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Guitar Foundation Of America
The Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) is an American classical guitar nonprofit organization that was founded in 1973 at the National Guitar Convention sponsored by the American String Teachers Association. The foundation offers various services ranging from guitar lessons to a guitar shop, competitions, and events. The foundation relies on donations, events, and advertising on its web site for funding. The foundation publishes ''Soundboard Scholar'', a peer-reviewed journal, and ''Prodigies'', a magazine for children. History In 1968 the foundation's founder, Thomas Heck, was living in Vienna, Austria, collecting rare sheet music for guitar. His collection included first editions by Mauro Giuliani. In 1973, Heck wrote the foundations' articles of incorporation in Santa Barbara, California, creating a non-profit foundation to which he could give his archive of sheet music. He created the archive in 1977 in Milwaukee while teaching at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. A catal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
501(c) Organization
A 501(c) organization is a nonprofit organization in the Law of the United States#Federal law, federal law of the United States according to Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 501(c)) and is one of over 29 types of nonprofit organizations exempt from some Taxation in the United States, federal Income tax in the United States, income taxes. Sections 503 through 505 set out the requirements for obtaining such exemptions. Many states refer to Section 501(c) for definitions of organizations exempt from state taxation as well. 501(c) organizations can receive unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, and Labor union, unions. For example, a nonprofit organization may be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) organization, 501(c)(3) if its primary activities are charitable, religious, educational, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering amateur sports competition, or preventing cruelty to Child abuse, children or Animal cruelty, animals. Types According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin R
Kevin () is the anglicized form of the Irish masculine given name (; mga, Caoimhghín ; sga, Cóemgein ; Latinized as ). It is composed of "dear; noble"; Old Irish and ("birth"; Old Irish ). The variant ''Kevan'' is anglicized from , an Irish diminutive form.''A Dictionary of First Names''. Oxford University Press (2007) s.v. "Kevin". The feminine version of the name is (anglicised as ''Keeva'' or ''Kweeva''). History Saint Kevin (d. 618) founded Glendalough abbey in the Kingdom of Leinster in 6th-century Ireland. Canonized in 1903, he is one of the patron saints of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Caomhán of Inisheer, the patron saint of Inisheer, Aran Islands, is properly anglicized ''Cavan'' or ''Kevan'', but often also referred to as "Kevin". The name was rarely given before the 20th century. In Ireland an early bearer of the anglicised name was Kevin Izod O'Doherty (1823–1905) a Young Irelander and politician; it gained popularity from the Gaelic revival of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florian Larousse , a city in Brazil, capital of the state of Santa Catarina
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Florian may refer to: People * Florian (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname * Florian, Roman emperor in 276 AD * Saint Florian (250 – c. 304 AD), patron saint of Poland and Upper Austria, also of the cities of Kraków, Poland; Linz, Austria; firefighters, chimney sweeps and soapmakers Other uses * Florian, Minnesota, a place in the U.S. * ''Florian'' (film), 1940 * ''Florian'' (Polish film), 1938 * Florians, a religious order * Caffè Florian, a coffee house in Venice * Isuzu Florian, a car See also *Sankt Florian (other) * Florianópolis Florianópolis () is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Bianco
Gabriel Bianco (born 25 April 1988) is a French classical guitarist. Life Born in the 17th arrondissement of Paris in a family of musicians, he started playing the guitar at the age of 5 with his father. He entered the Conservatoire de Paris in 1997. At the age of 12, he recorded on the Mezzo TV, mezzo channel for the "Musiciens en herbe" program. In 2002, he participated in a play with the ''Théâtre fragile'' company. At 15, he gave his first recital. In 2005, he also participated in the creation of contemporary works (''Alma Sola''). The same year, he returned to the Conservatoire de Paris (CNSMDP) where he gained notoriety. He gives many concerts in Europe and elsewhere. On June 2, 2008, he received the first prize of the CNSMDP, mention very well unanimously with the congratulations of the jury, on the occasion of the prize recital. In August 2008, he recorded a CD for Naxos Records and toured America the following year. In 2012, with Benjamin Valette, Pierre Lelievre, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcin Dylla
Marcin Dylla is a Polish classical guitarist who has won over fifteen international classical guitar competitions. He was born in Chorzów, Poland, and took lessons at the Ruda Śląska Music High School, attended the Academy of Music in Katowice, and academies in Basel, Freiburg, and Maastricht. His teachers included Oscar Ghiglia, Carlo Marchione, and Sonja Prunnbauer. In 2007, he won the gold medal at the international hosted by the Guitar Foundation of America in Los Angeles, California. Awards and honors He won first place in the following international guitar competitions: * 1996 Edmund Jurkowski memorial, Tychy (Poland) * 1997 Tredrez-Locquemeau (France) * 1998 Karl Scheit, Vienna (Austria) * 1999 Liechtenstein * 2000 Alhambra International Guitar Competition, Valencia (Spain) * 2000 Concorso Internazionale di Chitarra di Gargano, Gargnano (Italy) * 2001 Forum Gitarre, Vienna (Austria) * 2001 Sernancelhe (Portugal) * 2001 Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Viloteau
Thomas Viloteau (born 1985) is a French classical guitarist. Life and career Viloteau began his studies at the age of 12 in Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône in southern France. From 1998, Viloteau continued his studies at the Escuela de Música Juan Pedro Carrero in Barcelona, Spain. Here he studied under Maité Rubio while taking additional master classes with Álvaro Pierri. In 2000, Viloteau entered the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Barcelona where he studied with Joan Furió. Returning to France in 2001, Viloteau entered the École Normale Supérieure in Paris after receiving the Scholarship. Here he studied under the guidance of Alberto Ponce and graduated in 2004 with a Diplôme Supérieur de Concertiste. Remaining in Paris, Viloteau entered the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris in 2004, where he studied with Roland Dyens and worked privately with Judicaël Perroy. In 2009, Viloteau received the Milton Salkin Scholarship Fund to attend the San Franc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Ducharme
Jerome (; la, Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; grc-gre, Εὐσέβιος Σωφρόνιος Ἱερώνυμος; – 30 September 420), also known as Jerome of Stridon, was a Christian priest, confessor, theologian, and historian; he is commonly known as Saint Jerome. Jerome was born at Stridon, a village near Emona on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia. He is best known for his translation of the Bible into Latin (the translation that became known as the Vulgate) and his commentaries on the whole Bible. Jerome attempted to create a translation of the Old Testament based on a Hebrew version, rather than the Septuagint, as Latin Bible translations used to be performed before him. His list of writings is extensive, and beside his biblical works, he wrote polemical and historical essays, always from a theologian's perspective. Jerome was known for his teachings on Christian moral life, especially to those living in cosmopolitan centers such as Rome. In many cases, he focused ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goran Krivokapić
Goran Krivokapić ( cnr, Горан Кривокапић; born 7 May 1979) is a Montenegrin classical guitarist. Early years and education Due to the 1979 Montenegro earthquake, Krivokapić was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. He started his music education at the age of eight with Mićo Poznanović at the Music School of Herceg Novi in Montenegro. When he was nine he began to perform publicly, and soon built a reputation which led to the montenegrin poet and television personalitDragan Radulovićto produce a documentary about him in 1993. In 1996 he furthered his studies at the Faculty of Music in Belgrade in the class of Srdjan Tošić, graduating in 2000. From 2000 he continued with Hubert Käppel and Roberto Aussel at the Hochschule für Musik Köln in Germany, where he graduated and received the artistic performance (Künstlerische Ausbildung) and postgraduate ("Konzertexamen") degrees. He then completed a master's degree at the Conservatorium Maastricht in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérémy Jouve
Jérémy Jouve (born 7 August 1979) is a French classical guitarist. He was one of six Frenchmen to win the Guitar Foundation of America International competition. Biography Born in Échirolles (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), Jouve started playing guitar at the age of 7. A student at the National School of Music in Chambéry, he attended Daniel Herbelot's classes from 1987 to 1992. At the age of 10, he interpreted a concerto by Vivaldi as soloist with the Chambéry Orchestra. Until 1994, he was a student at the Conservatory of Grenoble where he won the Gold Medal at 13, as well as the Prix de perfectionnement. The young Jouve then followed the private lessons of Éric Franceries, whom he considers to be one of his strongest influences. He later went to the École normale de musique de Paris to perfect his skill with Alberto Ponce, with whom he continued his guitar training at the Conservatoire de Paris until 2000. Roland Dyens then became his teacher. Jouve obtained the Diploma o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitri Illarionov
Dimitri Illarionov (born 1979) is a Russian classical guitarist. He is a winner of the Guitar Foundation of America Competition (2002, Miami, USA) and Francisco Tárrega Guitar Competition (2008, Spain). Music career Education Dimitri studied in Russia at the Russian Gnesins's Academy of Music. Competitions Illarionov is the winner and laureate of numerous international competitions. Performances Illarionov has an active concert life, playing solo recitals and performing as soloist with orchestras. Works Illarionov's repertoire is broad and versatile. It ranges across various periods and styles: music of the Renaissance and Baroque ( Luis Milan, Alonso Mudarra, John Dowland, J. S. Bach), original music for guitar from the 19th and early 20th centuries (Fernando Sor, Mauro Giuliani, Francisco Tárrega), and music of the 20th and 21st centuries ( Frank Martin, Alexandre Tansman, Manuel Ponce, Joaquín Rodrigo, Joaquín Turina, Agustín Barrios, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, William ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Azabagić
Denis Azabagić (born 1972 in Tuzla, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian classical guitarist. Denis Azabagić married to Eugenia Moliner (flutist). Musical background In 1993, at the age of 20, he became the youngest winner of one of the most prestigious international guitar competitions Jacinto Guerrero and Inocencio Guerrero, in Madrid, Spain . Between 1992 and 1999, Azabagić won twenty-four prizes in international competitions, of which eleven were first prizes including in 1996 and Guitar Foundation of America International Concert Artist Competition in 1998. In 1993 Denis Azabagić formed duo with a flutist Eugenia Moliner and as a member of the " Cavatina Duo" performed in concert halls and festivals in more than 30 countries. He has written a book published by Mel Bay, ''On Competitions'', based on his experience during these years. Azabagić has recorded seven CDs for international labels such as Naxos, Cedille, Opera Tres and Orobroy as well as two DVDs for Mel Bay. As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judicaël Perroy
Judicaël Perroy (born July 21, 1973, Paris) is a French classical guitarist and music teacher. He won the 1997 Guitar Foundation of America International Solo Competition''.'' Perroy is a Professor of Classical Guitar at Pôle Sup'93, Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France and Lille’s APPSEA (Association de préfiguration du Pôle supérieur d’enseignements artistiques). He is also a professor at the Geneva University of Music. Early life and education Perroy's father played the acoustic guitar when Perroy was growing up.Classical Guitar: Judicaël Perroy in Conversation with Danielle Ribouillault, Volume 26, Issue 12; p.11, August 2008, ISSN 0950-429X, Ashley Mark Publishing Company. Perroy enrolled into the Conservatoire Municipal Inter-Arrondissements de Paris (Paris Academy of Music) at the age of 7 and, started studying classical music and specifically guitar. In 1983, at the age of ten, he enrolled at the National School Academy of Aulnay-sous-Bois, taught by Deli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
