-Open to elementary, middle school, high school, college, and adult players
-All styles welcome from classical and jazz to popular guitar players
-Soloists or guitar with other instruments (guitar with flute, violin, etc.) welcome
-Receive constructive written and verbal comments from a professional guitarist
-Competition winner to receive a performance slot on final concert
-Free guitar clinics, lectures, and vendors on Saturday at UTPB

Registration
-Cost is $25 per student
-Competition cost is an additional $10
-Prepare 2 works for the competition: 1 of your instructor's choice AND 1 of your choice
-Provide a copy of the music for the judge

Festival Schedule

Thursday, March 22nd at 5:00pm in the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center (Sewell Ford Adjunct Faculty Studio - room #189)- Round one of the solo competition: PML round (bring a copy of the music for the judge).

Thursday, March 22nd at 7:00pm in the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center - Opening concert of the festival
-West Texas Music Academy
-Cameron Elementary
-St. John's Episcopal School
-7th and 8th grade guitar ensembles from Ector JH in Odessa
-8th and 9th grade guitar ensembles from Ector JH in Odessa
-Odessa High School guitar ensembles
-OC Guitar Ensemble
-MC Guitar Ensemble
-UTPB Guitar Ensemble


Friday, March 23rd at 5:00pm - Round two of the solo competition in Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center (Sewell Ford Adjunct Faculty Studio - room #189): student choice round (bring a copy of the music for the judge)

Friday, March 23rd at 7:00pm in Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center - "Jazz Night" featuring the talent of [guest artist to be named]!
---performance is sponsored in part by LaBella Strings and also by the West Texas Jazz Society

Saturday, March 24th at 9:00am - 6pm at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
8:30am - Exhibits open - LaBella Strings, J.W. Pepper, and Music World

9:00 - 10:30am - rehearsal of work for the final concert
10:30 - 11:15am - General Session #1 with
11:20 - 12:05pm - Masterclass Session #1
-----"Sus, -7, slash, Huh?: Understanding Complex Chords" - Joe Campos (I)
-----"Beginner Rock " - Elena Campos (B)
-----"Jazz Improvisation" - Benito Ramos (B)
-----"The Bass Player" - Mark Lowe (B)
-----"Latin Beats" -
-----"Guitar and Scripture" - Isaiah Chavez (I)
12:05 - Round three of the solo competition: sight reading round
12:05 - 12:50pm - General Session #2 with Michele Ramo
12:50 - 1:55pm - Lunch provided in the Student Activity Center on the Quad
-----Exhibits open - LaBella Strings, J.W. Pepper, and Music World
1:55 - 2:40pm - Masterclass Session #2
-----"Left and Right Hand Technique " - Dennis Harris (B/I)
----- "Electric with Class" - Jacob Porter (B)
-----"Country Pickin'" - Benito Ramos (I)
-----"12 Bar Blues" - Jesse Ramirez (B/I)
-----"Mariachi Style" - Gabriel Garcia (B)
2:50 - 3:35pm - rehearsal of work for the final concert
3:45 - 4:30pm - recital of state solo qualifiers
4:30 - 5:30pm - "The Guitar PML" with Adrián Sáenz
5:30 - 6:15pm - dinner break and move to Ector JH Auditorium for final concert
6:15pm - Exhibits close - LaBella Strings, J.W. Pepper, and Music World
6:30pm - sound check of mass ensemble on main stage
7:00 - 9:00pm - Final concert of the festival
-----Competition winner
-----Guest artist
-----Festival participants in mass ensemble
Key to masterclass codes: (B) = Beginner, (I) = Intermediate, (A) = Advanced

Follow along with the excitement in the festival's blog by Dennis Harris - http://permianbasinguitar.blogspot.com/

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Dan Keast, Festival Director
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
4901 East University Blvd.
Odessa, TX 79762-0001
music@utpb.edu
432-552-3286 to speak with Yvonne Drinkard, Administrative Coordinator for the Festival