Jelica Mijanović is an award-winning Canadian-Montenegrin guitarist and recording artist. She has garnered international recognition as a soloist, lecturer and adjudicator in over 40 international festivals and musicology conferences across a dozen countries. Jelica won 11 international guitar competitions, published two books, and received over thirty scholarships during her academic journey. She obtained MA in Music Pedagogy and an MA in Music Performance in Switzerland, where she also worked as conservatory teachor and university adjunct professor. Currently, Jelica teaches at Mohawk College while pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Toronto. Fluent in French, English, Italian, German, Spanish, and Montenegrin, she brings a global perspective to her musical pursuits.
In 2024, Jelica's artistic and academic contributions were honoured with three prestigious awards. She made history as the first guitarist from the University of Toronto to win the DMA Recital Competition and secure the doctoral Canada Graduate Scholarship. Additionally, she received the Newcomer Artist Award from the Toronto Arts Foundation. She also released her solo album 'Meridians - Guitar Music from Six Continents,' funded by the Ontario Arts Council.
Wilfrid Laurier University - The Mezz
75 University Ave. W.
Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:1:00 PM | Name:Peter Peng | Titles: Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 by J.S. Bach Potrero Hill by Sérgio Assad | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:1:10 PM | Name:Elias Aoudi | Titles: Rue La Quintinie by Roland Dyens My Lady Hunsdon's Allemande, Poulton 54 by John Dowland | Home Festival:London |
Time:1:20 PM | Name:Roy Gui | Titles: Diferencias sobre "Guardáme las vacas" by Luys de Narváez Vals venezolano (no. 4) by Jorge Cardoso | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:1:30 PM | Name:Noah Smilek | Titles: Prelude, BWV 999 by Johann Sebastian Bach El testament d'Amelia by arr. Miguel Llobet | Home Festival:Sudbury |
Time:1:40 PM | Name:Ge Rong Chen | Titles: Canarios by Gaspar Sanz, arr. Jeffrey McFadden Estudio inconcluso by Agustín Barrios Mangoré | Home Festival:Peel |
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:2:00 PM | Name:Nahuel Rotman Mauas | Titles: Prélude No. 1 in E Minor by Heitor Villa-Lobos Mazurca in G Major by Francisco Tárrega | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:2:10 PM | Name:Anneke Oldendorp | Titles: The Frog Galliard, Poulton 23 by John Dowland, ed. Thomas Konigs Caprice, op. 20, no. 2 by Luigi Legnani | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:2:20 PM | Name:Grace Oldendorp | Titles: Melancholy Galliard, Poulton 25 by John Dowland, arr. Robert Hamilton La catedral, 1st mvt.: Preludio saudade by Augustín Barrios | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:2:35 PM | Name:Shuborno Biswas | Titles: La catedral, Preludio saudade by Agustin Barrios Caprice, op. 20, no. 2 by Luigi Legnani | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:2:50 PM | Name:Yongxing Li | Titles: Julia Florida - Barcarola by Agustin Barrios Prelude No. 1 by Hector Villa-Lobos | Home Festival:Sudbury |
Workshop will be held from approximately 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm.
Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.