Concert featuring solo guitar by Matt Palmer, Director of Guitar Studies at Washington College, and exciting group Maharajah Flamenco Trio.  Matt Palmer will give the world premiere performance of Rafael Scarfullery’s Sonata in D Major.

Concert featuring talented guitarists from the Mid-Atlantic Region, Loudoun Youth Guitars directed by Dr. Miroslav Lončar, and The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society Orchestra directed by Scott Borg

Concert featuring the exciting Italian guitar virtuosos SoloDuo.  Opening the concert will be the Eastern Shore Guitar Festival Orchestra, featuring festival attendees.  

Technique clinic on “A-M-I” scales, a groundbreaking right-hand technique of playing fast scales on the guitar.  The goal of the clinic is to provide guitarists with an alternate method of performing scales rapidly, fluidly, and efficiently.

An exploration of Baroque ornamentation and its application on the modern guitar. Through various examples, students will learn how to apply and execute ornamentation in a musical context. Both French and Italian styles will be covered.

Open to the public to watch, advanced students will perform prepared pieces and be given pedagogical advice on musicality and technique by renowned classical guitarists, SoloDuo.

Join Dr. Silviu Ciulei, Ramin Yazdanpanah, and David Cobb for a workshop on the history and rhythms of Spanish flamenco with an emphasis on guitar technique. The Trio will also discuss the different instruments they incorporate in their realization of Nuevo Flamenco and the influences that helped them create the music of Maharajah Flamenco Trio.

Guitarist and composer Rafael Scarfullery discusses proven and effective methods of practicing the guitar.