Anthony Glise on Guitar

The 5th Annual St. Joseph International Guitar Festival and Competition will be from May 16-20, 2007 in St. Joseph Missouri, USA. As well as various masterclasses, career development seminars, jam sessions and concerts, the competition offers:

• FREE HOME HOSTING (for competitors AND out-of-town auditors – including free airport pickup)
• NO AGE LIMIT
• NO REQUIRED PIECES
• OVER $8000 PRIZE MONEY, MERCHANDISE and
• PAID PRIZE CONCERTS IN ST. JOSEPH, BOSTON AND HOUSTON.

In addition, because of the tremendous following and local support, THIS YEAR WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REDUCE FEES:

• Competitors/Performers: $250.
• Auditors: $150.

Application and information is available at: http://www.missouriwestern.edu/guitarfestival/

We’re extremely proud that our festival has been host to some of the leading musicians from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Cyprus, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Uruguay and throughout the US and we look forward to hosting the same diversity and tremendous level of international artists this year.

I greatly look forward to seeing you in St. Joseph this May and remain,

With Very Best Regards,
Anthony Glise,
Festival Founder and Director

The 5th annual ST. JOSEPH INTERNATIONAL GUITAR FESTIVAL & COMPETITION is currently taking applications for home-hosts for the US and international musicians that will arrive in St. Joseph from May 16-20, 2007.

Home hosting is an opportunity to become personally involved in the festival and get to know some of these brilliant artists on a personal level in exchange for 2 full complimentary tickets valid for entrance to all festival events (a $300 total value).

More importantly, this is a chance to introduce our tremendous community to the foreign and US musicians that come to St. Joseph every year for this monumental event.

Former guests to our festival have come from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Costa Rica, Cyprus, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Poland, Serbia, Ukraine, Uruguay and throughout the US. Naturally, hosts with varied language skills are a great asset, but a majority of our guests speak English fluently.

The prize money and gifts for this year’s competition are in excess of $8000 which places us among the top 4 classical guitar competitions in the US so the festival is expecting more competitors than ever before.

To receive a Home Hosting Application, please contact the Missouri Western State University Department of Music at:
(816) 271-4420

An application will then be sent to you by mail for you to complete and return.