10 am - Tulane University
6th Floor, Howard Tilton Memorial Library
Free Admission
History of the Guitar in New Orleans
Panelists Matt Sakajeeny, Karl LeBlanc (USA), Geovanne Santos (Brazil) and Javier Olondo (Cuba) discuss the origins and the evolution of the guitar in New Orleans. A Question and Answer session will follow as well as the Elias Barreiro Young Artists Competition at 11 am.
12 pm - Tulane University
Myra Clare Rogers Memorial Chapel
Free admission
Music at Midday
Samuel Hines (USA) Winner of the 2019 Elias Barreiro Young Artists Competition
2 pm-4 pm Tulane University
Dixon Hall
Free Admission
Elias Barreiro Young Artists Competition
Preliminary round
7:30 pm Tulane University
Dixon Recital Hall
Free admission
Nicholas Ciraldo (USA)
Jay Kacherski (USA)
Lina Morita Piano (Brazil/Japan)
2023 New Orleans International Guitar Festival is sponsored by Cervantes Fundacíon Hispanoamericana de Arte, New Orleans Jazz Museum, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tonar Music, Rock'n Bowl, Spain arts & culture, National Park Service, Qué Pasa, Qué Pasa TV, Loyola University, Tulane University, and Peña La Pepa.
