Appalachian State GuitarFest

04/01/2025

2025 Official Competition Results

Open Division

1st prize: David Manzanares

2nd prize: Adrian Montero

3rd prize: Teerut Nattakarn Kijrattanakarn

4th prize: Benjamin Gascon

DIV II

1st prize: Lucca Farkas

2nd prize: Ashwin Ashok

3rd prize: Benjamin Poczatek

Div III

1st prize: Wohaan Dissanayake

2nd prize: Alexandria Cutting

3rd prize: Luke Morency

4th prize: Nelson Fant

Div IV

1st prize: Yuja Fernando

2nd prize: Olivia Kromer

3rd prize: Evangeline Kingsley

4th prize: Owen Chen

03/17/2025

Appalachian State GuitarFest prizes UPDATED:
In addition to cash prizes, 1st place winners in each division will receive instruments from Altamira Guitars! Additionally, a special prize of a George Thomas "Panormo" guitar will be awarded in the open division (div 1) in the preliminary round for the best interpretation of a "romantic guitar work". Please see our website for all details! One week left to register!

Performers and clinicians include: Dr. Adam Kossler and John Kossler (Kossler Duo) • Dr. Michael McCallie and Alejandro Olson (Chattanooga Guitar) • Dr. Kami Rowan • Kenneth Kam • Dr. Douglas James • Anderson Page. More details to come!

03/17/2025

Performers and clinicians include: Dr. Adam Kossler and John Kossler (Kossler Duo) • Dr. Michael McCallie and Alejandro Olson (Chattanooga Guitar) • Dr. Kami Rowan • Kenneth Kam • Dr. Douglas James • Anderson Page. More details to come!

09/05/2024

Appalachian State GuitarFest 25’ will be held March 28-30!! Mark your calendars! Hope to see you all there!

07/21/2024

**APPSTATE GUITARFEST 2025: MARCH 28-30** mark you calendars!

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06/01/2024

05/18/2024

More from the ongoing Ophee Sessions project. A little Strauss arrangment from the Clara A.H. Charters collection, a bound volume within the Ophee Collection. Recorded in Schaffel Hall at Appalachian State University - Hayes School of Music. A/V by Drew Henderson, Guitarist/Producer, guitar by George Thomas, “Panormo” model. Strings by Augustine Strings. Panormo's World.

04/24/2024

Check out this bluesy prelude and fugue. Guitars by Ruck. Strings by Augustine Strings. Audio by Drew J. Henderson. Video by Bobby Mason.

Transcription by Kossler Duo. From the album Preludes and Fugues, vol. 1. Audio by Drew Henderson, Video by Bobby Mason. Recorded in Rosen Concert Hall at...

04/21/2024

Appalachian State GuitarFest Division 1 Finals are under way

Suvan Agarwal

Bach's D Minor Violin Partita BWV 1004, transc. Suvan Agarwal:
I. Allemande
IV. Giga

Ponce's Sonata Romantica:
II. Andante espressivo
IV. Allegro non troppo e serioso

Schumann's Kinderszenen (Scenes of Childhood), transc. Suvan Agarwal:
XII: Kind im Einschlummern (Child falling asleep)

Alberto Daniel Quintanilla

Etude No. 8 – Giulio Regondi (1822-1872)

Toccata de Pasquini (from Sonata I) – Leo Brouwer (b.1939)

Capriccio Diabolico – Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895-1968)

Short Break

Nik Divall

Andante and Allegro from Violin Sonata II BWV 1003 - J.S Bach

Invierno Porteno - Astor Piazzolla (arr. Sergio Assad)

Capriccio Diabolico - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (edition Nik Divall)

Carlos Bedoya- Guitarist

Tres Piezas Espanolas by Joaquin Rodrigo
II. Passacaglia

Violin Sonata #2 by Johann Sebastian Bach
III. Andante
IV. Allegro

Aquarelle by Sergio Assad
I. Divertimento

04/20/2024

Division 4
1 Catalina Wert
2 Luca Thaxton
3 Isaac Calejesan

Division 3
1 Luke Calejesan
2 Wohhaann Dissanayake
3 James Coats

Division 2
1 Matthew Kuplack
2 Sonya Wert
3 Ellis Chow
4 Lucca Farkas

Division 1 Finalists

Carlos Bedoya

Nik Divall

Suvan Agarwal

Alberto Quintanilla

Special Prize: George Thomas “Panormo” awarded to Aiden Wiley Lippke

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03/25/2024

Appalachian State GuitarFest coming up soon! Get registered!

Read more about our guest artists! René Izquierdo • Elliot Frank • Stephen Bondy • Douglas James • Andy Page • Billie Feather • William Kossler Justin Craig • Jason Pickard • Adam Kossler • The Schaefer Center presents Snarky Puppy