Radford University International Guitar Festival

04/06/2024

Honored indeed to have these artists here for our Radford University and for the larger community. Marco Battaglia Kithara Duo Enrique Muñoz Olga Amelkina-Vera Fernand Vera.

03/27/2024

Complete schedule and artist bios: www.radford.edu/guitarfest

03/11/2024

Just a few weeks away! Olga Amelkina-Vera, Kithara Duo, Enrique Muñoz, Marco Battaglia! World class performers all, and in a world class acoustic. All events are FREE!.

Guitarists and performers from around the world perform at Radford University to showcase different styles of guitar.

07/22/2023

“It was Robert Trent’s turn last night who was in charge of delighting the public in a sublime way”. - Review in Diario JAEN (España).

07/05/2023

Come one, come all! Join the Southwestern Virginia Community Guitar Orchestra. Open to all ages. First reading rehearsal 6:00PM, July 31. email Dr. Robert Trent for parts.

04/29/2023

Three o’ clock class is canceled. Come to the 4:00 Akerman-Teixeira Duo concert. Davis Performance Hall.

04/28/2023

So you like popular American and South American music? Come hear the Akerman/Teixeira Duo 4:00PM, Saturday, April 29th. Here's the program:
Manhã de Carnaval Luiz Bonfá
Samba de Orfeu (1922-2001)
Arr. R. Teixeira

Je Crie Vers Toi Marcel Dadi & Jean-Felix Lalanne
Swingy Boogie (1951-1996). (b.1962)

Fool on the Hill Lennon - McCartney
She’s Leaving Home. (1940-1980) (b. 1942)
Penny Lane

Danza Brasilera Jorge Morel
(1931-2021)

About the Artists
Mary Akerman is a winner of the Guitar Foundation of America Competition and subsequently served on the GFA Board of Trustees for over ten years. She has performed/taught/adjudicated internationally and at many colleges and regional festivals, including the Columbus Guitar Symposium, the East Carolina Summer Guitar Workshop, the San Antonio Guitar Festival, and the GFA Festival. She is president of the Atlanta Guitar Guild.
Robert Teixeira lives in Charlotte, NC. and is currently on the faculty at Queens University of Charlotte and Central Piedmont Community College. He has recorded with his wife, cellist Tanja Bechtler and regularly performs with the chamber music group, The Bechtler Ensemble. His compositions and arrangements are available through Clear Note Publications.
Bob and Mary met while in graduate school at Florida State University and formed a duo in 2008. Since forming they have performed regularly for chamber music organizations, colleges, and university pro-grams, and through guitar festival invitations. Their CD, Music for Two Guitars is available through Clear Note Publications.

04/28/2023

Silviu Ciulei: guitar, lead vocalsDavid Cobb: bass, vocals Ramin Yazdanpanah: cajon, didge, percussion, vocalsWith guest appearance by Aaron Seiler: violin w...

04/28/2023

7:00pm TONIGHT! Mesut Ozgen, guitarist/composer
Program

Mesut Özgen, guitar

Cancion del Emperador (Mille Regretz)​Luis de Narvaez (ca. 1490-1547)
Diferencias sobre “Guardame las vacas”
Fantasia No. 10​Alonso Mudarra (ca. 1510-1580)

Milonga ​Jorge Cardoso (b. 1949)

Anatolian Fantasy*​Mesut Özgen (b. 1960)
Tango Cruz*​

Romanze (Più tosto largo. Amorosamente)​Niccolo Paganini (1782-1840)
​(from Grand Sonata in A Major, Op. 39, MS 3)
Prelude No. 1​Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Recuerdos de la Alhambra​Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)

Traditional Turkish Songs​Mesut Özgen
Yemen Türküsü​
Odam Kireçtir​
Aman Avci​

* Recorded by Özgen on the CD Anatolian Fantasy

Biography
Critically acclaimed as a “highly accomplished and exciting player who gets the most out of the music he plays” (Classical Guitar Magazine), Mesut Özgen is also a composer whose works show the deep influence of traditional Turkish music. Özgen has performed and taught master classes throughout the United States, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Turkey, Cuba, and Thailand. Among his recordings, Anatolian Fantasy CD features entirely his own compositions for solo and duo guitar, as well as chamber music with kemençe, voice, flute, and cello; Troubadour CD features solo classical guitar works inspired by Turkish, Spanish, Argentinean, and American folk traditions and was reviewed by the Acoustic Guitar magazine as "stunningly versatile and expressive throughout." His award-winning multimedia concert DVD New Dimensions in Classical Guitar includes premiere performances of new guitar works with visual accompaniments. It was reviewed by the Classical Guitar Magazine as "the finest music DVD ever to have come my way, remarkable achievement."

04/26/2023

Listen now to this NPR story about this weekend’s Radford University International Guitar Festival.

Radio IQ and WVTF Music are southwest and central Virginia's sources for local news, NPR news and programs, and the BBC; Classical, Jazz and Americana Music; Roanoke, Blacksburg, Charlottesville, Lynchburg, Lexington, Staunton, Fredericksburg, Richmond, Bristol, Danville, Smith Mountain Lake;

04/26/2023

This Saturday at 4:00pm the delightful Akerma/Teixeira Duo will perform at The Radford University International Guitar Festival. Full festival schedule: www.radford.edu/guitarfest.

Mary Akerman and Bob Teixeira, guitars, filmed at Queens University of Charlotte. Arranged by Bob Teixeira.

04/25/2023

https://youtube.com/
Don’t miss the opening concert of the Radford University International Guitar Festival. Mesut Ozgen, guitarist/composer (Turkey). 7:00PM April 28th.

Mesut is a strong advocate of new music for guitar as a player, as well as a composer whose works show the deep influence of traditional Turkish music. Criti...

04/22/2023

During International Guitar Month you owe it to yourself to hear the internationally renowned Jorge Caballero the Radford University International Guitar Festival. www.radford.edu/guitarfest. April 28 and April 29.
https://youtu.be/CnPitigmOD0

El Puerto - Jorge CaballeroProduced by GuitarCoopImages: Eduardo Sardinha / Leandro BlottaEdit: Eduardo SardinhaSound Engineering: Ricardo MaruiSound Assista...

04/05/2023

World class performers in a world class acoustic! Jorge Caballero Akerman-Teixeira Duo Maharajah Flamenco Trio Mesut Ozgen, guitarist/composer on April 28 and 29. Including vendors, luthiers, a young Suzuki guitar students performing with our own Radford University Guitar Ensemble! ALL EVENTS FREE! Complete schedule and via QR code or www.radford.edu/guitarfest

03/19/2023

Exciting things are coming to Radford University ! Radford University - College of Visual & Performing Arts Radford University Department of Music.

Guitarists and performers from around the world perform at Radford University to showcase different styles of guitar.

03/19/2023

Exciting things are about to happen at Radford University Radford University - College of Visual & Performing Arts Radford University Department of Music

Guitarists and performers from around the world perform at Radford University to showcase different styles of guitar.

04/02/2022

21st Radford University International Guitar Festival continues with Andy Jurik’s lecture/masterclass at 4:00PM. RU Alumni Showcase concert follows; and the festival ends with a concert by Armenian-American virtuoso Gohar Vardanyan. Schedule: www.radford.edu/guitarfest.

Guitarists and performers from around the world perform at Radford University to showcase different styles of guitar.

11/27/2021

On please consider students of Radford University who benefit from the fund. Please help us reach the goal of providing one full scholarship . Here's the donation link: https://connect.radford.edu/drtrent.
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10/13/2021

Radford University International Guitar Festival will be in person April 1 & 2, 2022!

05/28/2021

https://www.radford.edu/content/cvpa/home/music/about-the-department/festivals/international-guitar.html

Guitarists and performers from around the world perform at Radford University to showcase different styles of guitar.