FORTHCOMING EVENTS
2022 Sierra Nevada Classical Guitar Festival & Competition
Saturday, June 25
Reno First Congregational, 627 Sunnyside Dr., Reno NV 89503
ALL EVENTS FREE AND OPEN TO PUBLIC
$15.00 Donations Requested at door
Guest Artists
VASIL CHEKARDZHIKOV AND FRIENDS
Vasil
Chekardzhikov
hails from Varna, Bulgaria. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in
Music Education and Guitar Performance from the Academy for Music,
Dance, and Fine Arts in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. He has performed as a
soloist with the Haskovo Symphony Orchestra, Pazardzhik Symphony
Orchestra, recorded chamber and solo music for the Bulgarian and
Belgium National Radio and Television. He is laureate of over a
dozen solo and chamber music competitions, including first prizes at
the Annual Solo Concerto Competition at CSUF and the Sierra Nevada
Classical Guitar Competition. Vasil and his brothers, Nikola and
Petar Chekardzhikov as the “Triada” guitar trio, received second
prize in the College and University Division in the 2nd Annual
Guitar Chamber Competition in Brownsville, Texas. Vasil has his
Master’s Degree in Guitar Performance and Conducting from California
State University of Fullerton. He currently teaches at Riverside
City College and Encore High School for the Visual and Performing
Arts
SCHEDULE
Building to right of Main Hall
Doors open 1:00PM
1:30PM - Youth Competition
Youth Competition Rules and Registration:
2022sngfyouthcomp.brownpapertickets.com
3:00PM - Adult Competition
Adult Competition Rules and Registration:
2022sngfadultcomp.brownpapertickets.com
5:00PM - Lecture by Guest Artist - 20 minutes
Main Hall
Doors open 6:40PM
7:00PM
Pre-Concert
Excellence In Classical Guitar Award Presentation
for Victor Villadangos
1st Half CONCERT by Vasil Chekardzhikov and Friends
Intermission - Competition Awards
CONCERT - 2nd Half
Special Tribute to the Music of Astor Piazzolla
Featuring Tango Suite for Classical Guitar Duo
and Histoire du Tango for Guitar and Flute
Closing Ceremony
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Thanks to our June 2021 Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival Artists:
Grisha Goryachev
Vasil Chekardzhikov
David Norton, Competition Director
• For more info or to join our email list, send request to:
music@sierranevadaguitar.org
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/SierraNevadaGuitarFestival
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Thanks to all those who help make this series possible including:
Lawrence Smith, Artistic Director - www.lawrenceguitarist.com
Mike Clark, David Norton, Vasil Chekardzhikov.
All of our sponsors, donors, volunteers and attendees,
Nevada Arts Council, Reno First Congregational, www.StringsByMail.com,
National Endowment for the Arts.
(c) 2022
Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival
Email:
music@sierranevadaguitar.org
Mail:
Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival
P.O. Box 18971
Reno, NV 89511