inside the Acoustic Guitar Village, Cremona Musica September 2023 edition, there will be 2 didactic masterclasses:
–Acoustic Guitar Lutherie Masterclass
–Mandolin Intensive Masterclass
below all the details with program and teachers

Masterclass of lutherie for acoustic guitar

Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th September 2023

Masterclass room 1 of the Cremona Fair offices

Teachers: Master luthiers …………………………………………………..

Translation and assistance by Max Monterosso, Mirko Borghino

Cost of 230,00 euros
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PROGRAM:

Master luthier …………………………………………………….

Friday 22^nd, from 10am to 1pm:
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Saturday 23^rd from 10am to 1pm:
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Sunday 24^th, from 10am to 1pm:
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Master luthier …………………………………

Calendar Master ……………………………………….

Friday 22nd, from 2pm to 5pm:
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Saturday 23rd, from 2pm to 5pm:
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Sunday 24th, from 2pm to 5pm:
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Intensive masterclass for classical mandolin

Saturday 23rd, Sunday 24th September 2023

Masterclass room 3 of the Cremona Fair offices

Teacher: Master CARLO AONZO (IT)

Cost of 80,00 euros
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Master CARLO AONZO
Carlo Aonzo is a worldwide known Italian mandolin performer, native of Savona – Italy – where he grew up immersed in music, since his home itself hosted the music school of the “Circolo Mandolinistico G. Verdi”. 
Graduating with honours from the conservatory in Padua (1993), he has played for several prestigious institutions like the Philharmonic Orchestra of La Scala in Milan (Italy), The Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Nashville Chamber Orchestra (USA), the McGill Chamber Orchestra in Montreal (Canada), the Philharmonia of San Petersburg (Russia), the Minsk Chamber Soloist (Belarus), Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival (Germany). 
Among his several awards are the first prize at the Concorso Internazionale “Pitzianti” in Venice (1993) including the “Vivaldi” special mention, and first prize at the Walnut Valley National Mandolin Contest in Winfield Kansas (1997). 
Carlo’s deep interest in outreach activities focused on his instrument is witnessed by his countless collaborations with mandolin orchestras around the world, namely New York, Seattle, Portland, Providence, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Denver, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Montreal, Milan, Genoa, Lugano, Kochi, Nagoya, Osaka, Sendai, Wuppertal, Berlin, London, San Petersburg. 
He is often invited as musical director and visiting faculty by the most important international mandolin institutions namely CMSA (Classical Mandolin Society of America), FAME (Federation of Australasian Mandolin Ensemble), EGMA (European Guitar and Mandolin Association) and called to judge in international music contests: Saigon Guitar Festival (Vietnam), Osaka Mandolin Competition (Japan), Yasuo-Kuwahara Competition Schweinfurt (Germany), Concorso Internazionale per Mandolino Solo in Modena (Italy). 
He teaches seminars and workshops worldwide; since 2000 he has been leading the annual Manhattan Mandolin Workshop in New York (since 2017 in Milwaukee) and in 2006 he founded the International Italian Mandolin Accademia that he is still successfully directing and constantly expanding with new activities and camps.  Since 2020 he has been teaching at the Conservatory of Music “G. Frescobaldi” in Ferrara, Italy.
www.carloaonzo.com
www.accademiamandolino.com

Didactic material: All the necessary material will be provided in advance in digital format.

Calendar Master CARLO AONZO

Saturday 23^rd September, from 10am to 12am:
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Sunday 24^th September, from 10am to 12am:
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Both classes are based on the following pieces:
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