PRIZE WINNERS OF THE
2006 ST. JOSEPH INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL & COMPETITION
(photo of winners - Megan Wyeth, Photographer, St. Joseph Missouri, US)
The 2006 St. Joseph International Guitar Festival, (May 17-21) sponsored by the Department of Music at Missouri Western State University (St. Joseph, Missouri, US) is pleased to announce the winners of the annual classical guitar competition
1st Prize: Aleksandr Tsiboulski (Ukraine / Australia)
2nd Prize: Samuel T. Klemke (Germany)
3rd Prize: Robert Fielding Sharpe (US)
The competition has been praised internationally as one of the most original in the world for a number of reasons: there is no age limit, there are no required pieces and the audience members who are present for the final round are each given a ballot sheet and their votes are calculated with the judge’s votes into the final score to select the respective prizes.
Judges for this year’s competition were:
Anthony Glise [Jury President] - USA / FRANCE (guitarist, composer, author)
Andrew Dickenson - USA (guitarist, President, New York City Classical Guitar Society),
Isaac Bustos - NICARAGUA (guitarist, former St. Joseph Competition Winner),
Marie-Caroline Lebriez - FRANCE (guitarist, President, Cord’Accord Guitar Society of Northern France),
Dr. Jeffrey George - USA (guitarist, professor),
Thomas Ransom - USA (recording producer, owner, Ransomed Productions),
Michael Fuson [Safety Juror] - USA (noted classical / rock studio guitarist).
Next year’s festival and competition (May 16-20, 2007) will again feature free home hosting, various masterclasses with internationally-acclaimed artists, general musical and non-musical classes concerts, evening jam sessions and the competition.
In addition to prizes already established, prizes for the 2007 competition will also include a paid concerto appearance with the St. Joseph Symphony and one or more US east coast debut concert.
Interviews with the final competition winners may be arranged by contacting the festival director, Anthony Glise via Missouri Western at: [US] + 816-271.4420.
Further information about the festival may be found at:
http://www.missouriwestern.edu/guitarfestival/
Prizes for the final three competitors were distributed in an award ceremony immediately following the competition concert.
1st PRIZE: (TOTAL VALUE: $4377.oo)
$1,000. Prize and Medal— as well as:
$550. 1 Marshall Acoustic Amplifier, “AS 50” ideal for concerto and chamber music performance. Donated by Marshall Amplification, England.
$495. 1 AT 4040 Studio/Concert Microphone Donated by Audio Technica Microphones, US,
$250. Gift Certificate for Guitar Strings Donated by LaBella String Company, New York, US,
$175. Gift Certificate for any Mel Bay Publication Donated by Mel Bay Publications, US,
$400. 4 hours digital studio time for recording, production or mastering Donated by Ransomed Productions, Kansas City (US),
$427. Electronic Files of Various Public Domain Compositions Donated by Fondazione Araniti Editions (Italy),
$80. Sample package of handmade Wegen Guitar Picks (Lochem, Holland).
$1,000. Concert contract. Invitation for a paid performance in next year’s St. Joseph International Guitar Festival & Competition.
2nd PRIZE: (TOTAL VALUE: $1,557.oo)
$800. Prize and Medal — as well as:
$150. Gift Certificate from LaBella Strings,
$100. Gift Certificate from Mel Bay Publications.
$427. Electronic Files of Various Public Domain Compositions Donated by Fondazione Araniti Editions (Italy),
$80. Sample package of handmade Wegen Guitar Picks (Lochem, Holland).
3rd PRIZE: (TOTAL VALUE: $1,157.oo)
$500. Prize and Medal — as well as:
$100. Gift Certificate from LaBella Strings,
$427. Electronic Files of Various Public Domain Compositions Donated by Fondazione Araniti Editions (Italy),
$50. Gift Certificate from Mel Bay Publications.
$80. Sample package of handmade Wegen Guitar Picks (Lochem, Holland).
Additional funding and support from:
“The Dome” competition performance space provided courtesy of Ed and Linda Hood, Owners and Directors, Big Ape Studios, Budweiser, USA and O’Malley Beverage, Lanham Music, Department of Music, Dr. Mark Mikkelsen, Getz Color Graphics, Heartland Health Services, St. Joseph Allied Arts Council, St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce, St. Joseph Convention & Visitor’s Bureau, The City of St. Joseph, Western Institute Center for Arts Culture and Literacy, Western Institute Center for Business and Economic Development, Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Target, and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
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Past Competition Winners:
2004
1st Prize: Isaac Bustos (Nicaragua)
2nd Prize: Munhk-Orgil Turbold (Mongolia)
3rd Prize: Nenad Savic (Serbia)
2005
1st Prize: Alieksey Vianna (Brazil)
2nd Prize: Marco Sator (Uruguay)
3rd Prize: Joseph Williams (US)