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5th Annual Guitar Festival Winners
 
 

The Music Academy of North Carolina hosted its 5th Annual Guitar Festival on Friday, November 13 through Sunday, November 15, 2009. Over 40 students representing 25 cities and 12 states participated in the competition. Masterclasses were held with faculty clinicians Mark Mazzatenta and Wolfgang Planz, and guest clinicians Jason Vieaux, Patrick Lui, and Brett Parnell and Geremy Shulick of Threefifty Duo.

On Sunday, the winners from the competition performed in the sanctuary at First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro. The winners of the four contest categories are:

Elementary School Category
1st place: Maximus Merril of Lewisville, North Carolina
2nd place: Will Soler of Greensboro, NC, a student at The Music Academy of North Carolina
3rd place: David Wells of Greensboro, NC, a student at The Music Academy of North Carolina

Middle School Category
1st place: Chris Staton of Greensboro, NC, a student at The Music Academy of North Carolina
2nd place: J P Castillo of Jamestown, North Carolina
3rd place: Austin Delossantos of Winston-Salem, North Carolina

High School Category
1st place: Max Hiner of Radford, Virginia
2nd place: John Marcel Williams of Wintersville, Ohio
3rd place: Kevin de Miranda of Greensboro, North Carolina
4th place: Jordan Taylor of Katy, Texas

College Category
1st place: Armin Abdihodzic of Denton, Texas
2nd place: Danny Rectenwald of Cleveland, Ohio
3rd place: Stevan Jovic of Bloomington, Indiana
4th place: Donovan Butez of Columbus, Georgia

Photo of Maximus Merril, Elementary School Category Winner        Photo of College Category Winners





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