Classical Guitar Competition

CATEGORY	FIRST PLACE	SECOND PLACE	THIRD PLACE
Chamber Groups 7-8 Grade	Trailside Chamber
Chamber Groups 9-10 Grade	Harnoor and Anjali
Chamber Groups 11-12 Grade
Guitar Ensembles 7-8 Grade	Trailside Quintet	Harmony Middle School	River Bend  Guitar Quintet
Guitar Ensembles 9-10 Grade	Tuscarora High School 9/10	The Freedom Guitarists	Wit and Web Duo
Guitar Ensembles 11-12 Grade	LCHS Guitar Qartet	Riverside High School Artist Guitar Ensemble	Stone Bridge Guitar Quintet
Solo 7 Gr.	Pearl Coogan	Paxson Huang	Alexander Palmer
Solo 8 Gr.	Garrison Stowe	Anvita Balachander	Archit Mukherjee
Solo 9 Gr.	Kate Yoo	Hugh McCormick	Kennedy Wells
Solo 10 Gr.	Jacob Gonzalez	Isaac Dawit	Sofia Anderson
Solo 11 Gr.	Ryan Oates	Alexander Dolzhenkov	Parth Jaiswal
Solo 12 Gr.	Andrew Stevens	William Blanco	Kaley McQuinn
Lončar Prize	First Place: Riverside High School Artist Guitar Ensemble Second Place: The Freedom Guitarists
Young Artist Prize	Paxson Huang

The 18th annual Aguado Classical Guitar Competition  will be held in one round on May 2nd and 3rd 2025 at Park View High School, 400 West Laurel Avenue, Sterling, VA 20164. The Chamber and Ensemble Competitions will start on Friday, May 2nd  at 6 p.m., and the Solo Competition on Saturday, May 3rd at 9 a.m. – exact times TBA.

Winners will be announced at the concert, on May 3rd 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 4th, 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 (limit reached! ) 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, 7^th – 12^th. (Younger students may compete in the 7^th 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:

• 7^th and 8^th Grade

• 9^th and 10^th Grade

• 11^th and 12^th 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:

• 7^th and 8^th Grade

• 9^th and 10^th Grade

• 11^th and 12^th 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.

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

DEADLINE: APRIL 29 30, 10:00 PM, firm.

Solo Registration Form

Guitar Ensemble Registration Form

Chamber Music Registration Form

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