Cape Town International guitar festival
The first South African Guitar Festival of it's kind with R80,000 worth of prizes in the 2nd Avril Kinsey Classical Guitar Competition where you just enter online at www.capetownguitarfestival.com.
CAPE TOWN'S 1st INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL with the AVRIL KINSEY GUITAR COMPETITION - GROOT CONSTANTIA.
Two important music events are taking place, side by side at Groot Constantia this year. They are the Cape Town International Guitar Festival and the 2nd prestigious Avril Kinsey Classical Guitar Competition, with R80,000. worth of prizes available for the musical youth. Both take place at the country's oldest and most famous vineyard and estate, Groot Constantia.
The opening night, celebrity VIP wine tasting concert, takes place on Friday 1st July at Wine Sales and features four international artists, Gregory Newton and David Grimes from America with Verso Duo on pan flute and guitar from the Netherlands, and the two ladies of the guitar in South Africa, Tessa Ziegler and Avril Kinsey. The closing concerts will feature Verso Duo and flamenco guitarist Saudiq Khan in separate concerts on Sunday 3 July.
It will be a full weekend of activities in the Conference Room adjacent to Simon's Restaurant. The festival will include a beginners guitar workshop for anyone who has a guitar, a talk/workshop on how to build a guitar by Marc Mainguard, master classes by our visiting international adjudicators, two informal concert platforms, one for aspiring guitarists and one featuring the cream of SA talent.
The semi-finals of the competition will take place on Friday morning and lead up to the Finals with R80,000. worth of prizes on the Saturday evening being presented during a festive supper at Simon's. Prizes include free music tuition for a year (Cape Town Academy of Music), CD recordings from Music@Work, concert promotions (Art Music) a guitar (Bothners), strings (Hannabach), Trinity College of Music London exam fees, cash prizes, plus more. Anyone of any age can enter by completing an online form at www.capetownguitarfestival.com. Compete with a YouTube recording, or do the first round live on 11 June at the Hugo Lamprechts Music Centre. There are limited spaces so enter now before the deadline on May 1st.
Bookings for the concerts and weekend activities with choices of VIP all event weekend passes or general weekend passes are through Computicket. Visit www.capetownguitarfestival.com for the programme of events. Enquiries may be addressed to the Director at az.oc.bewm@matcsdneirf or call Ann at 0824144771.
Early bird VIP weekend passes available to the first 50 emails received at az.oc.bewm@matcsdneirf
Date: 01 July 2011 to 03 July 2011Venue: Simon's of Groot Constantia, Cape Town
Cost: Tickets from R50 to R350 for VIP weekend passes to 11 events
More info:
Groot Constantia, Opening VIP wine tasting concert at Wine Sales and all other 11 events at Simon's of Groot Constantia