Asia International Guitar Festival
The Asia International Guitar Festival & Competition will be held on June 16th – 19th, 2011 at the Siam City Hotel in Bangkok.
Brought to you by the Thailand Guitar Society in association with the Conservatory of Music, Rangsit University and the Siam City Hotel, Bangkok this years Asian International Guitar Festival will be an extraordinary event bringing you the best guitarists from around the world and Thailand to perform, hold guitar Master classes as well as a guitar competition open to the public.
Just some of the National & International artists scheduled to perform at this years Asia International Guitar Festival:
Pavel Steidl (Czech Republic), Jorge Luis Zamora (Cuba/Costa Rica), Syrinx Duo (Germany), Alessio Monti (Italy), Kathrin Christians (Germany), Thomas Kirchhoff “Duo Amadeus” (Germany), Paul Cesarczyk (USA/ Polish), Tomonori Arai (Japan), Gen Matsuda (Japan), Monching Carpio (Philippine), Lester Demetillo(Philippines), Maria Duo (Japan), Tana Suebsiri (Thailand), The Philippine Guitar Ensemble (Philippines), Kaizuka Guitar Mandolin Ensemble (Japan), Yuichi Imai (Japan), Young Seo (Korea),Karl Heinz Roemmich (Germany), Narongsak Visesnut (Thailand),Wiroon Song-Bundit (Thailand), Raks Chingsakol (Thailand).
Asia International Guitar Festival Program Schedule
16.June 2011
09.30 Masterclass:Jorge Luis Zamora
14.00 Masterclass: Alessio Monti
16.00 Afternoon Concert:Monching Carpio(winner of the Philippine Guitar Competition 2011) & Alessio Monti
20.00 “Spanish Night” with Syrinx Duo (Flute/Guitar) Tana Suebsiri (Flamenco)Maria Duo
17.June 2011
09.30 Masterclass: Thomas Kirchhoff
13.00 Competition 1st Round
20.00 Concert: Tomonori Arai and Gen Matsuda
18.June 2011
09.30 Masterclass: Tomonori Arai
13.00 Junior Competition
16.00 Afternoon Concert: The Philippine Guitar Ensemble & the Kaizuka Guitar Mandolin Ensemble
20.00 Concert : Pavel Steidl
19.June 2011
09.30 Masterclass: Pavel Steidl
14.00 Competition Final
20.00 Concert : Jorge Luis Zamora
Asia International Guitar Festival Ticket Pricing
All activities (Concerts, Masterclasses, Competition and exhibition) at the Siam City Hotel, Bangkok.
Ticket Price
Concert: Bht. 600 for adults and Baht. 400 for students (inclusive of coffee break)
Afternoon Concert: Baht. 400 for adults and Bht. 200 for students
Audience for Competition: Baht. 200
Observer for Master Class: Baht. 200
Masterclass : Bht. 500
Asia International Guitar Festival Competition
Competitor fee: Bht. 2,000
Junior Competitor fee: Bht. 1,000
First Round:
17.June 2011, 13.00: Free choice piece (s): approximately 12 minutes long
Final Round:
19. June 2011, 13.00: Free choice piece (s): approximately 20 minutes long
the pieces played in the first round can not be repeated in the second round
There is no age limit for competitors.
The competition is open for all nationalities.
Application Deadline 10 June 2011.
Asia International Guitar Festival Application Form
First prize:
Guitar by Yuichi Imai or Karl Heinz Roemmich or Young Seo
Winners choice:
Concert at the Philippine Guitar Festival (Manila) 2012.
Concert at the Asia International Guitar Festival, Bangkok 2012.
Concert at the Guitarfestival Nakhorn Rashasima (Korat) Thailand 2012.
Concert at the Pattaya Classical Guitar Festival (Thailand) 2012.
Karura Guitar Case.
Savarez String Set.
Hannabach String Set.
Diploma.
Second prize:
Choice of two remaining guitars.
Savarez String Set.
Hannabach String Set.
Diploma
Third prize:
Remaining Guitar.
Savarez String Set.
Hannabach String Set.
Diploma
Asia International Guitar Festival Junior Competition
(not older then 18 Years)
This competition is limited to one round.
18 June 2011, 13.00: Free choice piece (s): approximately 12 minutes long
First prize:
Guitar by Narongsak Visesnut.
Savarez String Set.
Hannabach String Set.
Diploma
Second prize:
3000 Baht.
Savarez String Set.
Hannabach String Set.
Diploma.
Third prize:
1500 Baht.
Savarez String Set.
Hannabach String Set.
Diploma.
Asia International Guitar Festival Jury Members
Lester Demetillo (Jury president)
Pavel Steidl
Jorge Luis Zamora
Thomas Kirchhoff
Paul Cesarczyk
Alessio Monti
Tomonori Arai
Yuichi Imai
For more information on this event you can visit the official website Asia International Guitar Festival 2011 and for more information on upcoming Thailand Festivals and Events please visit the Thailand Events Calender.
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Sounds good Talen (love guitars). Do you happen to have any flute festivals lined up?
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Cat, I don’t think there are any flute ensembles coming up but there will be at least one guitar and flute ensemble at the Asia Guitar Festival.
Talen, I’m still stumped on locating a flute teacher so I was hoping to make contact during a festival.
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Cat, hmm there has to be a flute teacher around…as a matter of fact:
http://www.baanflute.com/teacher-eng.htm
Thanks Talen, I found them before (there’s more to this, but
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Ahh, damn. I JUST got back from Thailand and they are gonna hold a guitar festival there soon. I definitely want to go back now just for this and Songkran
~Johnny
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Ahh, Talen, you hit my happy spot. Being a guitarist for 25+ years I’m constantly on the lookout for new players. If you haven’t heard him already, I highly recommend you check out Jakrin Juprasert from Silly Fools. His playing on their last two CDs is phenomenal. It’s Thai rock/metal but damn good stuff. If you don’t mind the shameless plug, check out my guitar blog – http://fretterverse.com/
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