Master Classes & Workshops for Guitarists and Performers

Master Classes

In recent years Festival Master Classes have been given by Laura Snowden, Eduardo Fernandez, Gyan Riley, William Kanengiser, Mark Eden and Christopher Stell, Thibault Cauvin, Frederic Hand, Carlo Domeniconi, Mare Duo, Jason Vieaux, Ronn McFarlane, Andrew York, Berta Rojas, David Starobin, VIDA Guitar Quartet, Harris Becker, Raphaella Smits, David Leisner, Benjamin Verdery and David Russell.

In 2023, Master Classes were given by Laura Snowden and João Luiz.

If you are interested in participating in a Festival Master Class as a performer, you must submit a digital audio or video recording of you performing or a link to a web-accessible recording. A recommendation from your teacher is suggested.

Digital recordings, links and recommendations should be sent to LIGFestival@aol.com

There is a $55 fee if chosen to participate in a master class. There is no fee if you would like to audit a class.

The submission deadline is April 5, 2024.

For more information, please contact us at: LIGFestival@aol.com

Workshops and Presentations

Festival 2023 included a discussion and Q&A on Guitar Building in Granada, Spain led by Long Island classical guitar luthier Brian Itzkin.

Recent Festival workshops and presentations have included:

• Practice Techniques for Auditions and Competitions with Evan Taucher & Chinnawat Themkumkwun
• How to Make the Bach Cello Suites Dance with Cellist Maureen Hynes
• Exploring the Score. Techniques for Practice and Performance with Harris Becker
• Fingerboard Navigation with James Erickson
• Q&A with Andrew York
• Start to finish – Audio and Video Recording for guitarists with Evan Taucher
• Giulio Regondi: a Life in Images with Paul Cesarczyk

Photos by Nina Krebs.

Last updateDecember 10, 2023