7th Calcutta International Classical Guitar Festival

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CONCERT TICKETS SOLD!

For the first time in India, a western classical music festival was a completely house full.

Every single ticket was sold a week before the festival begun!

Johannes Moller and the CICGF16 guitar ensemble (photo): Johannes workshopped with the CICGF16 participants and presented Rasleela, a surprise performance with Arindam Chakravarty as part of our GALAXY OF STARS concert on 17 Dec 2016.

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CLASSICAL GUITAR STUDENTS

Students from across the country gathered for workshops, masterclasses and concerts.

Grammy Winner DAVID RUSSELL’s public workshop on classical guitar technique was attended by over 50 guitarists from across India!

CELEBRATING

SPAIN! In association with the Embassy of Spain in India, the Instituto Cervantes New Delhi and with the help of an Acción Cultural Española grant, the theme of the Calcutta International Classical Guitar Festival 2016 was “Celebrating Spain!”

Daniel Zapico (theorbo) & Pablo Zapico (baroque guitar): A special concert commemorating the 400th year anniversary of Miguel Cervantes, with period instruments and music from the time of Cervantes. presented by the Embassy of Spain in India on 15 December 2016.

CELEBRATING

SPAIN! In association with the Embassy of Spain in India, the Instituto Cervantes New Delhi and with the help of an Acción Cultural Española grant, the theme of the Calcutta International Classical Guitar Festival 2016 was “Celebrating Spain!”

Jose Manuel Dapena in concert: A tribute to Enrique Granados, commemorating the centenary of the composer’s death. JM Dapena’s concert and participation in the festival was made possible through the Acción Cultural Española on 18 December 2016.

Spanish Guitar Competition by the THE EMBASSY OF SPAIN IN INDIA & the INSTITUTO CERVANTES NEW DELHI Date: 15 December 2016 Venue: The Calcutta School of Music

PRIZES 1ST PRIZE OPEN CATEGORY • Attending a classical guitar festival in Spain presented by the Embassy of Spain in India • A recital at the Instituto Cervantes New Delhi presented by the Instituto Cervantes New Delhi • Strings and guitar accessories presented by Savarez 1ST PRIZE JUNIOR CATEGORY • An Altamira professional guitar by Altamira Foundation • Strings and guitar accessories by Savarez

CELEBRATING

SPAIN! COMPETITION PARTNERS

Participants of the Spanish Guitar Competition with judges Johannes Moller & Lautaro Favaloro.

The Calcutta School of Music

G U I TA R F O U N D AT IO N SINCE 2008

ISERLOHN GUITAR FESTIVAL

Schedule of events 15 December

17 December: ICCR

CLASSICAL GUITAR COMPETITION Venue: Calcutta School of Music 9am-12pm: Spanish Guitar Competition EVENING CONCERT Venue: ICCR 6pm-7pm: Festival Inauguration 6.30pm: Daniel & Pablo Zapio: (theorbo & baroque guitar). A concert commemorating the 400th anniversary of Miguel de Cervantes.

GUITAR EDUCATION 9am-12pm: Private masterclasses for guitar students LUNCH CONCERT 12pm-1pm: Lautaro Favaloro: Argentinian guitar music GUITAR EDUCATION 3pm-5pm: Private masterclasses for guitar students EVENING CONCERTS 5.30pm: Galaxy of Stars gala concert 7:30 pm: Indialucia (flamenco fusion)

16 December: ICCR

18 December: ICCR

GUITAR EDUCATION 9am-12pm: Private masterclasses for guitar students LUNCH CONCERT 12pm-1pm: Aakash Saha GUITAR EDUCATION 2pm-3pm: David Russell public workshop 3pm-5pm: Private masterclasses for guitar students EVENING CONCERTS 5.30pm: Johannes Möller feat. Arindam Chakravarty 7:30 pm: TRILOGY: Pt. Subhen Chatterjee’s KARMA feat Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & Amyt Datta

GUITAR EDUCATION 9am-12pm: Private masterclasses for guitar students LUNCH CONCERT 12pm-1pm: JM Dapena: Enrique Granados tribute GUITAR EDUCATION 2pm-3pm: Johannes Moller public workshop 3pm-5pm: Private masterclasses for guitar students EVENING CONCERTS 5:30pm: David Russell (classical guitar) 6:30pm: Prize Distribution 7:30pm: The String Fraternity: Ehsaan Noorani (electric guitar) Purbayan Chatterjee (sitar)

FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Daniel Zapico (theorbo) & Pablo Zapico (baroque guitar)

Festival inauguration with traditional lamp lighting

Johannes Moller

Pt Subhen Chatterjee (tabla) & Grammy award winner Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (mohan veena/ Indian slide guitar)

Grammy Award winner David Russell

INDIALUCIA (flameno fusion): Miguel Czachowski (flamenco guitars, palmas, percussion) Avaneendra Sheolikar (sitar), Sandesh Popatkar (tabla), Isaac Pena (cajon, percussion)

Lautaro Favaloro

Aakash Saha

Jose Manuel Dapena

Special workshops by JM Dapena (above) & Lautaro Favaloro (below) for young guitarists (under 12 years).

Private masterclasses by Johannes Moller (top left), David Russell (top right), JM Dapena (bottom left), Lautaro Favaloro (bottom right)

Flamenco workshop by Miguel Czachowski (Indialucia)

STRING FRATERNITY: Ehsaan Noorani (electric guitar) & Purbayan Chatterjee (sitar)

Launch of INDIAN SONGBOOK (a compilation of Indian traditional songs arranged for classical guitar)

SPANISH GUITAR COMPETITION prize distribution: Dipankar Singh (1st Prize, Open Category) congratulated by David Russell

Shillong Guitar Quartet

Since June 2016, Calcutta Classical Guitar Society has been enabling guitar lessons for the girls at Tiljala SHED (an NGO for the development of weaker sections of society, in particular children of rag pickers). 20 music students and their music teacher (Subhankur Bhoumik) attended Johannes Moller's concert.

Classical guitar ensemble from the Darjeeling School of Music

Ehsaan Noorani & his fans!

50 students of Future Hope attended the Galaxy of Stars concert. Here they are with their longtime friend Johannes Moller who performed "Future Hope" the piece he wrote for them as part of this Gala Concert.

Launch of India, a CD of original classical guitar music composed & performed by Johannes Moller THE AFTERPARTIES

MEDIA COVERAGE

15 Dec 2016: Hindustan Times

17 Dec 2016: Times of India 7 Jan 2017: Calcutta Times

23 Dec 2016: Hindustan Times

18 Dec 2016: firstpost.in

24 Dec 2016: The Statesman

CALCUTTA CLASSICAL GUITAR SOCIETY The Calcutta Classical Guitar Society (CCGS) was formed in 2009, with a vision to become a leading promoter and supporter of music, in particular classical guitar music. Over the years, CCGS’s activities have covered a vast spectrum of music and musician related events aimed at bringing international maestros to India, providing a non-partisan performance platform for established as well as upcoming Indian musicians and creating opportunities for learning and showcasing of talent by students.

CCGS is a non-profit cultural organisation and registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, to whom donations are exempt under Section 80-G of the Income Tax Act. INDIAN GUITAR FEDERATION The Indian Guitar Federation (IGF) is a non-profit organisation, a federation of local and regional-level guitar societies across the country including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Goa, Nagaland, Manipur, Pune, Shillong and Darjeeling.

The IGF supports, enables and encourages all activities that help develop guitar music, in particular classical guitar. This includes the organisation of workshops, masterclasses, competitions and festivals, as well as supporting the activities of local and regional-level guitar societies that benefit teachers, students, performers or audiences of classical guitar. veda@indianguitarfederation.in | +91 9674252642