Now in its tenth edition, in collaboration with the Rhode Island Guitar Guild, the University of Rhode Island Guitar and Mandolin Festival continues to demonstrate the truly universal nature of the guitar while uniting artists and audiences alike.
Festival Schedule:
10:00 am–5:00 pm: REGISTRATION
Location: URI Music Annex Lobby
10:00 am–5:30 pm: LUTHIER EXPO
Invited Builders from across the country
Location: URI Music Annex
10:00–10:45 am: TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP
Steve Cowan, Guitar
Location: URI Music Annex
11:00 am–12:00 pm: LECTURE
Improving Chamber Music Skills
Steve Cowan/Adam Cicchillitti, Guitar duo
Location: URI Music Annex
12:00 pm–1:30 pm: FAMILY-STYLE LUNCH
Location: URI Music Annex
1:00 pm: LECTURE
Amanda Kaya, guitarist
Creating an Authentic Social Media Identity
Location: Convocation, URI Fine Arts Center
1:00–4:00pm: LESSONS
Individual Lessons with Festival Artists
Location: URI Fine Arts Center, D wing and URI Music Annex
1:30- 2:30 pm: LUTHIER TALK
My own 3 way intersection: Guitar Making, Guitar Playing, Guitar Composing
Kenny Hill, Luthier
Location: URI, Music Annex
3:00–4:00 pm: LUTHIER TALK
How to Choose the Right Guitar
M. E. Brune, Luthier
Location: URI Music Annex
4:00–5:30 pm: LECTURE
Conducting for future Plucked Instrument Ensemble leaders
Omer Meir Wellber, Dor Amran
Location: URI Music Annex
4:30–7:30 pm: MEGA GUITAR ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL
Location: URI Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
8:00 pm: CONCERT
Mandolinists Catarina Lichtenberg & Mike Marshall
Cicchillitti-Cowan Guitar Duo
Location: URI, Edwards Hall
