September 13, 2022, is when it will happen.
Pete Rosenbery was born.
The 8th edition of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale International Guitar Festival will pay tribute to the classical and popular traditions of the guitar in Brazil.
The festival will feature artists from Brazil and the United States, as well as master classes and lectures, and was hosted by the School of Music. Franco Galvo is a guitarist, composer and music producer, and Moacyr Neto is an acclaimed guitarist.
During Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, many of the activities are aligned with the festival. There will be a wide variety of activities and events for anyone who loves guitar music at the festival.
The featured artists, performance times and locations are here.
- Sept. 21 – 7:30 p.m., Franco Galvão, “The Music of Vadico,” Morris Library, John C. Guyon Auditorium.
- Sept. 22 – 7:30 p.m., Moacyr Teixeira Neto, classical guitar recital, Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall.
There is a lecture and master class schedule.
The date of Sept. 20.
- 10 a.m. Morris Library, John C. Guyon Auditorium. “The Music of Vadico” free lecture.
Sept. 21 is the day.
- 9-10:30 a.m. – Altgeld Hall, Room 117. Classical guitar master class, Moacyr Teixeira Neto.
- 10:40 a.m.-noon – Altgeld Hall, Room 117. “How to Start a Guitar Program in a Public School.” De Soto Grade School guitar ensemble performance followed by a lecture by Allen Dillow, De Soto Grade School music teacher and SIU School of Music alumnus.
- 7:30 p.m. – Morris Library, John C. Guyon Auditorium, Franco Galvão and the Altgeld Chamber Players, “The Music of Vadico.”
The week of Sept. 22
- 9-10:30 a.m. – Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall, Franco Galvão lecture and master class.
- 10:30 a.m.-noon – Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall, “Incorporating New Resources into the Guitar,” Isaac Lausell.
- 7:30 p.m. – Old Baptist Foundation Recital Hall. Moacyr Teixeira Neto, classical guitar recital.
The complete schedule is available on the festival website.
Admission is $6 for students and $12 for the public, with single-day and festival passes available. The day and festival passes come with lectures. There is a form that can be used for tickets. Students, faculty and staff of the School of Music are free to attend all events.
Lausell can be reached at isaac.lausell@siu.edu if a high school or middle school program would like to be sponsored to attend the festival.
Lausell or the School of Music can be reached for more information.
The school of music, the library and the foundation sponsor the festival.