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Festival 2018 Sponsors
The Albert Augustine
Foundation
The D'Addario Foundation
for the Performing Arts
Murphy's Music & Violin Shop
Savarez
The 25th annual Long Island Guitar Festival was held April 1 to 9, 2017 on the LIU Post campus of Long Island University in Brookville, NY USA.
The Long Island Guitar Festival is an annual international festival presented by the Department of Music of the School of Performing Arts at the LIU Post Campus of Long Island University. The Festival represents the continuing commitment of Long Island University to reach out to the artistic community and continue an established tradition of excellence in guitar performance and pedagogy.
Press Coverage
New York Times. May 6, 2001
Classical Guitar Magazine. June 2005
Classical Guitar Magazine. December 2013
New York Times. March 29, 2014
Classical Guitar Magazine, March 2016
Fingerstyle Guitar Journal, July 2017
Master Classes for Guitarists and Performers
If you are interested in participating in a Festival Master Class as a performer, you must submit a recording or arrange for an in-person audition. The deadline is March 26, 2018. Send all tapes, videos or CDs to the Festival address listed below. There is a $55 fee if chosen to participate in a master class.
For more information on master classes, please call the LIU Post Department of Music at 516-299-2475 or 516-299-3181.
Sponsorship and Advertising Information
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.
Festival 2018
Program Book
Learn how you can make a tax-deductible contribution to the 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 ot sponsoring or advertising, e-mail us or call 516-299-3181.
Festival Address:
Long Island Guitar Festival
Department of Music
LIU Post
720 Northern Blvd.
Brookville, NY 11548
Last update: March 21, 2018