PERFORMERS 2011

                                                                      

Puerto Rican guitarist, composer, and teacher YOVIANNA GARCIA ALVARADO is becoming known as a unique, young promise in the classical guitar scene. Born into a family of musicians in Ponce, she began violin studies at the Escuela Libre de Música Juan Morel Campos at the age of eight and later enrolled in the Instituto de Música Juan Morel Campos to study classical guitar with Santos Torres Toro and Héctor Hernández Maldonado. She later went on to earn a Bachelor of Music Degree in classical guitar performance from the Music Conservatory of Puerto Rico where she studied with Leonardo Egúrbida. She recently completed a Master of Music degree in classical guitar performance at the Hartt School of Music under the guidance of Richard Provost and Christopher Ladd.

Her compositions have been performed by artists such as the 2010 CMA/ASCAP Innovative Programming and Commitment to Featuring New Works Award winner, the Alturas Duo. García's music has been featured in festivals in Puerto Rico and the United States including most recently the New Music Hartford contemporary music festival, the Annual Women Composers Festival in Hartford, Connecticut; and the Primer Festival de Guitarra Clásica in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

http://www.yoviannagarcia.com/

PERFORMERS 2011

THE MIAMI GUITAR TRIO, a unique chamber group in South Florida, was formed in 2009 and is comprised of Federico Bonacossa, Federico Musgrove, and Alan Nguyen.   Their nationalities and ethnic backgrounds are characteristic of the diverse environment of the region.  Recent performances by the group include a commission by the Society of Composers, Inc. to perform a concert of original works written by composition students of the University of Miami.  The group has also performed for the Sarasota Guitar Society and at the Miami International Guitar Festival.  Most recently, they performed an all-baroque program  for the  Miami Bach Society and were featured on NPR's South Florida station in a live concert and interview.  The Miami Guitar Trio concerts feature a wide array of early to contemporary music including original compositions and arrangements.    The group’s mission is to expand guitar trio repertoire through commissions, original compositions, and arrangements of music for other instruments. 

http://www.miamiguitartrio.com/Miami_Guitar_Trio/Welcome.html

PERFORMERS 2011

                                                                                

William Yelverton's exceptionally diverse repertoire and brilliant technique set him apart as one of today's most exciting and unique concert artists. He is an award-winning classical guitarist whose eclectic recital programs often include jazz, folk, latin, and flamenco, together with early music performed on Renaissance lute. As an authority on the art of guitar transcription, his unprecedented performances and recordings of masterworks by great composers have received wide critical acclaim. His debut CD, "Harpsichord Music on Guitar" was cited as "first-rate" by Guitar Review.

William Yelverton holds a Doctorate in Guitar Performance from the Florida State University and has won top prizes in the Guitar Foundation of America International Competition and the National Federation of Music Clubs Competition. As an instructor, he has given masterclasses throughout the US and has been invited to teach at the National Guitar Workshop's "Classical Summit" in Connecticut. He currently directs guitar studies at Middle Tennessee State University, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee where he is Professor of Music.

http://frank.mtsu.edu/~yelverto/promo.html

PERFORMERS 2011

RENE GONZALEZ, Associate Professor (Classical Guitar), received B.M., M.M., and D.M.A. degrees from the University of Miami under the tutelage of Maestro Juan Mercadal. Director of the Classical Guitar program and nationally respected pedagogue, Dr. Gonzalez’ classroom methods “The Advancing Classical Guitarist”, published by Ellis Family Music, Inc. is widely used by public and private schools throughout the U.S. He has presented numerous lectures, workshops and clinics for state and national music education conventions in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, New York, New  Jersey, Chicago, Arkansas, Utah, Nevada and Arizona.

As an artist he has performed solo, in chamber music and with orchestra in the U.S., Festival Internacional de Guitarra, Acapulco, Mexico; IV Internacional de Guitarra, Queretaro, Mexico; Latino sin Frontera Festival, Costa Rica; Festival Internacional de Guitarra, Puerto Rico; 15^th International guitar Festival, Czech Republic; Piani Musical 2009, Imperia, Italy, Festval Internazionale dell” Adriatico, Pescara, Italy 2010 and the Festival Internacional de la Musica Classica, Navas de San Juan, Spain, 2010. His CD “The Hummingbird” was released in 2000 on the EFM label.

As an organizer, Rene Gonzalez is director of the “Guitar, Bass Guitar and Drum Set” summer camp since 1990 and is director of the annual Miami International Guitar Festival, hosted at the University of Miami in the month of June.

Miami International Guitar Festival 2011

Miami International Guitar Festival 2011

The Festival is held annually at the Clarke Recital Hall, Frost School of Music, University of Miami. Over the past seasons, the Festival brought many world-class guitarists such as Berta Rojas, Jason Vieaux., Paul Galbraith, Iliana Matos, Rafael Padron,  Ana Vidovic., etc.       

As always, we invite you to participate in the new and exciting edition of the Miami International Guitar Festival 2011. Come and enjoy with us to celebrate the most wonderful guitar music.                         

Thank you for your support,

Dr. Rene Gonzalez
Executive Director

Miami International Guitar Festival 2011

Miami International Guitar Festival 2011.

- Concerts

- Master Classses

- Workshops