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From March 24th to April 1st
Preparations continue for the 18th Monterrey International Guitar Festival 2017
March 20, 2017A schedule that includes concerts with seven programs in which the public will appreciate a variety of techniques and musical styles ranging from the classic to the modern, is what the 18th Monterrey International Guitar Festival offers.
The event will take place from March 24th to April 1st at the Teatro de la Ciudad and the School of Music and Dance in Monterrey. It will count with the participation of eight great guitarists from Hungary, Russia, Spain, Cuba, Greece, France and Mexico.
There will also be lectures to be held in the Sala Ponce of the School of Music and Dance of Monterrey in which there will be renowned figures such as Isabel Garcia, Abel Garcia, René de la Garza and Guillermo Diego.
Director of the Teatro de la Ciudad de Monterrey, Roberto Villarreal, considered that the presence of leading guitarists represents a great support for students and musicians of the state who seek to approach other forms of creation, besides the public enjoys other countries’ proposals.
The opening concert is hosted by Duet Katona Twins, from Hungary, which will be presented on March 24th at 8:30 pm in the Gran Sala del Teatro de la Ciudad.
The official said that for the first time, the festival will also have a presence in the town of Santiago, where the Russian guitarist Irina Kulikova will offer a free entry concert in the Auditorium of Villa de Santiago on Sunday, March 26th
"This seeks to decentralize access to cultural goods and services of neoloneses citizens in their communities”, Roberto Villareal said
The poster of the gala concerts that take place in the Gran Sala del Teatro de la Ciudad and the Patio Central of the School of Music and Dance of Monterrey are completed by: Rodrigo Neftalí (Mexico), Irina Kulikova (Russia), Thibaut García (France), Ricardo Gallén (Spain), Costas Cotsiolis (Greece) and Marco Tamayo (Cuba).
All the gala concerts will cost: general admission, $ 100 pesos and $ 50 pesos for students, teachers or elderly people showing ID.
In addition, concerts will be held by students of the School of Music and Dance of Monterrey, the School of Music of the Autonomous University of Coahuila and the Faculty of Music of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León.
"It's a festival that people expect and stands out for its quality. In the last editions, the attendance has increased and it is an activity that arose from an academic need within the School of Music and Dance of Monterrey with the aim to promote local, regional and national guitar in the young people.
The XVIII Monterrey International Guitar Festival 2017 is possible thanks to the collaboration of the Council for Culture and Arts of Nuevo León (CONARTE, for its acronym in Spanish), with support from the Department of Culture through INBA and the School of Music and Dance of Monterrey.
To know the complete programming please visit:
http://www.conarte.org.mx/xviii-festival-internacional-de-guitarra-monterrey-2017
Mexico,Distrito Federal
