As President of the Association of Iberoamerican Cultural Attaches in Washington DC it is my privilege to invite you to be a part of the FIRST IBEROAMERICAN GUITAR FESTIVAL, a tribute to AGUSTIN PIO BARRIOS “MANGORE”.
Our three-day Guitar Festival will be held November 29 through December 1 at the Jack Morton Auditorium of the George Washington University, 805, 21 St., NW, Washington, DC.
This Festival will be a true "Fiesta of Guitar" -- we'll present 14 highly acclaimed artists performing in 10 separate events in three days! In the program, you will find lectures, a lecture-recital, performances of our celebrated guests, and a wonderful Film about Paraguay thru Agustin Barrios’ eyes, featuring Berta Rojas and directed by Marcelo Martinessi.
I want to thank to Berta Rojas for her effort and masterful direction of this event. I also want to thank Mr. Nestor Rosa, Consul of the Embassy of Uruguay; Mrs. Patricia Abdenour, Cultural Attaché of the Embassy of Venezuela; The George Washington University Music Department, Continental, Washington Hispanic, Oea and D’Addario.
Enjoy the festival, Ada Hernandez.
In this First Edition we present a well-deserved tribute to the great Paraguayan composer, Agustin Barrios Mangoré. He was truly panamerican in his life and work and a pioneer of the concert guitar in Iberoamerica. He performed in 18 countries and created a unique, eclectic repertoire that combined European classical music with Latin American popular and folkloric music. The result is a repertoire of great variety that embraces numerous musical forms and styles from the Americas. His compositions demonstrate a full blown virtuosity that embraces all aspects of guitar technique and his music will forever be a challenge to all guitarists. Barrios truly represents the flowering of Latin American classical guitar culture in the first half of the 20th century. His desire to come to the United States to perform wasn’t fulfilled during his lifetime. It is our honor, therefore, to celebrate his legacy in this First Edition of what we intend to be a new Washington tradition: the Iberoamerican Serenade to the Capital City.
I’d like to especially thank Professor Karen Ahlquist and Professor Robert Baker from George Washington University for their support in making this Festival a reality. I also wish to thank Ada Hernandez for her amazing leadership, Nestor Alejandro Rosa for thinking of this fabulous idea, Patricia Abdelnour for her vision and help, and Magdalena Duhagon for her assistance. Most of all I would like to express my sincere appreciation and thanks to every artist who is participating in the Festival. They are the reason we celebrate. Enjoy the Festival! Berta R.
Como presidenta de la Asociación de Agregados Culturales de Ibero América es un privilegio para mi el presentarles e invitarles al PRIMER FESTIVAL IBEROAMERICANO DE GUITARRA EN WASHINGTON DC., en este festival le rendimos un tributo al afamado guitarrista Paraguayo AGUSTIN PIO BARRIOS, “MANGORE”.
Nuestros tres días de festival serán a partir del 29 de noviembre hasta el primero de diciembre en el Jack Morton Auditórium de la George Washington University en la 805 21 St. NW, Washington, DC.
Este festival será una verdadera “Fiesta a la guitarra”, presentaremos 14 de los mas aclamados guitarristas de Ibero América en 10 presentaciones diferentes en tres días. Ofreceremos conferencias, cátedras-recitales y un hermoso film llamado “Paraguay según Agustín Barrios” y que protagoniza la guitarrista y directora artística de este festival, Berta Rojas, dirigido por Marcelo Martinessi Debo agradecerle a las personas que han hecho posible este evento, a Berta Rojas, por su magistral dirección, a los agregados culturales Señor Néstor Alejandro Rosa Consejero de la Embajada del Uruguay y Señorita Patricia Abdelnour Agregada Cultural de la Embajada de Venezuela, al Departamento de Música de la Universidad George Washington, a la compañía D’Addario, y la Línea Aérea oficial del festival Continental Airlines. Disfruten el festival! ADA HERNÁNDEZ
Our three-day Guitar Festival will be held November 29 through December 1 at the Jack Morton Auditorium of the George Washington University, 805, 21 St., NW, Washington, DC.
This Festival will be a true "Fiesta of Guitar" -- we'll present 14 highly acclaimed artists performing in 10 separate events in three days! In the program, you will find lectures, a lecture-recital, performances of our celebrated guests, and a wonderful Film about Paraguay thru Agustin Barrios’ eyes, featuring Berta Rojas and directed by Marcelo Martinessi.
I want to thank to Berta Rojas for her effort and masterful direction of this event. I also want to thank Mr. Nestor Rosa, Consul of the Embassy of Uruguay; Mrs. Patricia Abdenour, Cultural Attaché of the Embassy of Venezuela; The George Washington University Music Department, Continental, Washington Hispanic, Oea and D’Addario.
Enjoy the festival, Ada Hernandez.
In this First Edition we present a well-deserved tribute to the great Paraguayan composer, Agustin Barrios Mangoré. He was truly panamerican in his life and work and a pioneer of the concert guitar in Iberoamerica. He performed in 18 countries and created a unique, eclectic repertoire that combined European classical music with Latin American popular and folkloric music. The result is a repertoire of great variety that embraces numerous musical forms and styles from the Americas. His compositions demonstrate a full blown virtuosity that embraces all aspects of guitar technique and his music will forever be a challenge to all guitarists. Barrios truly represents the flowering of Latin American classical guitar culture in the first half of the 20th century. His desire to come to the United States to perform wasn’t fulfilled during his lifetime. It is our honor, therefore, to celebrate his legacy in this First Edition of what we intend to be a new Washington tradition: the Iberoamerican Serenade to the Capital City.
I’d like to especially thank Professor Karen Ahlquist and Professor Robert Baker from George Washington University for their support in making this Festival a reality. I also wish to thank Ada Hernandez for her amazing leadership, Nestor Alejandro Rosa for thinking of this fabulous idea, Patricia Abdelnour for her vision and help, and Magdalena Duhagon for her assistance. Most of all I would like to express my sincere appreciation and thanks to every artist who is participating in the Festival. They are the reason we celebrate. Enjoy the Festival! Berta R.
Como presidenta de la Asociación de Agregados Culturales de Ibero América es un privilegio para mi el presentarles e invitarles al PRIMER FESTIVAL IBEROAMERICANO DE GUITARRA EN WASHINGTON DC., en este festival le rendimos un tributo al afamado guitarrista Paraguayo AGUSTIN PIO BARRIOS, “MANGORE”.
Nuestros tres días de festival serán a partir del 29 de noviembre hasta el primero de diciembre en el Jack Morton Auditórium de la George Washington University en la 805 21 St. NW, Washington, DC.
Este festival será una verdadera “Fiesta a la guitarra”, presentaremos 14 de los mas aclamados guitarristas de Ibero América en 10 presentaciones diferentes en tres días. Ofreceremos conferencias, cátedras-recitales y un hermoso film llamado “Paraguay según Agustín Barrios” y que protagoniza la guitarrista y directora artística de este festival, Berta Rojas, dirigido por Marcelo Martinessi Debo agradecerle a las personas que han hecho posible este evento, a Berta Rojas, por su magistral dirección, a los agregados culturales Señor Néstor Alejandro Rosa Consejero de la Embajada del Uruguay y Señorita Patricia Abdelnour Agregada Cultural de la Embajada de Venezuela, al Departamento de Música de la Universidad George Washington, a la compañía D’Addario, y la Línea Aérea oficial del festival Continental Airlines. Disfruten el festival! ADA HERNÁNDEZ
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