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2012 PCGS Student Guitar Competition

        The Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society is proud to announce the 2012 PCGS Student Guitar Competition.
         Open to students maintaining a permanent residence or enrolled as a full-time student at a school in PA, NJ, or DE,  the competition features prizes including the $1000 Peter Segal Prize and an invitation to perform for PCGS at the 2013 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, 2012.

    2. A live semifinal round at 1:00 PM on Saturday, April 14, 2012 at First Unitarian Church,
          2125 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA


    3. A live final round during the 2012 Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society Annual Festival on
          Sunday, April 15, 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 - 2nd Prize
    $150 - 3rd Prize                                                                        $25 - 3rd Prize
                                                                      

     Required Repertoire                        **12/13/11**              Required Repertoire
        Estudio No. 3 by Delphin Allard   **Corrected ed**                   Maria by Francisco Tarrega
           arr. by Joseph Mayes   &                                                                    &
     One free choice work (not to exceed 7 minutes)                   One free choice work (not to exceed 5 minutes)


Brian Pearson,  Ross Mann,  
Student Competition co-directors

2011 Competition Winnners
                            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

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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