- Concerts & Masterclasses
(General Public Concert Tickets)

- Performer Bios

- Competition

- Competition Rules & Regulations
(Age Limit, Required Pieces, Rounds, Judging, Final Round, Prizes)

- Fees & General Information
(Performers, Auditors , Individual Concert Tickets, Day Passes, Housing, Flights, Languages, Disclaimer)

- Full Schedule

- Past Performers & Presenters

- Application Form
(Performers & Auditors)

- Host Family Application Form

- Venues


- 2003 Festival Highlights


- Home Page

Past Performers & Presenters
For performer & presenter biographies check the 2003 Festival site here.

Jan Akkerman - (Holland) Avant garde guitarist and composer, former lead guitarist for Focus, writer of “Hocus Pocus,” Sylvia,” etc.

Ken Sugita - (Japan/France) Youngest concert master of the Boston Philharmonic, founder, Trio Parnasse, currently violinist with the French National Orchestra-Lille.

Anthony Glise - (US) Classical guitarist / composer. Only American-born First Prize winner, International Toscanini Competition (Italy).

Dr. Robert Trent - (US) Noted guitar professor/concert and recording artist. Prize Winner, International Toscanini Competition (Italy).

Randall Avers - (US) Youngest prize winner of the Guitar Foundation of America International Guitar Competition.

Dr. Thomas Heck - (US) Emeritus professor, Ohio State Univ., famed guitar historian, author.

Urs Langenbacher - (Germany) Renowned guitar builder and the only builder ever awarded both Gold and Silver Medals simultaneously at the Baveno [Italy] Builders Competition.

Thomas Reuther - (Germany) Noted guitar professor, author.

Thomas Ransom - (US) Producer, Ransomed Productions.

Jeff Anderson - (US) Producer, Sound Logic Studios.

Corey Christiansen - (US) Jazz guitarist, editor for Mel Bay.

Rebecca Stroder - (US) Lawyer for Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts.

Dr. Susan Hennessey - (US) Foreign Languages.

Patty Holley - (US) Radio Personality.



CompetitionConcerts & Masterclasses (General Public Concert Tickets)
Competition Rules & Regulations
(Age Limit, Required Pieces, Rounds, Judging, Final Round, Prizes)
Fees & General Information (Performers, Auditors, Individual Concert Tickets, Day Passes, Housing, Flights, Languages, Disclaimer)
Application Form (Performers & Auditors) • Full Schedule
Host Family ApplicationVenues
Past Performers & Presenters2003 Festival Highlights