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4th Annual St. Joseph International Guitar Festival & Competition May 17 - May 21, 2006
A WORD FROM THE FESTIVAL DIRECTOR 
Welcome to the 4th annual St. Joseph International Guitar Festival in St. Joseph, Missouri, US - one of the most progressive guitar festivals in the world!Following the tremendous success of our past festivals with participants from Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Cyprus, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Poland, Serbia, Uruguay and throughout the United States, we are again including a competition with thousands of dollars prize money and gifts as well as complimentary housing for performers and competitors. In addition to the tremendous classes, concerts and career development seminars that we have established, our competition is one of the most original in the US: NO AGE LIMIT and NO REQUIRED PIECES. We chose the unusual competition route since it opens the door to guitarists who are often excluded from competitions by age or their preference for specific historical periods of music. Additionally, the final round of the competition is open to the public and, along with the judges, the audience has ballots and vote for the final three competitors. This gives a more realistic aspect to the competition since, as we all know, our primary audience is usually NOT guitarists. This helps avoid the “narrow-minded” attitude that often exists in competitions. Past competition winners have been:
You’ll find our festival one of the most enjoyable in the US. Whether you come as a performer, auditor or simply take advantage of the concerts, jam sessions, seminars or “novelty classes” taught by the festival performers, the St. Joseph International Guitar Festival & Competition is an event that you’ll want to visit year after year! Sincerely, Anthony GLISE, Festival Director. Special thanks to: Jeff Fuson: Big Ape Studios: Festival web design and maintenance. Megan Schreiber-Wyeth: Festival Photo Documentation Audio Technica (US): the official microphone of the St. Joseph International Guitar Festival Marshall Amplification (London): the official amplifier of the St. Joseph International Guitar Festival Thomas Ransom at Ransomed Productions William Bay at Mel Bay Publications E & O Mari - LaBella Strings: the official guitar string of the St. Joseph International Guitar Festival Fondazione Araniti Editions (Italy) Wegen Picks (Holland)
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