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International YouthCompetition Junior Division FINALS PROGRAM
Sunday, June 28, 20159:30 AM Petree Recital HallThe 2015 Finalists:Nadja Jankovic (Montenegro)
Shilong Fan (China)
Sebastian Robles (Canada)
Sedona Farber (U.S.A.)
Guitar Foundation of AmericaInternational Convention & Competition
2015 Oklahoma City, OklahomaJUNE 23-28, 2015Oklahoma City University Matthew Denman, Local Host
Special Thanks to our 2015 Sponsors:
T R I LOGYG U I TA R S
A very special thanks to our International Youth Competition jurors: Senior Division Jurors–Mark Ashford, Isaac Bustos, and Alex Komodore;
Junior Division–Olga Amelkina-Vera, Ekachai Jerakul, and Christopher Stell.
Sebastian Robles (Canada)
Saudade No. 3 Roland Dyens
Otoño Porteño Astor Piazzolla, arr. Sergio Assad
Biography Fourteen year-old Sebastian Robles began his Classical Guitar studies at the age of 3 1/2. Sebastian has won many competitions including the Alberta provincial Kiwanis music festival in multiple categories and at the provincial level of the Provincial National class this year. He placed first in the 2012 Canada Music Competi-tion National Finals in Toronto, Ontario, representing Edmonton. He was also awarded the Rose Bowl at the 2012 Sherwood Park Music Festival for overall best performance and the Presidents Award in 2013. Sebastian has enjoyed participating in the 2013 and 2014 Guitar Foundation of America International Youth Competition. Sebastian studies with Carl Lotsberg, Murray Visscher, and Daniel Bolshoi.
Sedona Farber (U.S.A.)
Fandanguillo from Suite Castellana Federico Moreno Torroba
Suite in D from Terpsichore Michael Praetorius I. Courante II. Ballet IV. Volte
Biography Known for a musical and technical prowess that belies her young age, Sedona Farber, 14, resides in Southern California and has been playing classical guitar since she was eight years old. Studying privately with Vasil Chekardzhikov and Jack Sanders, she attends the Conservatory at the Orange County School of the Arts and has performed in masterclasses with Marcin Dylla, David Russell, Xuefei Yang, Roland Dyens and others. Farber has won or placed in numerous competitions including first place in the Indiana University Interna-tional Guitar Competition, Texas International Guitar Competition, Pacific Guitar Competition, American String Teachers Association, MACOC, and Sierra Nevada Guitar Competition. Recently, she placed as a semi-finalist in the Parkening Young Guitarist Competition. She has performed this last year at the Segerstrom Performing Arts Center and the Webb Theater with Walter Molina. With her sister Haley, in the Farber Duo, Sedona was featured at the 2014 Guitar Foundation of America Youth Showcase concert and the 2013 GFA regional symposium in Los Angeles.
International Youth CompetitionJunior Division FINALS
Nadja Jankovic (Montenegro)
Torija from Suite Castellana Federico Moreno Torroba
Variations on the Carnival of Venice Francisco Tárrega
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Shilong Fan (China)
Fantasie Hongroise, Op. 65 Johann Kaspar Mertz
Sonata for Guitar Antonio José IV. Finale
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International Youth CompetitionJunior Division FINALS
