Day II - April 6, 2019
University of Rhode Island
Fine Arts Center
9:00-9:30 Welcome Address: Mark Conley
9:30-12:30 Masterclass: Matthew Rohde
9:30-12:30 Masterclass:Redmond O’Toole
9:30-12:30 Masterclass: Gaelle Solal
12:30-1:30 LUNCH/Lecture: Blending Styles with Guitarist, David Veslocki
1:30-2:30 Lecture: Changing strings and choosing the right guitar, demonstration
2:30-4:00 ​Ensemble Coaching: Matt Rohde
2:30-4:00 ​Ensemble Coaching: Redmond O’toole
2:30-4:00 Ensemble Coaching: Robert Bekkers
4:00-5:30 Concert: Maarten Stragier and An Tran, Winner of Rising Stars Program, and L’Esperance Mandolin Orchestra
5:30-6:00 Meet the artist
5:30-7:00 DINNER

​**Venue Change**

Pump House Music Works
7:30-9:30 Recital, Boston Guitar Orchestra, Dimitris Kotronakis, Grisha Goryachev
9:30-10:00 Meet the artists, CD Signing

It brings me great pleasure to invite you to the 2019 edition of the University of Rhode Island Guitar Festival on April 5-7, 2019. Now in its fourth year, the festival continues to draw artists of international renown right here to the humble state of Rhode Island.  This year we will host artists from France (Gaelle Solal), Ireland (Redmond O'Toole), Greece (Dimitris Kotranakis), Belgium (Maarten Stragier), Australia (Scott Borg), Russia (Grisha Goryachev), the Netherlands (Robert Bekkers), and across the United States (Matthew Rohde, Eric Zillmer, Regina Campbell).  To read more, please visit https://www.uriguitarfestival.org/