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FIU Music Series: Miami International GuitArt Festival 2017: Castelnuovo-Tedesco Tribute Concert

Learn more about MIGF! The Miami International GuitART Festival celebrates the musical legacy of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968), one of the foremost guitar composers in the 20th century. Born in Florence, Italian composer Castelnuovo-Tedesco Castelnuovo-Tedesco was descended from a prominent banking family that had lived in Florence since the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492. Castelnuovo-Tedesco [...]

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FIU Music Series: Miami International GuitArt Festival 2017: Celil Refik Kaya in Concert

Learn more about MIGF! In collaboration with the Boston GuitarFest, the Miami International GuitART Festival proudly presents the winner of 2016 Boston GuitarFest Competition Celil Refik Kaya. "His playing, which was concentrated yet seemingly effortless, created waves of melody and harmony that seemed to hypnotically wash over packed audience in Mayo Concert Hall” – Zachary [...]

By |2017-02-03T16:51:09-05:00August 5th, 2016|, |Comments Off on FIU Music Series: Miami International GuitArt Festival 2017: Celil Refik Kaya in Concert

FIU Music Series: Miami International GuitArt Festival 2017: Microtonal Guitar Duo

Learn more about MGF! Founded by Tolgahan Çoğulu and Sinan Cem Eroğlu in 2011, the Microtonal Guitar Duo has been playing microtonal Middle Eastern music on modified classical guitars: a microtonal guitar designed by Tolgahan Cogulu in 2008 and a fretless guitar. Their repertoire consists of their arrangements of maqam-based music of Middle Eastern cultures [...]

By |2017-01-18T14:37:26-05:00August 5th, 2016|, |Comments Off on FIU Music Series: Miami International GuitArt Festival 2017: Microtonal Guitar Duo