The Long Island Guitar Festival is an annual international festival with a thirty-year history of showcasing top performers and educators in the guitar world. The festival has established a continuing commitment to reach out to the artistic community and continue an established tradition of excellence in guitar performance and pedagogy. The 2023 Guitar Festival is presented in partnership with the Setauket Presbyterian Church and the Oberon Foundation.

The Long Island Guitar Festival presents master classes, concerts, and workshops by the world's most outstanding guitarists and teachers. Workshops have included Computer Music Notation for Guitarists, Composers and Arrangers, High School Guitar Ensemble Workshops,19th Century Performance Practices, Fingerboard Harmony, and Chamber Music Workshops. Special concerts have included the "Legacy of Segovia" with Segovia protégé Michael Lorimer, the U.S. debut of renowned guitarist/composer Carlo Domeniconi and U.K. guitarist/composer Laura Snowden, LIU Post alumni concerts, Emerging Artists Concert Series, and new music concerts including over forty world premieres. The festival has established partnerships with high schools, including Susan Wagner High School, Brentwood High School, Bishop McGuiness High School, Freedom High School, Greenwich High School, the United Nations International School, and local colleges and universities. The festival features a National High School Classical Guitar Competition.

Schedule:
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
7:30pm: Concert: Joao Luiz & Friends Quartets

Location: Fellowship Hall

Thursday, April 27, 2023
11:00am: Master Class: Joao Luiz

Location: Fellowship Hall

7:30pm: Concert: Harris Becker & Friends
Includes US premieres of pieces for large ensembles – Trois Reves composed by Laura Snowden and Crepuscule Rustique by Canadian composer Michael Spiroff. Premiere of "November" for two guitars by Alan Hirsh.

Performers include the Hofstra University Chamber Choir, Maureen Hynes, James Erickson, Jeffrey Marcus, Frank Cassara, Laura Lessard, Noby Ishida and others.

Location: Fellowship Hall

Friday, April 28, 2023
4:30pm: Semi–Finals: National High School Classical Guitar Competition

(Not open to the public)

8:00pm: Concert: Laura Snowden

Location: Fellowship Hall

Saturday, April 29, 2023
9:30am: Master Class: Laura Snowden

Location: Fellowship Hall

12:30pm: Emerging Artist Concert: Penelope Shvarts

2022 National High School Classical Guitar Competition Winner

Location: Fellowship Hall

1:30pm: Finals: National High School Classical Guitar Competition

Open to the public

Location: Fellowship Hall

3:00pm: Concert

Location: Fellowship Hall

8:00pm: Concert: Berta Rojas

Location: Fellowship Hall

Sunday, April 30, 2023
12:30pm: Showcase: High School Ensemble Showcase

Location: Fellowship Hall

4:00pm: Concert: Boyd Meets Girl

Rupert Boyd, guitar & Laura Metcalf, cello

Location: Fellowship Hall

Date: April 26 - 30, 2023

Location: Setauket Presbyterian Church - 5 Caroline Avenue Setauket, NY 11733

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