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Southern Guitar Festival & Competition

Southern Guitar Festival and Competition

2020 Southern Guitar Festival Goes Virtual!

By Southern Guitar Festival and Competition on December 15, 2019

This year, we will be bringing you a weekend of SGFC events virtually, via Zoom and online livestream. On June 12–14, we will be featuring phenomenal competitors from 5 continents. Our festival will also host workshops, panel discussions, and concerts by internationally-recognized artists.  

2020 Winners

By Southern Guitar Festival and Competition on December 15, 2019

Congratulations! Division I 1st Place. Andrés Madariaga 2nd Place. Marcin Kuźniar 3rd Place. Olga Efimenko   Ensemble Division 1st Place. Onomatopeya: Humberto Gutierrez, Juana Sánchez, Nezly Sarmiento   2nd Place. Lo Stesso: Fred Springer, Carlos Bedoya   3rd Place. Neti-Neti: Joe Tollefsen, Jordan Colquitt   Division II 1st Place. Wang Qianzheng 2nd Place. Aleksandr Lapshin […]

The State newspaper

By Southern Guitar Festival and Competition on June 7, 2019

The Free Times 2019

By Southern Guitar Festival and Competition on June 7, 2019

Richland Library to Host 2019 Southern Guitar Festival

By Southern Guitar Festival and Competition on January 21, 2019

June 7 – 9, 2019 in downtown Columbia SC, the Southern Guitar Festival and Competition will again be in one of the most beautiful and socially engaging venues in the city. All our events will be hosted by the Richland Library at 1431 Assembly Street, downtown Columbia. Come this June to our festival and competition […]

2018 Winners

By Southern Guitar Festival and Competition on June 10, 2018

Congratulations to our 2018 Winners! Ensemble: 1. Belgrade Guitar Duo – Filip Zivanovic & Momcilo Aleksandric 2. Okapi Duo: Katie Kim & Brian King 3. Charm City Trio: Jordan Colquitt & Tobias James & Joseph Tollefsen Division I: 1. Dragos Ilie 2. Filip Zivanovic 3. Christopher Mrochak Division II: 1. Nathaniel Hill 2. Avery J. […]

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