Mississippi Guitar Festival
The Mississippi Guitar Festival will be held on February 9 and 10 at Belhaven University. The Festival is the state’s only collegiate conference on the classical guitar. Each year, the festival offers a diverse number of masterclasses, lectures, competitions, and concerts, in hopes that it enriches the interests and development of guitar professionals, students, and enthusiasts. The lectures and masterclasses are held by the state’s leading guitar teachers. The competitions are open to all pre-college, beginner, and college-level students. Our lecturer this year is John Paul from Jackson, MS, who will be demonstrating some of Bach's lute works on the Lautenwerck. This year’s guest will be the prize-winning, internationally-acclaimed performing artist from Mexico, Pablo Garibay. You can learn more about Pablo Garibay from his website www.pablogaribay.com.
Register today for the Mississippi Guitar Festival. (PDF)
Mississippi Guitar Festival Events
| Thursday February 9 | |
| 8:00 | Registration - Center for the Arts Lobby |
| 10:00 | Faculty Masterclass, Dr. John Ingwerson - Recital Room |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Lecture, Dr. John Paul, BBach's Works for Lautenwerck” - Junior League Building |
| 2:00- 5:00 | Advanced Competition Preliminaries (closed to public) -
Guitar Studio 110 Pre-College Beginner Competition - Junior League Building Faculty Masterclass, Mr. Barry Hause - Recital Room Pre-College Intermediate Competition - Junior League Building Faculty Masterclass, Mr. Trevor Hunt - Recital Room |
| 6:00 | Dinner Break |
| 7:30 | Faculty Concert Performance - Recital Room |
| Friday February 10 | |
| 8:30 | Late Registration, CFA Lobby Pre-College Advanced Competition, Junior League Building |
| 9:30 | College Beginner Competition, Junior League Building |
| 11:00 | Pablo Garibay MasterJunior League Building |
| 1:00 | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 | Faculty Lecture, Ms. Amy Houghton,“Your Guitar vs. Your Body” -
Recital Room College Intermediate Competition, Junior League Building |
| 4:00 | College Advanced Competition - Concert Hall |
| 7:30 | Award Ceremony and Pablo Garibay Concert - Concert Hall |
| 9:00 | Reception, CFA Lobby |
