Schedule of Events

October 13, 2024

General Stanton Inn Hosts URI Guitar Festival

11:00 - 11:30 am: Winner of the Costa Rica Guitar Competition, Juan Pablo Salas
11:35 - 12:10 pm: Ekaterina Skliar and Dor Amran, Mandolin and domra
12:30 - 1:15 pm:  Mark T Small, Blues Guitar
1:15 - 2:00 pm: Break
2:00 - 2:45 pm: Hot Club of New England, featuring Atla de Champlain, vocals
3:00 - 3:45 pm: Duke Robillard Trio
4:00 - 5:30 pm: Headliner: Fareed Haque Group

October 16, 2024

12:15-1:30 pm: Lecture
History of American Mandolin
Marilynn Mair
URI Fine Arts Center, Concert Hall

1:30-2:30 pm: Lunch
Annex 113

2:30 - 3:45 pm: Lecture
Iron-Clad Performance Preparation
Jacob Reuven, Ekaterina Skliar
URI Fine Arts, Concert Hall

3:45 - 6:30 pm: Break/Practice

6:30 - 7:30 pm: Welcome And Registration

7:30 pm: Concert
Prelude: The Mandolin ensemble
Artists: Pasquale Grasso, Jazz Guitar
-Intermission-
Eliot Fisk
Courthouse Center for the Performing Arts

9:30 pm: After Hours With The Artists

October, 17, 2024

Lecture
Improvisation for Classical and Jazz Guitarists
Pasquale Grasso
URI Fine Arts Center, C100

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

12:00 - 1:30 pmLecture
Teaching Artistry
Michal Shein
URI Fine Arts Center, C100

2:00 - 3:00 pmTechnique Workshop
Mateo Mela
Annex 113

3:00-4:00 pm: Break/Practice

4:00 pm: Concert
URI Wind Ensemble
Dor Amran, Mandolin
URI Fine Arts Center, Concert Hall

6:00 - 7:30 pm: Registration Continued
Courthouse Center for the Performing Arts

7:30 pm: Concert
Ekaterina Skliar, Domra and Dor Amran, Mandolin
Intermission
Artyom Dervoed, Classical Guitar
Courthouse Center for the Performing Arts

9:30 pm: After-Hours With The Artists

October 18, 2024

9:00 - 10:00 am: Technique Workshop
Artyom Dervoed
(bring guitars, please)
Annex 113

10:15 - 11:15 am: Lecture
DIY Recording
Jacob Wolf/Ethan Hicks/Steve Schwartz
Annex 113

11:30 - 1:45 pm: Lecture/Family-Style Lunch
Annex 113

1:00 pm: Concert, Convocation
Mark Maxwell and Anne Waller
URI Fine Arts Center, Concert Hall

2:00-4:30 pm: MasterclassES
Annex101: Matthew Rohde
Annex 104: Scott Borg
Annex 113: Elena Papandreou
Annex 112: Adrian Montero
Annex Red Room: Adam Levin

5:00 - 7:00 pm: Italian Dinner
(artists/faculty)
Chef: Michelangelo La Luna
The Catholic Center of URI

7:30 pm: Concert
Pre-Concert Talk (7:15pm): Danilo Prefumo
Prelude: The Mandolin Ensemble
SoloDuo, Lorenzo Micheli and Matteo Mela
-Intermission-
Sharon Isbin, Classical Guitarist
URI, Edwards Hall

October 19, 2024

9:00 - 10:15 am: Lecture
Creative Habits for an Improviser
Hamilton de Holanda
URI Fine Arts Center, Concert Hall

10:30 - 11:30 am: Technique Workshop
Lorenzo Micheli
(bring guitars, please)
Annex 104

11:30 am - 1:30 pm: Lunch & Lecture
Pacific Tonewood and Luthier Expo
Spencer Ladd, Moderator
Annex 113

1:30-4:00 pm: Masterclass
Annex101: Lorenzo Micheli
Annex 104: Sharon Isbin
Annex 112: Matteo Mela
Red Room (Annex): Artyom Dervoed
URI Fine Arts Center, E202

4:30 pm: Concert
Winner of Rising Stars Virtual Guitar Competition, Kevin Loh
Elite Mandolin Ensemble
St. Augustine's Church

6:00-8:00 pm: Dinner

5:30-7:30pm: Art Exhibit/Presentation
Eyes in color
By Italian painter Franco Azzinari
Moderator: Professor Michelangelo La Luna
"Eyes in color" is a project dedicated to the children of Amazonia that intends to focus on the importance of the rainforest as a critical place for fighting climate change.
URI, Edwards Hall

8:00 pm: Concert
Duo Mantar
Jacob Reuven, Ekaterina Skliar, The Great Necks Guitar Trio
-Intermission-
Hamilton de Holanda Trio
URI, Edwards Hall

10:00 pm: After-Hours With The Artists

October 20, 2024

9:00 - 10:00 am: Technique Workshop
Matteo Mela
(bring guitars, please)
Annex 104

10:15 am - 12:45 pm: MasterclassES
Annex 101: Anne Waller
Annex 104: Kevin Loh
Annex 112: Scott Borg
Annex 113: Eliot Fisk
Red Room: Juan Pablo Salas

1:30 - 2:45 pm: festival bbq and string changing seminar
String Changing Seminar
Scott Borg
Music Annex

3:00-4:00 pm: Student Showcase
Rising Stars Young Guitarists Program, Community Strings Project, Mandolin Lovers
URI Fine Arts Center, Concert Hall

5:00pm: Concert
Pre-Concert Lecture (4:45pm): Danilo Prefumo
Mandolin Seasons
Vivaldi & Piazzolla
Rhode Island Youth Philharmonic
Conductor, Alexey Shabalin
URI Fine Arts Center, Concert Hall

7:30 pm: Concert/ConcertO NIGHT
Adrian Montero, Adam Levin, Jacob Reuven
URI Symphony Orchestra
Conductor, Dr. Luis Viquez
URI Fine Arts Center, Concert Hall

Date:
October 13 and 16-20, 2024

Location:
Fine Arts Center - University of Rhode Island,
105 Upper College Road,
Kingston, RI 02881.

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