Granada Guitar Festival

The programme of the Third International Festival of the Guitar in Granada was officially presented yesterday at the Peña La Plateria as a collaboration between the Granada Town Council, the European Guitar Foundation and the California State University. The lineup looks great and along with some great performers there are a few exciting new aspects. The guitar-making contest will include prizes for the best flamenco as well as for the best classical; two competitions in one. The other piece of news is that there will be two courses held for guitar-makers to choose between: René Baarslag and Manuel Cáceres. More information here. A lot of people will be very excited to see Mabel Milán, Pablo Milanés, Margarita Escarpa and the Romero Quartet. I am personally thrilled to see Javier Riba on the roster this year. He will be playing on July 18 at the historic house of Manuel de Falla. See the full programme here.