge, HF: Fishbowl, PR: Pioneer Room; TC: Tilles Center for the Performing Arts; TA: Tilles Center Atrium; HM: Hillwood Art Museum

The Recital Hall, Cinema, Fishbowl, Student Art Gallery and Study Lounge are located in Hillwood Commons. Here are directions to the campus and a campus map (Great Hall/Pioneer Room - Building 1, Fine Arts Center - Building 13, Hillwood Commons - Building 19

Last update: February 12, 2013

Festival Notes

The Festival's opening concert featured The Williams-Etheridge Duo - John Williams & John Etheridge. The concert was co-presented by Tilles Center for the Performing Arts.

VIDA Guitar Quartet Derek Gripper
Thibault Cauvin Liu Fang
Join us for the next Long Island Guitar Festival to be held April 2 to 6, 2014. The festival promises to be eclectic and international with artists scheduled to appear including the great Pipa virtuoso Liu Fang, South African guitarist Derek Gripper, French guitar innovator Thibault Cauvin and the VIDA Guitar Quartet from England.

Music Events of Interest
LIU Post Chamber Music Festival
Midsummer Music Dream Music School & Festival