The Asociación Concurso Internacional de Guitarra Alirio Díaz A.C. is organizing the XVI Alirio Díaz International Guitar Competition, to be held in Carora, Lara (Venezuela), from November 21 to 28, 2015, with alternative promotional and concert venues in Barquisimeto, Lara, under the auspices of the Venezuelan Ministry of Culture, through the National Institute of the Performing and Musical Arts (IAEM).
This Association is a non-profit entity, formed to pay enduring tribute to Maestro Alirio Díaz, the distinguished, world-renowned Venezuelan guitarist and inspiration to Venezuelan and international guitar creation, by carrying out an International Guitar Competition in his name, in order to promote and disseminate the guitar.
The Competition is intended to promote and bring attention to musical pieces written or adapted to be performed on the guitar from the Venezuelan and world repertoires. Guitarists from any part of the world may participate in the competition, regardless of race, sex, creed, social status, and/or nationality. |
