9th Annual Bethlehem Guitar Festival

Friday and Saturday, June 5 and 6, 2009

John Arnold, director

"Nylon and steel"

The classical guitar program at Moravian College and the Martin Guitar Company are pleased to present the 9th Annual Guitar Festival. A day of recitals, workshops, guitar expo, master classes, and concerts featuring Laurence Juber and Jason Vieaux, two of the most renown guitarists of today.


Friday Schedule Of Events

Friday Featured Concert

7:30 pm Foy Concert Hall

Tickets for this concert only may also be purchased at:

www.lvartsboxoffice.org/

Laurence Juber

“An Interactive Concert with Grammy Award winning, former Wings guitarist”

This performance is sponsored by C.F. Martin & Co

 


Saturday Schedule Of Events

8:30 am - 12:00 pm Registration & Coffee Reception - Hearst Hall
9:00 am - 6:00 pm Vendors' Fair
Lecture/Recital  
9:00 am- 9:45 pm

Jorge Torres

"Understanding Flamenco Concepts in Classical Guitar Repertoire"

Master Class  
10:00 am - 11:00 am

Laurence Juber - "Up Close With LJ"

An entertaining, interactive, multi-level presentation with an emphasis on the value of melody, tone and texture in creating a musical experience for the guitarist. Two-time Grammy-winning guitarist Laurence Juber freely demonstrates his technique, performing and discussing arrangements and original compositions from his extensive repertoire with such topics covered as: Warm Ups; Playing More Efficiently; Basic Fingerstyle Patterns; Fundamentals Of Harmony; Altered Tunings, including DADGAD. Basic knowledge of music theory is helpful, but not essential.

Recital  
11:15 am - Noon

Ulyana Machneva

Meal  
Noon - 1:00 pm Lunch break
Master Class  
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Jason Vieaux

Lecture  
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Dick Boak

"The Evolution of European/American Guitar (book signing - Martin Guitars: A History)"

Recital  
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm

Craig Thatcher

Lecture Recital  
4:15 pm - 4:45 pm

John Arnold

"The Music of Michael Hedges"

Early Evening Concert  
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Kathrin Murray and Troy King Duo

Dinner  
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Dinner break
Saturday Featured Concert  
8:00 pm

Jason Vieaux

International guitar virtuoso

 

 


REGISTRATION & FEES

Please download the REGISTRATION FORM for details on the "Full Program" (including featured concerts), "Day Only" (excluding featured concerts), and "Featured Concerts Only" (excluding day programming).

REGISTRATION FORM

Friday evening's Juber tickets also available at: www.lvartsboxoffice.org/

 

For more information call 610-861-1650 / email music@moravian.edu

 


Sponsors

 


Moravian College Classical Guitar Program

Moravian is a private, coeducational, selective liberal arts college located in eastern Pennsylvania tracing its founding to 1742. It is recognized as America's sixth oldest college. Music degrees include a Bachelors of Arts in Music and a Bachelor of Music in performance (vocal, instrumental, jazz), music education, composition, or sacred music.

The Bachelor of Arts program allows for musical study within a liberal arts curriculum. The Bachelor of Music is for students who desire more comprehensive music studies. Study in guitar includes private lessons, ensembles, guitar pedagogy, guitar literature, twentieth century technologies, and recitals.