Manifestazioni Incontri chitarristici . English version

INCONTRI CHITARRISTICI DI GARGNANO 2008
with
~ OSCAR GHIGLIA ~
from August 24th to September 6th 2008

together with a guitarists and lute-players course to interpret music for lute of the Renaissance of XVI and XVII century and transcriptions of the same repertory.

Instructor
MASSIMO LONARDI

Artistic Direction
ALESSANDRO CALZONI

The courses will be held from August 24th to September 6th 2008.

Students may attend the course as active participants standing an admission test performing a programme lasting 30 minutes at least, which may be partly or totally listened by the commission (the admission test will be effected the first day of the course at 3.00 p.m.) . Students will be able to stay in flats in the centre of Gargnano. For further information call 0365/7988207.

XXXIII CONCORSO INTERNAZIONALE DI GARGNANO
4-5-6 September 2008

1st Prize: € 4.200
2nd Prize: € 1.800
3rd Prize: € 800

Reserved to Italian and Foreign competitors who on September 30th 2008 won’t be 35 years old yet.

If the first prize is not awarded, a second prize will be awarded “ex-aequo” of the foreseen amount.

The contest is subdivided into three public tests:
I. Round (eliminatory): performance, of the following works:
A. “Elegia” by Johann Kaspar Mertz.
B. Ricercar “la compagna”(Arthur J. Ness 34 – R Chiesa LVII) by Francesco da Milano
II. Round: performance of the following compositions:
A. – performance of one of the following lute suites BWV 995 – 996 – 997 – 1006 A or Preludio Fuga Allegro BWV 998 from J.S.Bach;
B. – one original piece for guitar, not exceeding ten minutes;
III. Round (final):
free choise performance of a programme, original for guitar, including works of XIX (Classic or Romantic) and XX century, 25-30 minutes.

Competitors have to gather on September 3rd, 2008 at 7.00 p.m. at the Centro Civico Multifunzionale "Andrea Castellani" - Via Teatro, 14 - Gargnano to be present at rollcall and to fix the order of their performances. The Jury Members reserve to admit the number of competitors they think right to the 2nd and 3rd tests.
1) Each competitor has to give his work text to the Jury;
2) Winners of the first prizes or competitors twice awarded with the second prize in previous editions are not allowed to enter the contest;
3) The musical pieces played by the competitors at the contest cannot be performed during the course.

REGISTRATION FEES:
Course effective € 190
Course hearer € 90
Competitor € 50

Everyone must show a copy of the receipt of payment carried out at “Banco di Brescia” agenzia di Gargnano.

Information and Registration:
INCONTRI CHITARRISTICI DI GARGNANO 2008
VIA ROMA 47 25084 GARGNANO – LAGO DI GARDA ITALIA
TEL. 0365/7988207 – 0365/72625 FAX 0365/71354
e-mail:biblioteca@comune.gargnano.brescia.it

How to arrive to Gargnano
(train and bus)

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