Tuesday, June 10th

Classical Guitar - Level 7, Level 8 and Adults

Adjudicator: Jelica Mijanovic

Classical Guitar - Level 7, Level 8 and Adults

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.

Location

Wilfrid Laurier University - The Mezz
75 University Ave. W.
Waterloo, ON N2L 3C5

Classical Guitar - Level 7

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:00 PMName:Peter PengTitles:
Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 by J.S. Bach
Potrero Hill by Sérgio Assad
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:1:10 PMName:Elias AoudiTitles:
Rue La Quintinie by Roland Dyens
My Lady Hunsdon's Allemande, Poulton 54 by John Dowland
Home Festival:London
Time:1:20 PMName:Roy GuiTitles:
Diferencias sobre "Guardáme las vacas" by Luys de Narváez
Vals venezolano (no. 4) by Jorge Cardoso
Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis
Time:1:30 PMName:Noah SmilekTitles:
Prelude, BWV 999 by Johann Sebastian Bach
El testament d'Amelia by arr. Miguel Llobet
Home Festival:Sudbury
Time:1:40 PMName:Ge Rong ChenTitles:
Canarios by Gaspar Sanz, arr. Jeffrey McFadden
Estudio inconcluso by Agustín Barrios Mangoré
Home Festival:Peel

Classical Guitar - Level 8

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:2:00 PMName:Nahuel Rotman MauasTitles:
Prélude No. 1 in E Minor by Heitor Villa-Lobos
Mazurca in G Major by Francisco Tárrega
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:2:10 PMName:Anneke OldendorpTitles:
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 PMName:Grace OldendorpTitles:
Melancholy Galliard, Poulton 25 by John Dowland, arr. Robert Hamilton
La catedral, 1st mvt.: Preludio saudade by Augustín Barrios
Home Festival:Toronto

Classical Guitar - Adults - Ages 29 and Above

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:2:35 PMName:Shuborno BiswasTitles:
La catedral, Preludio saudade by Agustin Barrios
Caprice, op. 20, no. 2 by Luigi Legnani
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo
Time:2:50 PMName:Yongxing LiTitles:
Julia Florida - Barcarola by Agustin Barrios
Prelude No. 1 by Hector Villa-Lobos
Home Festival:Sudbury

3:15 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm.

Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.