Sierra Nevada Nevada Guitar Society is the premier organization presenting Classical Guitar concerts, Festivals and Educational Events in Northern Nevada and Lake Tahoe.
FORTHCOMING EVENTS
• TRIBUTE CONCERT TO THE ASSAD BROTHERS AND YO-YO MA
April 25, 2012, Reno, more
times and locations to be announced
Jon Mendle and Friends
Jon Mendle, a former member of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble, hosts a concert featuring the next generation of classical guitarists trained by Sergio Assad.
• SIERRA NEVADA CLASSICAL GUITAR FESTIVAL & COMPETITION
JULY 13-15, 2012, OLYMPIC VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Festival Co-hosts: Samantha Wells and Larry Aynesmith
Location: Squaw Valley Chapel and The Village At Squaw Valley
• Festival Guest Artists:
CELSO MACHADO, MARC TEICHOLZ, CONNIE SHEU, T. SINGH
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MESUT OZGEN, SAMANTHA WELLS, GIACOMO FIORE, M. OPHEE
• Plus more guest artists and competition judges, Antoniy Kakamakov, Jon Mendle, Alexander Zawilak, and Larry Aynesmith.
• Additional Workshop with Celso Machado, July 11-12, Squaw Valley Chapel, 444 Squaw Peak Road, Olympic Valley, California
• Festival concerts take place July 12-15 in the beautiful and acoustically excellent Squaw Valley Chapel. More events include luthier exhibits, lectures, masterclasses, adult and youth classical guitar competitions.
• Concurrent Art, Wine & Classical Guitar Music Festival at the Village at Squaw Valley, July 14-15
• (Click here for Online Ordering, Artist Info, Workshop Info, Competition Rules, Housing Info, and Festival Schedule)
• Order Festival Pass (no additional cost for competition entry), only $149.00:
• Order Brazilian music workshop with Celso Machado, only $199.00:
• SIERRA NEVADA GUITAR ARTOWN CONCERTS
RENO, NEVADA, JULY 2012
• CELSO MACHADO, Tuesday July 10, 7:00PM
Trinity Episcopal Church, 200 Island Avenue, Reno
• MARC TEICHOLZ, Friday July 13, 7:30PM
Reno First United Methodist Church, 209 W. 1st St., Reno
• THAKUR CHAKRAPANI SINGH, Monday July 16,
Reno First United Methodist Church, 209 W. 1st St., Reno
• LARRY AYNESMITH and Friends, Sunday July 29, 3:00PM
Reno First Congregational Church, 627 Sunnyside Drive, Reno
• Additional July 2012 events to be announced for Carson City, Gardnerville, and South Lake Tahoe.
THIBAULT CAUVIN
OCTOBER 2012
October 27, 28, and 29, 2012
Times and Locations in Reno, Lake Tahoe, and more to be announced
At the age of twenty-six Parisian Thibault Cauvin is one of the most talented, charismatic and in demand guitarists of the moment. He travels the world with his guitar, invited by the most prestigious festivals and concert halls. Between New York and Hong Kong, San Paolo and Istanbul, London and Melbourne or Singapore and Tel-Aviv, he shares his music. This young prodigy has already played more than 1000 concerts on every continent, unanimously recognized by the critics. He has also participated in many TV and radio programs and collaborated with famous musicians, composers and symphony orchestras. Despite his young age, Thibault is regularly invited by the most prestigious conservatories, universities and festivals through the world to give masterclasses, lectures or to judge competitions. Thibault began learning the guitar with his father at the age of six and went on to brilliant studies at the Bordeaux and Paris conservatories. By the age of twenty Mr. Cauvin won thirteen international first prizes in music competitions.
MARTEN FALK
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012
CLASSICAL GUITAR HOLIDAY CONCERTS 2012
November 30, December 1 and December 2, 2012
Times and Locations in Reno, Lake Tahoe, and more to be announced
Featuring Guest Artist Marten Falk
Mårten Falk is one of Sweden’s most internationally active guitarists. He has played in the USA, Canada, Japan, France, Belgium, Spain, Ukraine, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Sweden and Finland. His three solo recordings have been met with fantastic reviews around the world. Composers from Sweden, Italy, Chile, Japan and Canada have dedicated their guitar pieces to him and he has given more than 70 world premieres. Mårten Falk teaches at the Lilla Akademien and the Salem Musikskola in Sweden.
• CLASSICAL GUITAR HOLIDAY CONCERTS 2011 A SUCESS!!!
A Northern Nevada and Tahoe Tradition in early December!
Featuring brilliant guest artists ANTONIY KAKAMAKOV, Anna Helwing, Chris Hague and Larry Aynesmith, our annual Holiday concerts reached appreciative audiences in Gardnerville, Reno and Incline Village.
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Sierra Nevada Guitar Society events are supported in part by Nevada Arts Council, The National Endowment for the Arts, City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission, Artown, Squaw Valley Chapel, The Village at Squaw Valley, International Game Technology, Trinity Episcopal Church, St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, Reno First United Methodist Church, Carson Valley United Methodist Church, Ferrari's Crown Resort, and our valued donors and attendees.
