2010 Fret Festival
A daylong celebration of the guitar for students of all levels and ages, the 2010 Fret Festival includes workshops by Preparatory guitar faculty members and a master class and concert by guest artist Benjamin Verdery.
The long-term goal of the project is to create a thriving guitar community at the Preparatory, fostering an environment that produces intelligent, sensitive, and driven young musicians.
Parents are encouraged to participate in the 2010 Fret Festival alongside their children. Please note that children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Benjamin Verdery, 2010 Fret Festival Guest Artist
The Peabody Preparatory welcomes Benjamin Verdery to Baltimore as guest artist at the 2010 Fret Festival. Verdery will lead a morning master class and give a not-to-be-missed public performance at 6:30 pm. Declared “an American original, an American master,” by Guitar Review Magazine, and “iconoclastic” and “inventive” by The New York Times, Verdery is professor of guitar at the Yale School of Music. He has released more than 15 albums, including his recent Branches, which features arrangements of works by Bach, Mozart, Strauss, and Hendrix. One of his many compositions, Scenes from Ellis Island for guitar orchestra, has been widely performed and was recorded by the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet.
Schedule
9:30–10:30 am | Registration Opens - Free Parking! |
10:00–11:15 am | Master Class with Benjamin Verdery |
10:30–11:15 am | (Track A) Beginning Guitar Class for Young Students with Zane Forshee |
11:15 am–12:00 pm | Track A: Young Musician's Showcase with Zoë Johnstone Track B: Improvisation on the Guitar with Aaron Lubliner-Walters |
12:15–1:00 pm | Track A: Practicing Guitar with Your Child with Zoë Johnstone Track B: Getting the Most Out of Your Master Classes with Scott Matejicka |
1:00–2:30 pm | Lunch - Provided |
2:45–3:30 pm | Track A: Creative Kids Activities with Preparatory Faculty Track B: Two Jazz Guitars with Steve Yankee |
3:45–4:30 pm | Open to all students with basic note-reading skills, this session will end the day of workshops with a fun, hands-on activity for all ages. |
4:30–5:00 pm | Free Time - Check out the Vendor Fair! |
5:00–6:30 pm | Dinner - On your own |
6:30–7:30 pm | Benjamin Verdery Concert |
Registration
Registration Deadline: Friday, September 3, 2010
Early registration is encouraged to guarantee a space. To register, complete the registration form, indicating your workshop choices, and submit with full payment. Registrations submitted without full payment will not be processed.
Mail registrations to:
2010 Fret Festival
c/o Peabody Preparatory Attn.: Sandy Wilson, Accounting Specialist
21 East Mount Vernon Place
Baltimore, MD 21202-2308
Email: guitar@peabody.jhu.edu
Phone: 410-234-4636
Fax: 410-659-8281
Made possible in part with support from The Cape Foundation and the D'Addario Music Foundation with support from D'Addario and Company, Inc.
