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Guitar Ensemble Invitational
2024

Saturday, April 27th 

We're happy to announce the first ever

LGS Guitar Ensemble Invitational & Concert! 

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We are honored to be hosting the Piedmont Guitar Orchestra, under the direction of Kami Rowan,

for an amazing collaboration with the Louisville Guitar Orchestra, directed by Kayla Hibbs, for a concert at our Guitar Ensemble Invitational this April.  

 

We want you to be a part of this concert too! 

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Join us for a day full of activities centered around guitar ensembles and play in the concert

with these wonderful ensembles!

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Open to solo players & guitar ensembles of all sizes!

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Bring a school group, a small chamber group, or bring yourself, and join us for workshops, coachings, and an En Masse Guitar Orchestra piece.

PURCHASE A CONCERT TICKET HERE

Morning Session

The first session of the day will include ensemble coachings with our phenomenal guest artists and workshops.

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Sign your group to receive a half hour coaching with one of our guest artists and get instruction on the piece of your choice.

All ensembles that sign up for coachings will be offered 5 minutes of play time during the concert at the end of the day.

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Lunch

Ensembles signed up for the full day are invited to join us for a provided lunch and meet-and-greet between the sessions. Come meet other guitarists and ensembles from the area!

Evening Session

The evening session will include a rehearsal for the En Masse Guitar Orchestra piece, conducted by Kami Rowan, time for individual ensemble rehearsal, and the culminating concert.

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This concert will feature the special collaboration between the Louisville and Piedmont Guitar orchestras, a piece performed the En Masse Guitar Orchestra with 60+ players, and performances by guitar ensembles from local high schools and colleges. 

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Full Schedule: 
*Subject to Change*

Morning Session:
9:30 Check-In Opens 
10:00-12:00 Ensemble Coachings & Workshops
12:00-1:30 Lunch (Provided with Full Day Registration) & Meet and Greet

Evening Session:
2:00-3:00 Individual Ensemble Rehearsals
3:15-4:00 En Masse Rehearsal
4:00-5:30 Dinner Break
5:30-6:30 Dress Rehearsal/Sound Check 
6:30 Audience Seating Begins
7:00 Concert 

Workshops (Free & Open to the Public)

10:00 am: Beginning/Intermediate Technique - Kayla Hibbs

Join Kayla Hibbs in tackling the often confusing realm of beginning and intermediate classical guitar technique. Leave with solutions for the practice room for years to come.

10:30 am: Fun with 4 - Tim Blunk

Join Tim Blunk in pairing every combination of all four left and right hand fingers together in a series of simple yet highly effective exercises and one easy to read handout.

11:00 am: Musical Aerobics - Xavier Jara

Do you want dazzling dynamics, toasty tone, and phat phrasing? Try Xavi’s musical aerobics for exercises in shaping technical realities with musical rhetoric.

*All workshops will be free and open to public! Feel free to come participate, no registration required.

Donations to help fund this event and future LGS events are always appreciated*

Guitar Ensemble Invitational Concert - 7:00 PM

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Featuring:

A collaboration between the: 

  The Louisville Guitar Orchestra & The Piedmont Guitar Orchestra

  Directed by: Kayla Hibbs & Kami Rowan

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- En Masse Guitar Orchestra

 Directed by: Kami Rowan

 Acadian Suite - arr. Romana Hartmetz 

 (Parts 1-3 available. Please pick your preferred part in your registration application)

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- Event Registered and other local guitar ensembles

2024 Guest Artists

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Stephen Mattingly
University of Louisville 

Kami Rowan
Guilford College

*Click the pictures for more info on each of our guest artists*

All events will be held at: 
Youth Performing Arts School
1517 S 2nd St.
Louisville, KY 40208


Workshops, Rehearsals, & Coachings will be
held in the main building.

*The Concert will be held in the 
Polly St. Clair Recital Hall*

INVITATIONAL REGISTRATION  & PRICING

REGISTRATION OPENS: MARCH 4th

LAST DAY TO REGISTER: APRIL  20th

To register please download and fill out the applicable Google Sheets Form linked below and email it to louisvillekyguitarsociety@gmail.com

Please use "Guitar Ensemble Invitational Registration" as the subject of your email.

 

Group/Ensemble Registration Form

Individual/En Masse Only Registration Form

Payment may be made by check purchased order mailed to the address below or by credit/debit card using the buttons below. 

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Louisville Guitar Society

Attn: Dr. Stephen Mattingly

University of Louisville, School of Music

Louisville, KY  40292

Full Day Registration (open to ensembles) - $20 per person

Includes Morning & Evening Sessions: 

-Ensemble Coaching & 5 Minutes of Playing Time in the Concert

-Lunch

-En Masse Piece Participation

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En Masse Orchestra Only Registration (open to individual participants) - $10 per person

Includes Evening Session:

-Participation in the En Masse Orchestra rehearsal and concert performance

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All workshops free and open to the public

Purchase tickets to the 7pm Guitar Ensemble Invitational Concert
using the button below!

We will only be accepting cash at the door - A QR Code will be provided to purchase tickets online using a credit card


General Admission - $10
*All tickets are GA - Assigned seats are not enforced*

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