Thursday, June 13th
Classical Guitar - Levels 6, 7 and 8
Adjudicator: Navid Niknejad
Having studied classical guitar in four countries, Navid Niknejad has extensive international experience as a guitarist and instructor. He began his musical training in his native country, Iran. After finishing his bachelor's in music at the University of Tehran in 2011, he moved to the Netherlands to study at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Lex Eisenhardt. In 2015, he received a full-tuition scholarship to pursue a Master of Music in guitar performance at California State University, Fullerton, under the guidance of Dr. Marth Masters.
Navid is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Toronto with Dr. Jeffrey McFadden. Navid has also studied in masterclasses of some of today's most prominent guitarists, including Alvaro Pierri, Judicael Perroy, Marcin Dylla, Zoran Dukic, and Pavel Steidl, among others.
In addition to pursuing a career as a soloist, Navid has been active as a pedagogue in all the countries he lived in. Since 2017, he has worked as a Teaching Assistant at U of T, coaching the guitar chamber music ensembles. He has also appeared in different chamber music settings, including duos with flute, voice, and guitar in the Netherlands, USA, and Canada.
Location
North Burlington Baptish Church
1377 Walkers Line
Burlington, On L7M 0Z1
Classical Guitar - Level 6
| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time:1:00 PM | Name:Maria Frenkel | Titles: Sonata No. 5, 1st mvt. by Silvius Leopold Weiss Aire de estilo (no. 1) by José Luis Merlin | Home Festival:North York Live |
| Time:1:10 PM | Name:Zachary Rusafov | Titles: Waltz, op. 51, no. 8 by Napoleon Coste Nocturne No. 2, op. 4, no. 2 by Johann Kaspar Mertz | Home Festival:Toronto |
Classical Guitar - Level 7
| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time:1:20 PM | Name:Grace Oldendorp | Titles: Prelude, BWV 999 by Johann Sebastian Bach My Lady Hunsdon's Allemande, Poulton 54 by John Dowland | Home Festival:Toronto |
| Time:1:30 PM | Name:Elias Aoudi | Titles: Allegretto, op. 47, no. 4 by Fernando Sor Etude, op. 60, no. 19 by Matteo Carcassi | Home Festival:London |
| Time:1:40 PM | Name:Anneke Oldendorp | Titles: Vals en re by Francisco Tárrega Candombe en mi by Máximo Diego Pujol | Home Festival:Toronto |
| Time:1:50 PM | Name:Emanuelle Cooper | Titles: Vals venezolano (no.4) by Jorge Cardoso Prélude No. 3 by Heitor Villa-Lobos | Home Festival:Toronto |
Classical Guitar - Level 8
| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time:2:00 PM | Name:Leah Conrad | Titles: Suite for Solo Cello No. 1, BWV 1007, Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach Julia Florida, Barcarola by Agustin Barrios | Home Festival:Toronto |
| Time:2:10 PM | Name:Ethan Hyunseung Ra | Titles: The Frog Galliard, Poulton 23 by John Dowland Grand Sonata for Guitar and Violin, MS 3, 2nd mvt. by Niccolò Paganini | Home Festival:Toronto |
| Time:2:20 PM | Name:Brandon Lam | Titles: Sonata in A Major, K 322 by Domenico Scarlatti Prelude No.1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos | Home Festival:Toronto |
| Time:2:35 PM | Name:Zacharia Cooper | Titles: Marieta, Mazurka by Francisco Tarrega Preludio saudade by Agustín Barrios Mangoré | Home Festival:Toronto |
3:00 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners – MANDATORY
Workshop will be held from approximately 3:00 pm until 4:45 pm.
Announcement of the winners will happen at the end of the workshop.