Classical Guitar Competition

Hello competitors. Here are the results. All competitors are invited to the Winners Concert to receive their certificates and comment sheets. All Winners will receive their trophies and prizes. First Prize Winners and Special Prize Winners will perform one piece. The concert is in the Park View Auditorium at 2 PM. Please, come through the front door.

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Dr. Miroslav Lončar, Competition Director

ENSEMBLE COMPETITION, FRIDAY
6:00LCHS Artist Quartet11th-12th Grade
6:10TMS Quintet7th-8th Grade
6:20The Coogan Sisters Duet9th-10th Grade
6:30TMS Trio7th-8th Grade
6:40Aksh and Ryan7th-8th Grade
6:50Harmony Middle School Guitar Quartet7th-8th Grade
7:00PFHS Trio9th-10th Grade
7:10Freedom High School Quartet9th-10th Grade
7:20Freedom High School Quintet9th-10th Grade
7:30BREAK
7:40Stone Bridge Guitar Sextet11th-12th Grade
7:50Rock Ridge Guitar Quartet11th-12th Grade
8:00PVHS Guitar Ensemble11th-12th Grade
8:10Dominion HS Guitar Ensemble11th-12th Grade
8:20PFHS Guitar Quartet11th-12th Grade
8:30Riverside High School11th-12th Grade
SOLO COMPETITION, SATURDAY
9:00Mihika Gundavarapu7th Grade
9:05Manara Ahmed7th Grade
9:10Charlotte Krogh7th Grade
9:15Paxson Huang7th Grade
9:20John Park8th Grade
9:25Vihaan Udupa8th Grade
9:38Joshua Ingold8th Grade
9:45Alexander Palmer8th Grade
9:50Maverick Connor8th Grade
9:55Mia Gupta8th Grade
10:00Pearl Coogan8th Grade
10:05Aryan Raj9th Grade
10:15Kareem Toufaily9th Grade
10:20Archit Mukherjee9th Grade
10:30Aaryan Mantri9th Grade
10:35BREAK
10:45Nik Seaver10th Grade
10:50Levi Simpson10th Grade
11:00Dheer Negandhi10th Grade
11:10Isaac Oh10th Grade
11:15Ryan Oates12th Grade
11:25Isaac Dawit11th Grade
11:30BREAK
11:40Matthew Gortayo11th Grade
11:45Zoe DuPree11th Grade
11:55Zubair Uzzaman11th Grade
12:00Sofia Anderson11th Grade
12:10Alexander Dolzhenkov12th Grade
12:20Abdullah Abujoudeh12th Grade
12:30Yago Chavez12th Grade
12:40Josefa Montiel12th Grade

The 19th annual Aguado Classical Guitar Competition  will be held in one round on April 24, 25, and 26 at Park View High School, 400 West Laurel Avenue, Sterling, VA 20164. The Chamber and Ensemble Competitions will start on Friday, April 24 at 6 p.m., and the Solo Competition on Saturday, April 25 at 9 a.m. – exact times TBA.

Winners will be announced at the Jason Vieaux concert, on April 25 at 7:00 PM, at Community Lutheran Church, 21014 Whitfield Place, Sterling, VA 20165. Competitors will receive their prizes, trophies, and certificates at the Winners Recital and Award Ceremony on Sunday, April 26, at 2 p.m. at the Park View High School Auditorium. First Prize and Special Prize winners will perform in the Winners Recital.

The Aguado Classical Guitar Competition is open to students who study guitar in Loudoun County – at school or privately.

Three entries in solo and three in ensemble categories will be accepted from outside of Loudoun County in the order of applications received.


SOLO CATEGORY

Age Divisions: There will be a separate division for each grade, 7th – 12th. (Younger students may compete in the 7th Grade category.)

Program: Free Choice, not to exceed 8 min.

Prizes in each division: $100 First Prize, $50 Second Prize, $25 Third Prize

Special Prize: Special $100 prize for the best interpretation of a composition by Miroslav Lončar will be awarded by the composer.

The Young Artist Prize of $150 will be awarded to the competitor who shows the highest level of artistry.

GUITAR ENSEMBLE CATEGORY

Guitar Ensemble Category is open to guitar duos to decets from Loudoun County. All ensembles will compete together in the appropriate age division. Ensembles will compete in the category of the oldest person in the group.

Age Divisions:

  • 7th and 8th Grade
  • 9th and 10th Grade
  • 11th and 12th Grade

Program: Free choice, not to exceed 10 minutes.

Prizes in each division: Trophies for First, Second and Third places will be awarded.

CHAMBER MUSIC CATEGORY:

Chamber Music Category is open to ensembles from Loudoun County that include at least one guitar plus other instruments, such as: flute, violin, clarinet, cello, voice, etc. The ensembles can be duos, trios, quartets, quintets, and sextets. All ensembles will compete together in the appropriate age division. The ensembles will compete in the category of the oldest person in the group.

Age Divisions:

  • 7th and 8th Grade

  • 9th and 10th Grade

  • 11th and 12th Grade

Program: Free choice, not to exceed 10 minutes.

Prizes in each division: Trophies for First, Second and Third places will be awarded.

COMPETITION FEES: The Solo Competition fee is $22. Students with financial needs can request a fee waiver. The Chamber and Ensemble fees are $27 and there is no waiver.

REGISTRATION: To register for the competition, please fill out the appropriate registration form and pay the competition fee using the Donate button above on this page.

SCHEDULE: Competition schedule will be posted here the day after the application deadline passes.

DEADLINE: APRIL 20th, 10:00 PM, firm.

Solo Registration Form

Guitar Ensemble Registration Form

Chamber Music Registration Form

For any questions, contact us at: concerts1@aguadoguitar.org