The Acoustic Guitar Village in Cremona Musica begins, September 23-25, we are waiting for you!

The Acoustic Guitar Village in Cremona Musica begins, September 23-25, we are waiting for you!

Dear friends,

a few days before the start of the Acoustic Guitar Village, inside Cremona Musica International Exhibitions and Festival, 23-25 ​​September at the Cremona Fair. More and more actors and protagonists among luthiers, guitar companies, speakers and experts in the sector and many many musicians present, 300 passes for events printed between musicians and speakers!

The entire Cremona Musica event is today the world’s leading trade fair for high-end craftsmanship musical instruments and the only sector fair in Europe: 300 exhibitors from 30 countries – 48% come from abroad – and over 100 international buyers from 28 countries ( thanks to the collaboration with ICE Agency) are the numbers of an event that for three days brings the world of music to Cremona.

Friday 23 – Saturday 24-Sunday 25, from 10am to 6pm at the Acoustic Guitar Village:

LUTHERY MASTERCLASS FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ARCH-TOP and BATTENTE teachers luthiers Claudio & Claudia PagelliJohn Monteleone (Usa) – Rosalba De Bonis.
TEACHING MASTERCLASS FOR MANDOLIN, teacher Carlo Aonzo.

John Monteleone will be awarded the Cremona Musica Award 2022 for violin making for guitar on the special evening of Friday 23 September at 7:30 pm scheduled in the Auditorium of the Violin Museum, with a screening of the film “The Chisels are Calling”, biography of the great American luthier with speeches and interviews by Mark Knopfler, Ben Harper, David Grisman, Woody Mann and other great guitarists. The evening will end with the live performance of Carlo Aonzo and Mike Marshall.

EXHIBITION OF LUTHERY, IMPORT, PUBLISHING AND ACCESSORIES FOR ACOUSTIC, CLASSIC AND MODERN GUITAR, AND OTHER PICKED AND PLUGGED INSTRUMENTS with the presence of luthiers and international companies. Fri23-Sat24-Sun25
The Acoustic Guitar Village exhibition area is located at the entrance to Hall 1 of Cremona Musica, Cremona Fair.

AGV EVENTS AREA WITH CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS: program on https://acousticguitarvillage.net/en/cremona-2022/workshops-various-events/

EVENTS PROGRAM ON THE AGV STAGES:
There are 3 daily live stages: Open Stage (external) – Live Stage (external) – Classic Stage (internal in the Ponchielli room).
The whole program on live stages can be consulted on
https://acousticguitarvillage.net/en/cremona-2022/program/

FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER
contest “Strings & Author’s Voices” contest for songwriters-guitarists,
performing at 11am:
Riccardo D’Avino, Giacomo Deiana, Frey, Leonardo Gallato, Simone Presciutti, Michele Scerra (selected by Andrea Tarquini)
contest “New Sounds of Acoustic Music” contest for solo guitarists, fingerstylists and flatpickers and acoustic bands, performing at 3 pm: Riccardo Ballan, Ronaldo Hu, Giovanni Azzarelli, Marco Giovanni Ferrario
section Acoustic bands Federico Orlando & Paolo Rocchi – Eleonora & Gabriele (selected by Armadillo Club and Fingerpicking.net)

SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER
9th ITALIAN BLUEGRASS MEETING
from 10am to 6pm concerts, showcases, meetings, workshops of musicians passionate about the Bluegrass Music genre. 16 bands present!
special guest: MIKE MARSHALL (US)
coordination by Danilo Cartia

“CREMONA MUSICA DOWNTOWN”, concerts in the historic center of Cremona
Federico II courtyard, Palazzo Comunale side, in front of Piazza Duomo
from 9pm to 12pm performances by:
LUCA ZANETTI & PAOLA TORSI in “Memory of Wolmer Beltrami” – UKULOLLO & PAUL MOORE (UK) – MICKI PIPERNO – CHARANGO SESSION with Monique Mizrahi, Vicente Atal, Fabián Durán, Achille Zoni – CARLO AONZO & MIKE MARSHALL (US) – ANDREA TARQUINI

SUNDAY 25 SEPTEMBER
“STRINGS & AUTHOR’S VOICES” in memory of Stefano Rosso
from 3pm to 6pm review of songwriters-guitarists in solo and in ensemble
Performance of “MECCANISMI ARMONICI”, STEVE SALUTO, ANDREA TARQUINI, CHIARA RAGNINI, ANTONIO LOMBARDI TRIO, “ACOUSTIC CAGE”
coordination by Andrea Tarquini

“CREMONA MUSIC DOWNTOWN YOUTH”
Performances by acoustic soloists and youth bands from 2pm to 8pm at Palazzo Affaitati courtyard, Civic Museum – State Library,
coordination by Massimo Ottini

HISTORICAL EXHIBITIONS – SPECIAL EVENTS
“The Mariano De Simone Banjo Collection” by the master luthiers Leonardo Petrucci and Martina Gozzini. An exhibition that pays tribute to the multi-instrumentalist, researcher and leading Italian expert, and not only, of the musical roots of North American culture, author of very important books on the Cajun, Tex-Mex and Scotch-Irish tradition, on the Blues and on Country Music of the United States.

“Music is our life” exhibition of ethnic instruments from the world, collection of Maestro Bruno Brunetti, with the presence of instruments from the collection of Maestro Flaminio Valseriati.
On display are necked ethnic string instruments, both plucked and bowed

“Cremona Mandolini in Mostra”
A series of events dedicated to the mandolin, the small-great stringed instrument.
Artistic direction of Maestro Carlo Aonzo with the collaboration and cultural consultancy of Maestro luthier Lorenzo Frignani.
Coordination and organizational direction by Alessio Ambrosi and Ass.Cult.Armadillo APS
Special guests are the American virtuoso mandolinist Mike Marshall and the collector and expert in the sector Alex Timmerman. 14 mandolin ensembles from various Italian regions are coming with live performances on the Classic Stage and Open Stage

Ukulele area
Exhibition area dedicated to the little Hawaiian 4-string and stage performances, coordinated by Lorenzo “Ukulollo”, with the presence and performances of Paul Moore (UK), creator in Israel of the “Ukuleles for Peace” project, orchestra and musical encounters between Israeli and Palestinian children and families

Charango present!
Meetings, performances, seminars, presentations starring the Charango, the small 10-string Latin American instrument. Coordination by Monique Mizrahi with the presence and activities of Vicente Atal, Fabián Durán, Achille Zoni. Desk with exhibition of tools and presentation of the activities of the organization charango.it.
Sunday 25 September on the external Live Stage, from 11 to 13 “Concerto Dialogato” in which the public will be able to listen to the charango live, with interactions and arrangements made specifically to show the kaleidoscopic sonic possibilities of this small and powerful instrument.

5th Conference The Guitar in Italy between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries” historical contextualization of the Italian instrument in European development, “The Guitar in the Nineteenth Century”, by Maestro Francesco Taranto

All the details and programs of the special events are posted on https://acousticguitarvillage.net/en/cremona-2022/workshops-various-events/

Buy your ticket for Cremona Musica ONLINE and organize your participation!
BUY YOUR TICKET NOW

Appointment for operators, artists and visitors on 23-24-25 September at the Cremona Fair, obviously everything will be carried out with the utmost organization and following the necessary indications and precautions.
We are waiting for you!

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