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All concerts will take place at the
Settlement Music School
Mary Louise Curtis Branch
416 Queen Street
Philadelphia, PA
(Unless noted otherwise)
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David Russell
Saturday, April 12, 2008, 7:00 PM
General - $25, Student/Senior - $20, Members - $15
First Unitarian Church
2125 Chestnut St.
Philadelphia, PA
PCGS is proud to provide the opportunity to
hear one of the finest instrumental soloists playing today, Grammy
Award winning guitarist David Russell, in a special pre-Festival
Concert. Mr. Russell’s concert will be the opening event of the
PCGS 40th Anniversary Guitar Festival. Mr. Russell grew up
in Minorca, Spain and studied at the Royal Academy. He has earned many
prestigious prizes for his musicianship and technical mastery.
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2008 Guitar Festival featuring a recital by
GFA winner Thomas Viloteau, student recitals
and a David Russell masterclass.
Sunday, April 13, 2008, 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Student Recital Pass (includes all student recitals, presentations, lectures, the competition finals and PCGS Orchestra recital)
Free – Students participating in recital and competition.
$20 – Families (two or more) attending recital and competition.
$10 – Single ticket to recital and competition.
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The following are separate events:
$20 – Russell master class.
$12 – GFA winner’s concert.
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$40—Festival pass covering all events.
Thomas Viloteau, 2006 winner of the Guitar Foundation of America
Competition, studied at the Escuela de Música Juan Pedro Carrero
in Barcelona, Spain, and later at the Conservatorio Superior de
Música de Barcelona. Awarded a scholarship, he studied under the
direction of Alberto Ponce at the Ecole Normale in Paris, receiving the
Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste in 2004. He continued his
guitar studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de
Musique de Paris. In addition to winning the GFA competition, Mr.
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Reuben Gonzalez Avila
Sunday, October 14, 2007, 7:00 PM
General Admission - $15; Student/Seniors - $12;
Members - $10
Guitarist Ruben González-Avila received his degree music from the
Instituto Superior de Artes de la Habana. He has studied with excellent
teachers who includie Alina Quezade, Efrain Amador, Aldo Rodriguez and
Maestro Leo Brouwer. Mr. Gonzáles-Avila teaches, performs and provides
master classes in the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Argentina. He
has been winner of several notable guitar competitions.
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PCGS Professional Members Showcase
Sunday, November 11, 2007, 7:00 PM
General Admission - $15; Student/Seniors - $12;
Members - Free admission.
Featuring solo guitarists Ross Mann, Brian Pearson and
Behdad Moghaddasi as well as
The
Bill Newman-Veronica Mascaro flute and guitar duo,
The Bill Newman and
Michael Simmons guitar duo,
The John Penn and Tom Emery Guitar Duo,
Michael Simmons and soprano Lizette
Casals,
Sharon Rhinesmith and Thomas Smith (voice & guitar),
Kimbal Brown and Marisol Rampolla (double bass & guitar).
 
 
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Holiday Party
Home of Joseph & Kathleen Mayes
Sunday, December 9, 2007, Time TBA
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Jorge Caballero
Sunday, January 13, 2008, 3:00 PM
General Admission - $15; Student/Seniors - $12;
Members - $10
Jorge Caballero was awarded First Prize at the
Walter W. Naumburg Foundation Competition, one of the most coveted
awards in classical music, at the age of 19. He has appeared with many
orchestras and chamber groups in the US, having played with the Los
Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, New York Chamber
Symphony Orchestra. He has given recitals in Alice Tully Hall at
Lincoln Center, the Great Performers series at the Library of Congress,
the Metropolitan Museum of Art and others. |
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First Annual PCGS Student Guitar Competition
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Previous Seasons:
2006 - 2007
2005 - 2006
2004 - 2005
2003 - 2004
2002 - 2003
2001 - 2002
2000- 2001
1999- 2000
1998- 1999
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