Classical Guitar Competition

 

Applications are now closed. Here is the schedule of the competition. This schedule has been modified due to some errors and most times in Solo have been moved by 10 minutes. Please, take a note of that. Thank you for your understanding!

 

TIMENAMECATEGORY
GUITAR ENSEMBLES
5:50Dominion Guitar Club11th-12th Grade
6:00Trailside Guitars7th-8th Grade
6:08Matt and Braeden7th-8th Grade
6:12Imogen & Pearl7th-8th Grade
6:14The Lunsford Quartet7th-8th Grade
6:18Eagle Ridge Guitars7th-8th Grade
6:22La Fiesta7th-8th Grade
6:30Dominion Guitar Quintet9th-10th Grade
6:37The Potomac Falls High School Advanced Guitar Quartet9th-10th Grade
6:45Rock Ridge Guitar Sextet9th-10th Grade
6:50LCHS Guitar Quartet9th-10th Grade
7:00The Riverside Quintet11th-12th Grade
7:07The Potomac Falls High School Guitar Quartet11th-12th Grade
7:15Stone Bridge Guitar Quartet11th-12th Grade
SOLO
8:50Rock Ridge Artist Guitar Ensemble11th-12th Grade
9:00Rohit Khulkarni11th Grade
9:08Advit Meda7th Grade
9:15Archit Mukherjee7th Grade
9:22Nathan Nguyen7th Grade
9:30Vivian Nguyen7th Grade
9:35Cassie Melendez7th Grade
9:40Pearl Coogan7th Grade
9:43Kuhoo Srivastava7th Grade
9:46Sheldon Hong7th Grade
9:49Oviya Amalraj7th Grade
9:53Aryan Ray7th Grade
10:02Isaac Oh8th Grade
10:07Owen Sung8th Grade
10:14Hugh8th Grade
10:18Ethan Ignacio8th Grade
10:22Chris Cheikho8th Grade
10:30BREAK
10:36Anish Tukkapuram8th Grade
10:40Matt Saldana8th Grade
10:45Kate Yoo8th Grade
10:50Dheer Negandhi8th Grade
10:57Kennedy Wells8th Grade
11:00Samara Masson8th Grade
11:03Imogen Northup8th Grade
11:07Maneesh Getni9th Grade
11:13Isaac Dawit9th Grade
11:19Nirav Surabhi9th Grade
11:25Jacob Gonzalez9th Grade
11:32BREAK
11:40Mihir Nimkar9th Grade
11:45Ivy Tomaszewski9th Grade
11:50Angel luna cardona10th Grade
11:58Ryan Oates10th Grade
12:07James nanna10th Grade
12:14Chase Mulholland10th Grade
12:21Tanvi Nare10th Grade
12:28Nirav Surabhi10th Grade
12:34Alexander Dolzhenkov10th Grade
12:37BREAK
12:40Nicholas Eisenhauer11th Grade
12:45Kaley McQuinn11th Grade
12:55Noble Winn11th Grade
1:00Andrew Stevens11th Grade
1:07William “Champ” Blanco11th Grade
1:15Isabella Benitez12th Grade
1:28Maxim Balabanski12th Grade
1:33Nader Elsharkawy12th Grade
1:43Orion Brooks12th Grade

The 16th annual Aguado Classical Guitar Competition  will be held in one round on May 3rd and 4th at Park View High School, 400 West Laurel Avenue, Sterling, VA 20164. The Chamber and Ensemble Competitions will start on Friday, May 3rd  at 6 p.m., and the Solo Competition on Saturday, May 4th at 9 a.m. – exact times TBA.

Winners will be announced at the concert, on May 4th at 7:00 PM, at Community Lutheran Church, 21014 Whitfield Place, Sterling, VA 20165. Competitors will receive their prizes and certificates at the Winners Recital and Award Ceremony on Sunday, May 5th, 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.

NEW! THREE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM OUTSIDE LOUDOUN COUNTY IN EACH CATEGORY IN THE ORDER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED.


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

SOLO 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 to the competition, please fill out the appropriate registration form and pay the competition fee using the Donate button above on this page.

DEADLINE: May 1, 10:00 PM, firm.

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

Solo Registration Form

Guitar Ensemble Registration Form

Chamber Music Registration Form

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