| Tuesday, April 10 | |
| ----- | TBA |
| Wednesday, April 11 | |
| 8:00 pm | Concert: TBA and Alexandra and Yannis Duo |
| Thursday, April 12 | |
| 8:00 pm | Concert: Cavatina Duo |
| Friday, April 13 | |
| 2:00 pm | Master Class: Denis Azabagic |
| 5:00 pm | Competition: Semi-finals, National High School Classical Guitar Competition |
| 8:00 pm | Concert: Laura Snowden |
| Saturday, April 14 | |
| 9:30 am | Master Class: Laura Snowden |
| 12:30 pm | Concert: Emerging Artist Showcase. Ria Modak |
| 1:30 pm | Competition: Finals, National High School Classical Guitar Competition |
| 3:00 pm | Concert: TBA |
| 4:15 pm | Rehearsal: LIGF Orchestra |
| 8:00 pm | Concert: Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo |
| Sunday, April 15 | |
| 9:30 am | Master Class: Newman & Oltman Duo |
| 10:30 am | Rehearsal: LIGF Orchestra |
| 12:30 pm | Ensembles Showcase Concert: Various Groups |
| 2:00 pm | Concert: LIGF Orchestra |
| 3:00 pm | Concert: Berta Rojas |
"The "Long Island" in the festival title clearly refers to its location and origins, rather than to its scope." New York Times, March 2014
HarrisBecker
VIDAGuitar Quartet
AnaVidovic
DavidLeisner
BenjaminVerdery
SaigonGuitar Quartet
Huy ThanhNguyen
GoharVardanyan
RaphaellaSmits
Ming-JuiLiu
JoenneDumitrascu
JamesErickson
KangMin Shin
AlanHirsh
BMHS HonorsGuitar Ensemble
Brentwood H.S.Guitar Club
Susan E. Wagner Guitar Ensemble
Freedom H.S.Guitar Ensemble
KarlaMoe
VeronicaSalas
ChristinaMontalto
EmilyKlonowski
Raphaella Smits – "... one of the most delicate and most cultivated performers of our time."
– Jean Bernard, Diapason, FR
– Jean Bernard, Diapason, FR
"Long Island Guitar Festival...a very impressive concert lineup"
- Classical Guitar Magazine about Festival 2016
- Classical Guitar Magazine about Festival 2016
25th Annual Long Island Guitar Festival
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Festival 2017
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Press Release
Welcome to the Long Island Guitar Festival Web site. In 2017 we celebrated our 25th season!
Performers at our 25th Festival included: David Leisner, Huy Thanh Nguyen, Raphaella Smits, Benjamin Verdery, Ana Vidovic, Gohar Vardanyan, Harris Becker, James Erickson, the Saigon Guitar Quartet (Nguyen Thanh Huy, Nguyen Tri Doan, Huynh Ba Tho, Tran Hoai Phuong), VIDA Guitar Quartet and Emerging Artist Kang Min Shin, first prize winner of the 2016 National High School Classical Guitar Competition. Showcase performers included Arvo Duo (Joenne Dumitrascu, violin and Ming-Jui Liu, guitar.)
High School Guitar Ensembles appearing at this year's Festival included: Bishop McGuinness High School Honors Guitar Ensemble (Kernersville, NC), Susan E. Wagner Guitar Ensemble (Staten Island, NY), Brentwood High School Guitar Club (Brentwood, NY), Harlem School of the Arts Guitar Ensemble (New York, NY), Freedom High School Guitar Ensemble (Orlando, FL) and Rocky Point Guitar Ensemble (Rocky Point, NY)
ANNOUNCING FESTIVAL 2018
Join us for the 26th annual Long Island Guitar Festival to be held April 10 to 15, 2018. Scheduled performers to date include Berta Rojas, Laura Snowden, Cavatina Duo (Eugenia Moliner, flute & Denis Azabagic, guitar), the Alexandra and Yannis Duo, and the Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo. Please continue to visit these pages for more information about our next festival as it becomes available.
National High School Classical Guitar Competition
The Festival presented its National High School Classical Guitar Competition, open to high school students of all 50 states. Find out more on the Guitar Competition page.
Long Island Guitar Festival Guitar Orchestra
The LIGF Guitar Orchestra for high school students and others returned to the Festival in 2017, conducted by Alan Hirsh. Visit the Guitar Orchestra page to find out more.
Master Classes for Guitarists and Performers
In 2017 the Long Island Guitar Festival continued its tradition of presenting excellence in guitar performance and pedagogy with master classes given by the VIDA Guitar Quartet, Raphaella Smits, Benjamin Verdery and David Leisner.
Ensemble Showcases
Through its history the Long Island Guitar Festival has featured ensembles representing high schools from the tri-state area and other states including Virginia, North Carolina and Florida. Learn more on the Ensemble Showcases page.
Long Island Guitar Festival 2017 was funded in part by grants from The Augustine Foundation, The D'Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts, Murphy's Music & Violin Shop, Savarez, The John P. McGrath Fund of LIU and the LIU Post Department of Music.
Learn how you can make a tax-deductible contribution to the Long Island Guitar Festival or how your company or organization can become a Festival sponsor or advertise in the Festival program book distributed at all Festival events. For more information about making a contribution or sponsoring or advertising, e-mail us or call 516-299-3181.
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Long Island Guitar Festival
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John Meschi, Advisor & Website Manager
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Last update: December 3, 2017
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Since 1993 the Long Island Guitar Festival has proudly presented such distinguished guitarists and performers as (in alphabetical order):
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