Sierra Nevada Classical Guitar Festival & Competition 2010

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ARGENTINA COMES TO TAHOE!
Concerts with internationally recognized artists,
Adult and Youth competitions, masterclasses,
lectures, workshops, and a huge guitar party
near the shores of Lake Tahoe. More events in Reno and Minden.

FEATURED ARTISTS FROM ARGENTINA

Victor Villadangos
“Villadangos is a genius, only he can bring out those mysterious sounds on the guitar.”- Carlos Guastavino, Composer

Maximo Diego Pujol

Argentine Composers’ Union Prize as Best Composer of Classical Music

GUEST ARTISTS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

MATANYA OPHEE Friday, July 9, Steinway Gallery, Moana Ave., Reno

Classical Guitar scholar Matanya Ophee
presents original research in a slightly racy
lecture/recital - The Prurient Origins of
the Tango de la Guardia Vieja.
DAVID JEROME
Fulbright Scholar David Jerome presents
a lecture/recital on The Brazilian Guitar
Music of Dilermando Reis.
DMITRI ATAPINE
Internationally recognized cellist Dmitri
Atapine, faculty member of University
of Nevada-Reno, presents special perfor-
mances with visiting Argentine masters
Victor Villadangos.
VIVIANA GUZMAN
Performing over 80 concerts a year
throughout the world, Flutist Viviana Guz-
man has been described as “an imagina-
tive artist” by the New York Times.
ANTONIY KAKAMAKOV
Bulgarian Classical Guitarist Antoniy
Kakamakov received an M.M. from the
San Francisco Conservatory of Music and
is the 1st Prize Winner of the 2009 Sierra
Nevada Classical Guitar Competition.
ASHWIN KRISHNA
Ashwin Krishna, a 6th grade student from
Los Altos, CA, is the 1st Prize Winner of
the 2009 Sierra Nevada Classical Guitar
Youth Competition.
ORPHEUS GUITAR ENSEMBLE
Directed by Vasil Chekardzhikov, Orpehus
Guitar Ensemble is the 1st Prize Winner
of the Texas Guitar Ensemble Competition
2010, Youth Division.
ARTOWN
7:00 - 8:30 Larry Aynesmith Classical Guitar Concert
AMAZING EVENTS EVERY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING AT THE CAL-NEVA, CRYSTAL BAY
Friday, July 16, Cal-Neva Resort, Crystal Bay
8:30 - 10:00 Competition: Youth, Round One
8:30 - 10:00 Competition: Adult, Round One
10:00 - 12:00 Masterclass: Victor Villadangos
12:00 - 1:15 Lunch
2:00 - 2:45 Youth Concert: Ashwin Krishna
3:00 - 4:30 Lecture/Performance: David Jerome
“The Brazilian Guitar of Dilermando Reis”
5:00 - 7:00 Dinner
7:30 - 9:00 Concert: Maximo Diego Pujol
with Guest Artist Viviana Guzman
Saturday, July 17, Cal-Neva Resort, Crystal Bay
9:00 - 9:40 Competition: Youth, Round Two
9:00 - 9:40 Competition: Adult, Round Two
10:00 - 12:00 Masterclass: Maximo Diego Pujol
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch
2:00 - 2:45 Concert: Orpheus Guitar Ensemble
3:00 - 4:30 Lecture/Performance: Matanya Ophee
“Prurient Origins of the Tango de la Guardia Vieja”
5:00 - 7:00 Dinner
7:30 - 9:00 Concert: Victor Villadangos
with Guest Artist Dmitri Atapine
Sunday, July 18, Cal-Neva Resort, Crystal Bay
11:00 - 12:00 Concert: Youth Competition, Final Round
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch
2:30 - 4:00 Concert: Antoniy Kakamakov
5:00 - 7:00 Dinner
7:30 - 9:00 Concert: Adult Competition and Awards Ceremony

Tuesday July 20, Trinity Episcopal Church, Reno

ARTOWN
7:00 - 8:30 Concert: Victor Villadangos
with Guest Artist Dmitri Atapine

This project is supported in Part by grants from Nevada Arts Council, National Endowment for the
Arts, and City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission. Thanks also to Artown, our valued donors, attend-
ees and volunteers, Strings By Mail.com, Orphee Editions, Cal-Neva Resort in Crystal Bay, Nevada
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