Upcoming events

• Friday, February 24 – Sunday, February 26 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
• Seventh Annual Guitar Orchestra Festival
• St. Andrew United Methodist Church: 5801 W. Plano Parkway, Plano, Texas, USA (MAP)
• Presti's concert will be on Friday, February 24th at 8pm in the Choral Rehearsal Room.
  
  This three-day workshop is open to guitarists of all ages and levels of accomplishment. This year's roster include Presti (myself, Lynn McGrath, and Olga Amelkina-Vera), and Fernand Vera.
  The workshop activities will include:
  -Guitar Orchestra
  -Technique Class
  -Special Topics Class
  -Masterclasses with Lynn McGrath and myself
  -Faculty and Student Recitals
  Students will receive individual attention from the faculty with a concentration on developing ensemble skills. The guitar orchestra parts will be emailed to the students upon receipt of the application and tuition payment.
  
  To download the application, click HERE
  
• Tickets: $20 General Public and $10 Students with I.D. (Buy tickets)
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• Friday, March 2 7:30 pm
• Classical Guitar Solo Concert
• Methodist University: 5400 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC, USA (MAP)
• More information on time and hal to come. Master class will take place the morning of Saturday, March 3rd also held at Methodist University.
  
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• Saturday, March 17 – Sunday, March 18
• La Guitaromania
• Conservatoire à Rayonnement Départemental d'Agen (CRDA) : 11, rue Lakanal, Agen, France (MAP)
• More information to come, will post more information when available. Benoit Albert is the director of his annual "Guitaromania" recital series.
  Master class will be held on Saturday, March 17th and the concert will be on Sunday, March 18th.
  
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• Thursday, March 22 7:00 pm
• Solo Concert shared with Randall Avers
• Svenska Margaretakyrkan: Oslo, Norway (MAP)
• Randall Avers and I will be sharing a concert in Oslo! Randall has been a long time friend and faculty member at the Classical Minds. This will be a fun and exciting concert.
  
• 150 Kr. General adm. and Students 100 Kr.
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• Saturday, April 14 1:00 pm
• Menil Community Arts Festival Performance
• Rothco Chapel: 1409 Sul Ross St., Houston, Texas, USA (MAP)
• Rothco Chapel
  For more information, please call 713-524-9839. More information to come.
  
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• Sunday, May 6 5:00 pm
• Classical Minds Fundraiser
• University of Houston Fine Arts Bldg - Dudley Recital Hall: Entrance 16 off of Elgin Rd, Houston, TX (MAP)
• To purchase your ticket ahead of time, call Moores School of Music's box office at 713.743.3313
  The concert fill feature Assistant Director to the festival, Eric Gracia and Director of the festival, Valerie Hartzell.
  Raffle tickets will be available for purchase at $5 a ticket. Winners will be annouced at the 'Classical Minds' Festival on Saturday, June 16th at 7:30pm during intermission.  This concert will also be held in the Dudley Recital Hall. For more information on the festival, click HERE
  
  
• $20 general and $15 students/senior citizens
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• Tuesday, June 12 – Sunday, June 17 9:00 am – 6:30 pm
• Classical Minds Festival and Competition
• Moores School of Music University of Houston: 120 School of Music Bldg - Entrance 16, Houston, TX, USA (MAP)
• For ticket information call the box office at the Moores School of Music: 713.743.3313
  For more information on the festival, visit my festival page: FESTIVAL
  
  
  
• $10 Students/$12 Seniors/$15 General Public
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• Monday, July 30 – Saturday, August 4, 2012
• Fort Worth Guitar Guild Music Festival
• Orchestra Hall/The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth: 3200 Darnell Street, Ft. Worth, Texas, USA (MAP)
• More details will be availble soon.
  
• http://www.fortworthguitarguild.org/
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• Friday, November 16
• Solo Recital at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Peck School of the Arts: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (MAP)
• More information to come
  
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Previous events

• Saturday, December 10, 2011 – Monday, December 12, 2011 7:30 pm – 1:30 am
• Houston Chamber Choir Concert
• Chapel of the Villa de Matel: 6510 Lawndale Avenue, Houston, TX 77023, USA (MAP)
• For many, the holiday season doesn’t officially begin until they’ve been to the Villa to hear the Chamber Choir. This year, the Houston Chamber Choir will feature Carols of the Southwest, a cycle of Spanish carols set for choir, marimba, guitar and harp, by Conrad Susa. The children of The Treble Choir of Houston will perform at both matinees under the direction of Marianna Parnas-Simpson.
  Saturday, December 10, 2011, 3:30 and 7:30 pm
  Sunday, December 11, 2011, 3:30 and 7:30 pm
  
• $35 seniors; $40 regular (Buy tickets)

• Sunday, November 13, 2011 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Concert through the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society
• Settlement Music School: 416 Queen St. (free parking), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (MAP)
• http://www.phillyguitar.org/index.html
  

• Sunday, November 6, 2011 5:00 pm
• House Concert
• Casa de Lucia: Houston, TX, USA (MAP)
• Valerie Hartzell, classical guitar & Sandra Johnson, soprano
  In Concert
  November 6, 2011 at 5pm
  
  You may BYOB; light snacks will be provided by hosts before the performance
  RSVP is a MUST! The concert takes place in a private residence. Please call for the address.
  
  For information, call us at 832.721.0357
  
• $20 suggested donation at door (Buy tickets)

• Thursday, October 27, 2011 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Solo Concert
• Texas A&M: 104 Academic Building - 405 TAMU, College Station, Texas, USA (MAP)
• Lecture Recital for Dr. Isaac Bustos' Music Appreciation classes.  A lecture will be given on the composers from the program: Mitchell, Amelkina-Vera, Barrios, and Dyens.  Also, I will discuss the role of classical guitar women in the guitar world. 
  For more information, contact Isaac Bustos at: (979) 845-7929 or e-mail: ibustos@neo.tamu.edu
  
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• Friday, September 30, 2011 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Presti in Concert
• Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry Campus Student Services Auditorium: 4001 W. Tampa Bay Blvd, Tampa, Florida, USA (MAP)
• For more information, go to: http://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/events/2011/9/30/presti-trio/49011/
  
• Free

• Thursday, September 29, 2011 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• Presti in Concert
• Rehearsal Hall Auditorium(116): Orlando, Florida (MAP)
• http://www.cah.ucf.edu/events.php?id=1711
  
  Presti is the first professional all-female guitar trio in the United States, and is comprised of Olga Amelkina-Vera, Valerie Hartzell, and Lynn McGrath. The ensemble’s name pays homage to the legendary Ida Presti, considered by many to be one of the greatest guitarists of the 20th Century. In 2010, after crossing paths at several festivals in the United States, Presti’s members, each with their own successful performing careers, decided to join forces. Since then, Presti has performed in Houston and Katy Texas (Classical Minds Guitar Festival and Greater Houston Guitar Guild) and in Santa Fe and Albuquerque (NM). The group’s early momentum has resulted in a busy 2011-12 season with several concerts in Florida (Tampa and Orlando) and New York. Presti will be featured at the Annual Classical Guitar Fall Festival, sponsored by the Classical Guitar Society of Upstate New York and has performances in 2012 scheduled in Dallas and Pennsylvania. Presti has also been featured on Houston’s "The Front Row" on KUHA 91.7FM. Presti’s members are recording artists and have advanced degrees from Peabody Conservatory, University of North Texas, and the University of Southern California. Collectively they have performed on three continents, throughout Europe and the Americas. Each member offers a unique cultural and artistic perspective to the group.
  
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• Saturday, September 24, 2011 – Sunday, September 25, 2011 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
• Presti at the 2011 Annual Classical Guitar Fall Festival
• Hartwick College Anderson Center for the Arts: Oneonta, New York (MAP)
• The Classical Guitar Society of Upstate New York is sponsoring the Annual Classical Guitar Festival which will take place September 24-25, 2011.
  http://www.cgsuny.org/Fallfest.html
  CGSUNY 2011 Fall Festival Pricing
  
  Festival and Annual Membership Package.
  General public with standard membership: $40.00
  Student discount price: $30.00
  
  Full Festival Events Package.
  General admission: $20.00
  Student discount price: $15.00
  
  Single Day Ticket (includes concert[s]) $10.00
  
  Saturday Evening Concert
  General Admission $15.00
  Students, Seniors, Members $10.00
  Hartwick Students Fees Covered
  Volunteers Free
  
  Tickets purchased through PayPal will be available at the door
  
  Student and discounted tickets are available only at the door
  
  
• $10 for a concert ticket only

• Saturday, August 13, 2011 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
• CD Release Concert
• Dowling Music: 2615 Southwest Freeway #220, Houston, TX, USA (MAP)
• Valerie Hartzell's CD Release Concert and Reception:
  CD to be released: "Ex Tenebris....Lux," recorded at the Houston NPR studios, published on the label Soundset Recordings, art work done by Jennifer Grassman
  Program: works from the "Ex Tenebris....Lux" CD which includes, Mitchell, Amelkina-Vera, Tarrega, and Ponce
  
  CDs will be $15 and I will sign the CDS after the concert! Reception to follow!
  
• $10 students/senior citizens and $15 general public