Iliana Matos (Cuba/Canada), Eliot Fisk (Boston, U.S.), Marcin Dylla (Poland), and Many More
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MIAMI INTERNATIONAL GUITART FESTIVAL 2018 Celebrating Miami’s Cuban Heritage February 19-25 A lo Cubano at CONCERTS - LECTURES - MASTERCLASSESCONCERTS COMPOSITION COMPETITIONLECTURES LUTHIERSMASTERCLASSES EXPO LUTHIERS EXPO COMPOSITION & CONCERT ARTIST PERFORMANCE COMPETITIONS Miami International GuitART Festival 2018 Production Personnel Festival Director: Mesut Özgen Events Manager: Nathalie Brenner Financial Analyst: Edda Juarez Marketing Coordinator: Michelle Vires CARTA Finance Director: Lilia Silverio-Minaya Coordinator of Admin. Services: Sunem Roque School of Music Office Manager: Olivia Schonert Technical Manager: Paul Steinsland Web Master: Hansel de Haro SPECIAL THANKS TO Mark B. Rosenberg President, Florida International University Kenneth G. Furton Provost and Executive Vice President, FIU Brian Schriner Dean, FIU College of Architecture + the Arts Robert B. Dundas Director, FIU School of Music Jorge Duany Director, FIU Cuban Research Institute Karen S. Fuller Artistic Director, FIU School of Music Burç Ceylan Consul General, Turkish Consulate General in Miami Ahmet Yıldız Vice Consul, Turkish Consulate General in Miami Adam Ganuza Arts Program Officer, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation A note to our audiences: James Webb Please keep your program Director, Stocker AstroScience Center during the festival, as we have printed a finite ADDITIONAL THANKS TO number of festival Michael S. Stock program books. Radio Host, WLRN Folk and Acoustic Thank you. Eliana Hernandez Facilities Scheduler, Graham University Center Sam Desmet Guitarist/Scholar/Writer Florida International University is an Equal Opportunity/Access Employer and Institution | TDD via FRS 1-800-955-8771 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL GUITART FESTIVAL 2018 WELCOME! Welcome to the third edition of MIGF at the FIU School of Music. It is my honor and privilege to serve as Artistic Director of MIGF. Thanks to the generous Knight Arts Challenge Award from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, we are celebrating Miami’s Cuban heritage and dedicating this year’s festival to Cuban music. The MIGF has been a successful annual event thanks to all the guest artists, our generous sponsors at all levels, our tireless student volunteers, and our audiences. Without you, it wouldn’t have been possible for us to accomplish this tremendous task of organizing a major international festival and making it a successful contribution to the lives of South Florida residents and to the music and guitar world. Thank you so much for sharing our excitement and joy of being part of this great festival. We present you an extraordinary group of artists from Cuba and all around the world in 2018, including one of Cuba’s most influential musicians, virtuoso guitarist and composer Eduardo Martín along with René Izquierdo (Cuba/U.S.), Iliana Matos (Cuba/Canada), Eliot Fisk (Boston, U.S.), Marcin Dylla (Poland), and many more. A lo cubano, the festival opening concert, on Monday, February 19th, will feature several festival artists performing solo and chamber works by Cuban composers, as well as U.S. premieres by Fredrick Kaufman and Orlando Jacinto Garcia. We will be honoring the musical legacy of Maestro Leo Brouwer with a Tribute Concert, featuring the FIU Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Javier Jose Mendoza, who will also premiere a new guitar concerto by Carlos Rafael Rivera, commissioned by the MIGF, with soloists Marcin Dylla and René Izquierdo. Eduardo Martín will be closing the festival with his duo partner daughter Galy Martín, joined by another Cuban virtuoso, Iliana Matos. The MIGF annual composition competition concluded with the winning composition “Three Portals” by Cengiz Eren (Turkey) this year. Additionally, I am pleased to announce the inaugural Concert Artist Performance Competition (CAPC) which welcomes guitarists of all ages and nationalities. In addition to presenting concerts, the festival artists will present masterclasses and lectures, which will give you informative and entertaining opportunities to study with master musicians and learn more about the guitar music, technique, repertoire, recording, and music business. You can also see and try out wonderful guitars presented by the international guitar makers and vendors during the Luthiers Expo. I hope you enjoy all the exciting events during the seven-day festival, as we celebrate Miami’s Cuban heritage through music, our beloved instrument, and Art in general. Sincerely, Mesut Özgen Artistic Director and Founder MIAMI INTERNATIONAL GUITART FESTIVAL 2018 ¡BIENVENIDOS! Bienvenidos a la tercera edición del MIGF en la FIU School of Music. Es un honor y un privilegio servir como el Director Artístico del MIGF. Gracias al generoso premio (Knights Arts Challenge Award) ofrecido por la Fundación John S. y James L. Knight, celebramos este año el patrimonio cubano de Miami y le dedicamos el festival a la música cubana. Gracias a la alta calidad de los artistas invitados, a nuestros generosos patrocinadores, al trabajo incansable de estudiantes voluntarios, y a nuestra audiencia, el MIGF, en ya su tercera edición, ha siempre gozado de éxito. Sin ustedes no hubiéramos podido lograr esta hercúlea tarea de organizar un festival internacional de gran escala y hacer un aporte en la vida cultural de los residentes del sur de la Florida, y en el mundo de la guitarra y la música en general. Gracias por compartir nuestro entusiasmo siendo parte de este gran festival. Les presentamos un extraordinario conjunto de artistas de Cuba y del mundo. Entre estos artistas están Eduardo Martín, guitarrista virtuoso, compositor, y uno de los músicos mas influyentes de Cuba, René Izquierdo (Cuba/E.U.), Iliana Matos (Cuba/Canadá), Eliot Fisk (Boston, E.U.), Marcin Dylla (Polonia), y muchos más. En A lo cubano, el concierto inaugural del lunes 19 de febrero, se presentarán piezas para solistas y para conjuntos de cámara de compositors cubanos, así como las premieres de composiciones de Fredrick Kaufman y Orlando Jacinto García. Le rendiremos honor al legado musical del Maestro Leo Brouwer con un concierto tributo, Tribute Concert, el miércoles 21 de febrero, con la presentación del FIU Symphony Orchestra bajo la dirección de Javier José Mendoza. El FIU Symphony Orchestra tambien participará En Rivera Concierto a Tres,el viernes 23 de febrero, en donde se estrenará un nuevo concierto para guitarra de Carlos Rafael Rivera, comisionado por el MIGF y con Marcin Dylla y René Izquierdo como solistas. En el concierto de clausura, el domingo 25 de febrero, Eduardo Martín compartirá el escenario con su hija y compañera de duo Galy Martín, y con otra virtuosa cubana, Iliana Matos. El ganador de esta edición de nuestra competencia anual de composición es Cengiz Eren (Turquia), con “Three Portals”. Este año es mi honor el inaugurar la serie de competencias Concert Artist Performance Competition (CAPC), en la que pueden participar guitarristas de todas las edades y nacionalidades. Además de los conciertos, los artistas invitados impartirán clases magistrales y conferencias, en las que ustedes tendrán la oportunidad de aprender de músicos maestros sobre diversos temas como el repertorio y la técnica guitarrística, técnicas de grabación, y el negocio de la música. En el Luthiers Expo tambien tendrán la oportunidad de probar algunas de las mejores guitarras en el mercado. Espero que disfruten de los grandes eventos durante este festival, en el que celebramos el patrimonio cubano de Miami a través de la música, nuestro querido instrumento, y el arte en general. Sinceramente, Mesut Özgen Fundador y Director Artístico TABLE OF CONTENTS 2018 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL GUITART FESTIVAL 1 Welcome from Festival Director Mesut Özgen 4 Schedule of Events 5 Message from FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg 5 Message from FIU Provost and Executive Vice President Kenneth G. Furton 5 Message from FIU CARTA Dean Brian Schriner 5 Message from FIU School of Music Director Robert B. Dundas 6 Concert Programs 20 Educational Events: Lectures 21 Educational Events: Composers Panel 21 Educational Events: Composition Competition 21 Educational Events: Concert Artist Performance Competition 22 Educational Events: Master Classes 23 Artist Biographies 38 Luthiers Expo 39 Sponsors Miami International GuitART Festival 2018 3 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2018 MIAMI INTERNATIONAL GUITART FESTIVAL Monday, February 19 7:30 p.m. Opening Concert: A LO CUBANO – WPAC Concert Hall (170) Tuesday, February 20 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Master Class: Rene Izquierdo – WPAC Concert Hall (170) 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 pm Lecture: David Dolata – WPAC Instrumental Hall (157) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Concert: Nutavut Ratanakarn – WPAC Concert Hall (170) 7:30 p.m. Concert: Adam Levin – WPAC Concert Hall (170) Wednesday, February 21 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Master Class: Adam Levin – WPAC Concert Hall (170) 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 pm Lecture: Martin Pedreira Rodriguez – WPAC Instrumental Hall (157) 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 pm Lecture: Frank Koonce – WPAC Instrumental Hall (157) 7:30 p.m. Leo Brouwer Tribute Concert – WPAC Concert Hall Thursday, February 22 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Master Class: Martin Pedreira Rodriguez – WPAC Concert Hall (170) 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 pm Lecture: Momcilo Aleksandric – WPAC Instrumental Hall (157) 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Concert: Edel Muñoz – WPAC Concert Hall (170) 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Competition Registration & Orientation – WPAC Recital Hall (150) 7:30 p.m. Concert: Eliot Fisk – WPAC Concert Hall (170) Friday, February 23 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Competition Preliminary Round (closed to public) – WPAC Concert Hall (170) 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Luthiers Expo – WPAC Instrumental Hall (157) 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 pm Lecture: Sean Samimi – WPAC Recital Hall (150) 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Master Class: Eliot Fisk – WPAC Recital Hall (150) 7:30 p.m. Concert: Concierto A Tres – WPAC Concert Hall (170) Saturday, February 24 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Luthiers Expo – WPAC Instrumental Hall (157) 9:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.