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SIERRA NEVADA ADULT CLASSICAL GUITAR COMPETITION 2017

Trinity Episcopal Church
Reno, NV

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SIERRA NEVADA ADULT CLASSICAL GUITAR COMPETITION 2017

SIERRA NEVADA GUITAR FESTIVAL 2017
More Info: www.cgwest.org

FESTIVAL DATES: July 20-21, 2017
LOCATION: Trinity Episcopal Church, Reno, Nevada
GUEST ARTISTS: Duo Siqueira Lima, Sedona Farber, Matthew Fish
CONCERTS: Free to the public, Donations requested!

ADULT COMPETITION
Prizes: 1st - $2,000, 2nd - $1,250, 3rd - $750
$150 Non-Refundable Adult Registration Fee
Judges: Cecelia Siqueira, Fernando de Lima, Philip Manwell

Open to guitarists ages 19 or older as of the first day of the competition.

Competition is for performance on six string Classical Guitar

Time limits: Preliminary round - 7 minutes, Final Round - 15 minutes. No more than one minute tuning and preparation time will be allowed before timing starts.

Choice of repertoire is entirely up to the performer. A competitor may perform the same or different music in all rounds without penalty. It is expected that every competitor's choice of music fits within the time allowed for each round. If a competitor exceeds the given time allotted, he or she will be asked to stop but at no penalty to his or her evaluation.

Competitors will be evaluated on technique, musicianship, and overall presentation. Four competitors will be chosen to compete in the final round.

All decisions of judges are final.

Competitors may inquire for comments by judges only after the competition has ended. Upon such requests, sharing comments with performers is at the sole discretion of the judges.

Previous 1st Prize Awardees of the Sierra Nevada Classical Guitar Competition may not register for the 2017 Competition.

Competitors should not be touring artists with major management. Admission to the competition is at the sole discretion of the Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival staff.

Foreign competition winners are subject to 30% withholding of competition prize amount. US competition winners must be issued IRS-1099 forms.