Due to coronavirus concerns the University has cancelled the 2020 Long Island Guitar Festival. Here is more information

Festival 2020 Schedule
(Subject to change. Updated 2/26/20)

The table includes time, event and location information. A location legend can be found below.

Tuesday, March 31
8 pm CONCERT: Harris Becker & Friends, including Frank Cassara and The Artesian Guitar Quartet (Harris Becker, Laura Lessard, Michael Roberts and James Erickson)

Music by Savage, Roberts, Lockwood and Sculthorpe

GH
Friday, April 3
Wednesday, April 1
8 pm CONCERT
Olson/De Cari Duo. Music by York (Premiere), Verdery, Leisner

Evan Taucher. Music by Albeniz, Llobet, Scarlatti, Rodrigo and Taucher

GH
Thursday, April 2
2 pm LECTURE: Creating and Building an Online Presence: Leveraging Social Media with Evan Taucher
Free Admission
FA
8 pm CONCERT: Jérémy Jouve. Music by J.S. Bach, Rodrigo and Duplessy
GH
Friday, April 3
5 pm COMPETITION: High School Classical Guitar Competition Semi-finals. Closed to the public FA
8 pm CONCERT: Beijing Guitar Duo
GH
Saturday, April 4
9 am WORKSHOP: Exploring the Score – Techniques for Practice with Harris Becker  
10:30 am MASTER CLASS: Beijing Guitar Duo KT
12:30 pm EMERGING ARTIST SERIES CONCERT: Ansel Bobrow, First Prize 2019 High School Classical Guitar Competition
HC
1:30 pm COMPETITION: High School Classical Guitar Competition Finals. Three Finalists
Open to the public, Free Admission
HC
3 pm CONCERT: Yenne Lee
HC
4:30 pm REHEARSAL: LIGF Orchestra HF
8 pm CONCERT: David Russell
KT
Sunday, April 5
9:30 am MASTER CLASS: David Russell FA
10 am REHEARSAL: LIGF Guitar Orchestra CH
12 pm ENSEMBLES SHOWCASE CONCERT: Various Groups
Free Admission
CH
1:30 pm CONCERT: LIGF Guitar Orchestra
Free Admission
CH
3:30 pm LECTURE/DEMONSTRATION: The History and Design of "Smallman Guitars" with Damon Smallman & Ingrid Riollot
CH

Legend - CH: Interfaith Center, Chapel; FA: Fine Arts Center; GH: Great Hall; HC: Hillwood Cinema; HF: Hillwood Commons Fishbowl; KT: Krasnoff Theater; MRB: Music Rehearsal Building; TA: Tilles Center Atrium; TC: Tilles Center for the Performing Arts; WHC: West Hillwood Cafeteria

The Cinema, Cafeteria and Krasnoff Theater are located in Hillwood Commons. Here are directions to the campus and a campus map (Great Hall - Building 1, Fine Arts Center - Building 13, Hillwood Commons - Building 19. The map highlights the campus locations of these venues.)

Last update: February 26, 2020