Performances:
December 6, 12:00 PM – Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center
December 9, 3:00 PM – Reston Regional Library
March 15, 12:00 PM – NIH Clinical Center
April 7, 11 AM – Centreville Regional Library
May 12, 4:00 PM – Barns at Rose Hill (Mothers’ Day)
May 18, 10:30 AM – Oakton Library
May 23, 7:00 PM – Embassy of the Republic of Croatia
With William Kanengiser at Marlow International Concert Series
Loudoun Youth Guitars is one of the most accomplished and renowned youth ensembles in the metropolitan area. The ensemble is led by its founder – Dr. Miroslav Lončar and by his wife Dr. Nataša Klasinc-Lončar. Over the fourteen years of their existence, Loudoun Youth Guitars have performed at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, the Marlow International Concert Series, the Croatian Embassy, the National Institutes of Health, the Barns at Rose Hill, the Composer Society of Montgomery County, Loudoun County Public Libraries, Washington College, Salisbury University, Shepherd University, and more. Loudoun Youth Guitars is composed of some of the most talented and accomplished middle-school and high-school students from Loudoun County. The ensemble presents a concert season that includes a holiday concert, a concert at the NIH, a Mother’s Day concert at Barns at Rose Hill, and a concert at the Croatian Embassy. Additional performances may be scheduled.
Auditions for the 2023/24 Loudoun Youth Guitars will be held on Wednesday, September 13 and Thursday, September 14, at Park View High School, Room 723. New and returning students are required to audition. Please, sign up for a slot and prepare the requirements listed below. Don’t forget to cancel your audition if your plans change so others can use your slot.
Audition Requirements:
1. Play a short solo piece of your choice, or an excerpt from a longer one, or a part from an ensemble piece. Your selection should not be longer than 2 minutes and it needs to meet the following requirements:
Students are required to play a piece from standard classical guitar repertoire that was learned using standard music notation.
Guitar 1: Approximately 20% of the piece or more needs to include notes in the 10th Position or higher.
Guitar 2: Approximately 20% of the piece or more need to include notes in the 7th Position or higher.
Guitar 3: The piece needs to include melody, bass, and accompanying notes but doesn’t have to go past the 4th Position.
Guitar 4: The piece can be in either one or two parts and it doesn’t have to go past the 2nd Position.
2. Prepare the scales required for the part you are auditioning for. Please, refer to the attached charts for required fingerings!
| Guitar 1: | Click here! |
| Guitar 2 | Click here! |
| Guitar 3: | Click here! |
| Guitar 4: | Click here! |
3. Sight-read in the appropriate positions.
The director reserves the right to assign the parts based on the needs of the group.
LYG will practice on Wednesday nights, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Park View High School. First practice will be September 20th. There will be a mandatory meeting for all students and parents on September 20th at 6:30!
Click HERE to sign up!
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