GENERAL SCHEDULE
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VENUE LOCATIONS
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URI Fine Arts Center
105 Upper College Rd., Kingston, RI
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University Club/ Music Annex Building
95 Upper College Rd., Kingston, RI
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St. Augustine's Church
15 Lower College Rd., Kingston, RI
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Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
383 Old North Rd., Kingston, RI
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Courthouse Center for the Performing Arts
3481 Kingstown Rd., W. Kingston, RI
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The Towers
35 Ocean Road, Narragansett, RI
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DAY I
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University Club
LECTURE
Annex 113
Niccolo Paganini: his life, works, and times
Musicologist Danilo Prefumo
12:00 pm
LECTURE
Annex 113
Paganini's Caprices on the mandolin.
Dor Amran
1:15 pm
Courthouse Center for the Performing Arts
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WELCOME AND REGISTRATION
6:00 pm
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CONCERT: COSTA RICA MEETS GREECE
Courthouse Center for the Performing Arts
Adrián Montero
Concert Artist
Jeisson Ramirez
Winner of the National Guitar 
Competition of Costa Rica
Filippos Manoloudis
Winner of the 2022 Rising Stars
 Virtual Guitar Competition
7:30 pm
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AFTER HOURS WITH THE ARTISTS
9:30 pm
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DAY II
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Thursday, October 19, 2023
LECTURE
Annex 104
Building Resiliency in Elite Performance Musicians.
Dr. Eric Zillmer
12:00 pm
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LUNCH
1:00 pm
LECTURE
Annex 113
1973-2023: Half Century of Mandolin Ensembles
Mark Davis
2:15 pm
BREAK
3:30 pm
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REGISTRATION CONTINUED
The Towers
6:00 pm
CONCERT: MUSIC FROM AMERICA
The Towers
Prelude: The Mandolin Ensemble
Feature Artists:
Jontavious Willis, blues guitar
Jay Azzolina, jazz guitar
Dave Zinno, bass
Joe "Sonny" Barbato, Accordionist
Rafael Barata, drums
7:30 pm
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AFTER-HOURS WITH THE ARTISTS
9:30 pm
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DAY III
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Friday, October 20, 2023
TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP
Concert Hall, URI Fine Arts Center
Jeremy Jouve
9:00–10:00 am
LECTURES
Annex 113
​Building Resiliency in Elite Performance Musicians.
Dr. Eric Zillmer
10:00–12:00 pm
FAMILY-STYLE LUNCH
Annex 113
12:00–1:30 pm
MASTERCLASSES ​
Annex101, Adam Levin
Annex 104, Scott Borg
Annex 113, Filippos Manoloudis
Annex 112, Matthew Rohde
Annex Red Room, Jeisson Ramirez​
1:30–4:00 pm​
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Open mic and pizza
5:00–6:30 pm
CONCERT: ITALIAN NIGHT
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Pre-Concert Talk, Danilo Prefumo, Musicologist
7:00 pm
Prelude: The Mandolin Ensemble
Feature Artists:
Elisa la Marca, lute
Mauro Zanatta, 19th-century guitar
Nicolo Spera, 10 string Contemporary guitar
7:30 pm
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AFTER-HOURS WITH THE ARTISTS
10:00 pm
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DAY IV
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Saturday, October 21, 2022
TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP
Annex 104
Mathias Duplessy
9:00–10:00 am
LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
Annex 113
Tonewoods Atlantic
Jordan Luff, Management Forester
Gregg Hanson, Florinett AG, Tonewood Switzerland
Alan Chapman, Gef Fisher, and Aaron Green Luthiers Panel
Spencer Ladd, Moderator and graphic designer
10:00–12:00 am
LUNCH AND LUTHIER'S EXPO
Annex 113
Video Interview: Richard and Marshall Bruné, Luthiers
Luthiers Open House
12:00–1:30 pm
LECTURE
St. Augustine's Church
1:30 pm
Lecture by Jacob Reuven on “Bach and the Mandolin"
MASTERCLASS
​Annex101, Juan Falu
Annex 104, Elisa la Marca
Annex 112, Mauro Zanatta
Red Room (Annex), Nicolo Spera
URI Fine Arts, E202, Peter Zisa
1:30–4:00 pm
CONCERT: CONTEMPORARY GUITAR
St. Augustine’s Church
Pierre Bibault
The Mandolin Ensemble
4:30 pm
DINNER
(no meal is provided)
6:00 pm
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CONCERT: FRENCH NIGHT
8:00 pm
University Fine Arts Center, Concert Hall
Prelude: Mandolin Trio
Feature Artists:
Matthias Duplessy, Contemporary Guitar
Jeremy Jouve, Classical Guitar
Amit Kavthekar, tabla
The Great Necks, Guitar Trio
(Adam Levin, Matthew Rohde, Scott Borg)
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DAY V
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Sunday, October 22, 2022
TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP
Annex 104
Andrea Gonzalez-Caballero
9:00–10:00 am
MASTERCLASSES
​Annex101, Pierre Bibault
Annex 104, Jeremy Jouve
Annex 112, Luca Stricagnoli
Annex 113, Mathias Duplessy
10:00–12:30 pm
FAMILY-STYLE LUNCH & LECTURE
Annex 113
1:00–2:15 pm
Dr. Peter Zisa, Why Music Matters & Art of Improvisation: What would Bach do?
BREAK
2:00–3:00 pm
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​CONCERT
Rising Stars Young Guitarists Program and Mandolin Course Showcase
​​​St. Augustine’s Church
3:00 pm
BBQ for Participants
St. Augustine's Church
4:30–6:30 pm
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Concert: Argentina Meets Contemporary Italy
University Fine Arts Center, Concert Hall
Juan Falú, classical guitar
Luca Stricagnoli, acoustic guitar
7:00 pm
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