The rock division judges for the 2017 Wilson Center Guitar Festival were: Wisconsin-based guitarist and instructors, Roger Brotherhood and Matt Schroeder; and Milwaukee-based guitarists and instructors Peter Mac, Peter Roller, John Shiely, Steve Roberts, Michael … Read more…
The jazz division judges for the 2017 Wilson Center Guitar Festival included guitarist, composer and former Music Director of The Tonight Show Band, Kevin Eubanks, Hal Leonard jazz instructional series author Mike DeRose, Milwaukee-based jazz … Read more…
For the 2017 Wilson Center Guitar Festival Fingerstyle Division, guest artists Mike Dawes and Antoine Dufour served as judges, along with guitarists Peter Finger, Kurt Plahna, Billy McLaughlin, John Stropes, Macyn Taylor and Candyrat Records … Read more…
This year’s Classical Guitar division judging panel included: Meng Su and Yameng Wang of the Beijing Guitar Duo; concert guitarists Rene Izquierdo and Elina Chekan, who both teach at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee’s … Read more…
The 2017 Wilson Center Guitar Festival afternoons were devoted to various master classes in several musical genres. While the classical guitar masterclass with The Beijing Duo focused on addressing specific technical issues intrinsic to each … Read more…
The Wilson Center Guitar Festival celebrated its 5th annual international guitar competition this past August 17-19 in Brookfield, Wisconsin, with a record number of 105 contestant applicants competing for $32,000 in cash prizes, an $10,000 … Read more…
Julia’s speaks with guitarist Kevin Eubanks about his new CD Release, Something About Nothing, at the Wilson Center Guitar Festival for DownBeat Magazine.