SPECIAL EDITION ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE’S FEATURING Guitars in Bars GIG GUIDE Adelaide Guitar Festival The Government of South brings together classical, Australia is proud to support contemporary, jazz, blues this Special Edition of and rock musicians to Adelaide Festival Centre’s celebrate the boundless internationally renowned possibilities of the guitar. Guitar Festival. Resonance brings This year the wonders of performers to the the festival will be spread people and this year will far and wide, with gigs and connect with the residents, workshops in Adelaide, pupils, patients and staff UNESCO City of Music, and of more than 30 aged right across South Australia. care homes, schools and From Mount Gambier to hospitals across regional William Creek, and from South Australia. Wudinna to Murray Bridge, A big thank you to the Guitars in Bars program everyone involved in this will bring six-string magic Adelaide Guitar Festival year’s Special Edition to more than 120 venues is proud to celebrate festival: artists, staff, including bars, cafes, flower Adelaide’s designation as partners, volunteers, shops and barbers. a UNESCO City of Music! community groups, and of Wherever you go to enjoy course, our adventurous this feast of live music, #ADLGuitarFest and enthusiastic audiences. prepare to be inspired! #GuitarsInBars @guitar_festival DOUGLAS GAUTIER AM THE HON STEVEN MARSHALL mp CEO & Artistic Director Adelaide Guitar Festival Premier of South Australia Adelaide Festival Centre @adlguitarfest 2 Adelaide Guitar Festival 2019 is a Special Edition between biennial festivals, which will return in full in 2020. We just couldn’t wait another year to bring this program to you! Dear friends It gives me great pleasure the stage with visiting artists to welcome you to this and very special guests. year’s special edition of The International Classical Adelaide Guitar Festival! Guitar Competition heralds in a new era with its first Returning favorites, one annual appearance, and of the greatest ensembles our intensive school holiday in the world, Punch program, Winter School Brothers’ breathtaking returns to develop the skills virtuosity, elegance, and of Orchestral and Blues & spirit will be on full display Roots guitar students of at the Woodville Town all ages. Hall for one night only. Concerts will be given by All of this is in addition to Karin Schaupp and Miles our rapidly growing Guitars Johnston (winner of the in Bars and Resonance 2018 Guitar Competition). programs, which are both Jeff Lang and Danny well and truly statewide McKenna will deliver a this year. Adelaide Festival Centre is burning double bill with Join me and the Guitar on Kaurna land. We respect Cal Williams Jr. Our final Festival team at all of these Kaurna ancestors and elders concert, The Gathering, past, present, and emerging events – we can’t wait! held at Elder Hall for the as the traditional custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We first time, will feature the SLAVA GRIGORYAN honour their cultural and Guitar Festival Orchestra as Artistic Director spiritual relationship with well as the Blues & Roots Adelaide Guitar Festival their country and we do so students showing off the in the spirit of reconciliation. week’s work and sharing “The genius of Thile and bandmates, guitar player Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjo player Noam Pikelny, and fiddler Gabe Witcher is the artistry with which they mix bluegrass, roots, rock, pop, jazz, and classical to create a unique, contemporary sound.” ROLLING STONE 2 Image: Jish Goleman Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre and Love Police Touring in partnership with Woodville Town Hall An evening with PUNCH BROTHERS USA The triumphant return of Punch Brothers. After flooring audiences in their previous festival appearances Punch Brothers return to Adelaide Guitar Festival bringing with them their celebrated new release, All Ashore. Released in July 2018 and having won the 2019 Folk Album of the Year Grammy, All Ashore is described as “…an album of rich instrumentation and understated beauty that reveals deeper nuances on each and every listen” (The Independent). These icons of American music seamlessly marry the boozy headiness of bluegrass with the spirit of a great rock band and the virtuosity of a world class chamber ensemble. 14 July 8.30pm Woodville Town Hall Duration 90 mins Premium $65 Adult $60 Conc $55 GreenRoom $30 Owned and operated by the City of Charles Sturt 3 “… Karin Schaupp’s playing is so perfect, so complete, that it seems like a miracle” BADISCHE ZEITUNG (GERMANY) 4 Image: Cybele Malinowski KARIN SCHAUPP and Miles Johnston Australia Sophisticated stage presence and magical, passionate playing. Passionate as she is prolific, Karin Schaupp is one of the most outstanding guitarists on the international scene. Having performed across the world in countless recitals and festival appearances Schaupp has cemented herself as one of Australia’s most revered classical guitarists. In a kaleidoscopic program spanning centuries, Schaupp is joined by the 2018 Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition winner Miles Johnston, one of the country’s best emerging musicians. 16 July 7pm Space Theatre Duration 120 mins (including interval) Adult $40 Conc $35 GreenRoom $20 Miles Subscribe & Save Johnston Adult $35 5 JEFF LANG and Cal Williams Jr Australia Resonating creative forces in a night of blues and roots. 17 July 7pm Space Theatre Jeff Lang and Cal Williams Jr perform in a night of untamed Duration 120 mins blues and roots guitar. Lang, an international star critically (including interval) acclaimed for his unique style and constant innovation and Williams, a true testament to the calibre of South Australia’s Adult $40 musical talent. Celebrating the ten-year anniversary of Conc $35 the first recording of the Morning Star album. Both highly GreenRoom $20 regarded and awarded around the world this double bill Subscribe & Save presents an exclusive opportunity to see two of Australia’s Adult $35 best guitarists and most soulful songwriters. Cal William Jr 6 “Jeff Lang is, in my humble opinion, a national treasure, a truly gifted songwriter and an outstanding guitarist.” JOHN BUTLER, JOHN BUTLER TRIO 7 GUITAR WINTER SCHOOL Adelaide Guitar Festival Winter School is a week- 15 – 19 JULY 9am – 4pm long guitar intensive where you can learn from Adelaide Festival Centre some of Australia’s finest guitarists in an immersive, playing and skills development program. Winter Registrations close School is open to all ages and has seen participants 28 June. Sign up now as young as 8 and as old as 89 in the same class, so you don’t miss your sharing the same passion for guitar. chance to learn from guitar legends. Winter School participants will graduate in style with a showcase event at The Gathering. adelaideguitarfestival. com.au Blues & Roots Tutors Cal Jeff Chris Jen Williams Jr Lang Finnen Lush Orchestral Tutors Dr Paul Guiseppe Andras Karin Slava Svoboda Zangari Tuske Schaupp Grigoryan Program Partners 8 THE GATHERING 19 July 7pm A gathering of guitarists of all shapes and sizes! Elder Hall The Adelaide Guitar Festival Orchestra returns after a Duration 180 mins week-long Winter School. Directed by Dr Paul Svoboda in Adult $40 a program that promises to be adventurous and uplifting. Conc $35 Winter School Blues & Root’s students, directed by Cal GreenRoom $20 Williams Jr, will get to strut their stuff and perform the material they’ve developed during the intensive. Also featuring guest performances from the South Australian Youth Guitar Ensemble, students from the Elder Conservatorium and unique collaborations between the amazing team of visiting tutors, this evening will be a true celebration of passion, dedication and collaboration. Celebrate with us and witness the joy and magic when 100 guitarists share the stage together. “I loved learning in this group environment, the absolute highlight was performing as part of the Festival Finale. It is such a high level of tuition and performing” 2018 WINTER SCHOOL PARTICIPANT Image: Lauren Connelly 9 RESONANCE “Each year gets better and better. Staff, volunteers, residents and their families all commented on how fabulous the activities were” HELPING HAND AGED CARE Resonance brings world class guitarists into hospitals, care facilities, community centres and regional areas for intimate performances with the simple objective of taking the festival and music to those who cannot otherwise attend. Since its inception in 2016, Adelaide Guitar Festival’s Resonance has continued to grow annually with more performers and presenting partners across South Australia joining forces with great enthusiasm. The smiles, dancing and warm response from audiences in the Resonance program beautifully highlights the importance 1 – 31 July of the program, filling the inherent human need for music, Adelaide and regional and the part it plays in health, healing and wellbeing. South Australia 10 Image: Alice Healy, Artist Kelly Menhennett Program Partners With kind support from the American River Progress Association & American River Sports and Community Centre 11 ADELAIDE INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL GUITAR COMPETITION FINAL The Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition is the most prestigious guitar competition in the Southern Hemisphere. Occurring biennially since 2010, the Adelaide International Classical Guitar Competition to date has provided a career launching opportunity for five incredible young guitarists. The competition will be held annually from 2019. 18 July 7pm Space Theatre Duration 150 mins FREE EVENT Previous Winners 2010 – Jin-Hee Kim (South Korea) 2012 – Andrey Lebedev (Australia) 2014 – Bogdan Mihailescu (Romainia) 2016 – Marko Topchii (Ukraine) Program Partners 2018 – Miles Johnston (Australia) Join us for the final round as the best young players from around the world pull out all stops for this career- defining opportunity. 12 GUITARS IN BARS GIG GUIDE HOW TO USE THIS PROGRAM From legendary live music venues, to florists, barns and breweries, this year’s Guitars in Bars program showcases the wealth of musical talent all across South Australia. Explore beyond the city limits, and discover live music from Ceduna to Mount Gambier and everywhere in between.