Eclectic and International, the 33rd annual Long Island Guitar Festival will be held April 30 to May 4, 2025 at the Setauket Presbyterian Church in Setauket, NY.
The 2025 Guitar Festival will be presented in partnership with the Setauket Presbyterian Church and the Oberon Foundation.
To date, scheduled performers include Raphaella Smits, Hao Yang, Jérémy Jouve, Kithara Duo, Mela Guitar Quartet, Harris Becker & Friends, James Erickson, Laura Lessard, and Nathan Park the winner of the 2024 LIGF High School Classical Guitar Competition.
Scheduled ensembles include the NJMEA HS Honors Guitar Orchestra, the New Jersey Guitar Orchestra, the New York City Guitar Orchestra and the James Madison HS Guitar Ensemble.
In addition to concerts, lectures and demonstrations, Festival 2025 will include our National High School Classical Guitar Competition, Master Classes and Workshops for Guitarists and Performers, Ensemble Showcases
The winner of the 2025 National High School Classical Guitar Competition will receive a guitar donated by Long Island classical guitar luthier Brian Itzkin.
LIGF STAFF
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Harris Becker
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
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James Erickson
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
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John Meschi
WEB DIRECTOR
FESTIVAL ADVISOR
In recent years The Long Island Guitar Festival has been funded in part by grants from The Augustine Foundation, The D'Addario Foundation, Savarez.
Learn how you can make a tax-deductible contribution to the Long Island Guitar 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 or sponsoring or advertising, e-mail us at LIGFestival@aol.com.
View the 2024 Program Book.
