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2011 PCGS Student Guitar Competition


The following prize winners were announced
by the jury
after the final round at the Annual Guitar Festival:

College Division                                             HS Division    
       

1st/Peter Segal
Prize:  Pierre Ferreyra              1st prize:  John Bogan

2nd prize:  Bob Richey                                    2nd prize:  Stephanie Kovacs

3rd prize:  Erich Riebe                                     3rd prize:   Lucian Hodor


                  Congratulations to all of this years participants!!   Keep up the great work!!





        The Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society is proud to announce the 2011 PCGS Student Guitar Competition.  Open for students studying or maintaining a permanent residence in PA, NJ and DE the competition features prizes including the $1000 Peter Segal Prize and an invitation to perform for PCGS at the 2012 guitar festival for the first place winner of the collegiate division. 


    The competition, with separate high school and collegiate divisions, 
will be held in three rounds with the same repertoire performed in each round: 

    1. A preliminary round with a tape or CD submission,  application and
          entry fee ($40- College,  $25- High School) due by March 1, 2011.

    2. A live semifinal round at 1:00 PM on Saturday, April 9, 2011 at     
            First Unitarian Church
            2125 Chestnust St,
            Philadelphia, PA

    3. A live final round during the 2011 Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society Annual Festival at
        11:00 AM on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at Settlement Music School, 416 Queen St, Philadelphia, PA.

    Collegiate Division                                                   High School Division
    Open to students currently enrolled in and                                 Open to high school students (grades 9-12)
    pursuing their first undergraduate degree at                                  from the tri-state region (PA, NJ, DE).
    a school in the tri-state region, or college
    students with a permanent residence
    in the region and studying elsewhere.

    $1000 -  Peter Segal Prize & Recital at the 2011 Festival          $100 - 1st Prize
    $350 - 2nd Prize                                                                       $50 Classical Guitar Store gift certificate - 2nd Prize
    $150 - 3rd Prize                                                                        $25 Classical Guitar Store gift certificate - 3rd Prize
                                                                      

     Required Repertoire                                                             Required Repertoire
        Las Abejas (The Bees) by Agustin Barrios                             Tango Anonyme
                                   &                                                                                           &
    One free choice work (not to exceed 7 minutes)                   One free choice work (not to exceed 5 minutes)



                                                 REQUIRED REPERTOIRE NOTES                                        
         An error in the latest Mel Bay edition of  Las Abejas        |    The accidental in m. 7 applies of Tango Anonyme 
has been brough to our attention:  The G in m. 19 should be       |   only to the low G on string 3.  The high G on beat 
a G-Sharp as found in other editions (WB edited by R. Stover)  |    four is natural.
Brian Pearson,  Ross Mann,  
Student Competition co-directors

2010 Competition Winnners
                College Division                                                                   HS Division                
1st/Peter Segal Prize:  Jarek Ervin                                                     1st prize:     Alexander Pollock
        2nd prize:    Robert Grande                                                       2nd prize:   Zachary Margolies     
        3rd prize:     Michael Bodri                                                        3rd prize:   Clint Johnson  


2009 Competition Winnners
                College Division                                                                   HS Division
1st/Peter Segal Prize:   Jeremy Lyons                                                   1st prize:         Matt Weschler
        2nd prize:              Steven Dadaian                                               2nd prize:        Kevin Wiesner
        3rd prize:               Francesco Barone                                          3rd prize:         Clint Johnston


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