To submit an event, please send CCGS staff a message at info@cleguitar.org with the following details.
CCGS staff can also be contacted via our contact form.
Friday, June 6 through Sunday, June 9, 2019
at the
Cleveland Institute of Music
11021 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Festival events include: 5 concerts, 2 premieres, 8 master classes, private lessons, 4 lectures, 1 demonstration and exhibition of fine contemporary classical guitars, and more.
Featured internationally acclaimed artists include:
Jason Vieaux (USA), guitar
– 2015 Grammy Award Winner
Colin Davin (USA), guitar
– Mr Davin is the real thing, a player with a virtuoso’s technique, a deeply expressive musicianship, and a probing imagination. (American Record Guide)
Xuefei Yang (China), guitar
– The guitar world has a new star. (Gramophone)
Elizabeth Kenny (England), lute
– Kenny is an exquisite musician. (The Guardian)
Petra Polácková (Czech Republic), guitar
– First Prize at the International Guitar Competition Gargnano, Italy
Drew Henderson (Canada), guitar
– Acclaimed One of Canada’s Foremost Classical Guitarists
Lynn McGrath (USA), guitar with Spoken Word
– [W]onderful timing, poise, wit, and grace… (Soundboard)
Alfredo Velazquez (USA), master guitar maker
– The Guitar Construction Process
For information and to purchase concert tickets on line visit:
www.guitarsint.com/guitar_festival
To purchase concert tickets by mail call Guitars International (not CIM) at:
216-752-7502
Presented in cooperation with Guitars International and the Cleveland Institute of Music.