CONTENTS
Sharon Isbin: Is she the new ‘face of classical guitar’? by Jason Walsh
Surprise Anniversary: The San Francisco Conservatory of Music Guitar Program turns 50 by Pat Moran
The Process Never Stops: The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet’s Scott Tennant discusses the group’s evolution by Mark Ari
The Father of Haitian Classical Guitar: Eclectic Guitarist Marc Ribot Honors His Mentor, Frantz Casseus by Pat Moran
SPECIAL FOCUS: GUITAR FESTIVALS & COMPETITIONS
Fearlessly Toward the Mainstream: Tom Kerstens on the IGF on festival planning By Thérèse Wassily Saba
Did They Like Me? How to succeed in classical guitar competitions by Guy Traviss
Aalborg International Guitar Festival: A report from Denmark by Paul Fowles
NEWS
CG News: Remembering Hector Quine, Guitars for Ferguson
Letter From... Badi Assad on performing in Germany
High Society: A look at the Austin Classical Guitar Society
Momentito: Graham Wade on a changing of the guard, Segovia, and more
View from the Front Row: Learning classical guitar wasn’t always so academic
Keepers of the Flamenco: Who will be the next Paco?
PLAY
Reverberations: The legacy of Francesco Corbetta
Rehearsal Room: Dealing with performance anxiety
Formula for Success: Five ways to prepare for an audition
Performance Prep: Making the move from practice room to concert stage
CRAFT
Fret Work: Luthier Kenny Hill builds guitars for the elite and the masses
World on a String: The Baroque era's chitarra battente
New Products: A GPS guitar tracker, D'Addario carbon strings, and more
REVIEWS
Stage: The Romeros, Emma Kirkby and Jakob Lindberg, Ana Vidovic
Discs: Richard Durrant’s Cycling Music, Durrant and Beach: Guitar and Harpsichord, plus The Famous Weiss
Print: Music from Jean-Marie Raymond, Domenico Scarlatti, Essential Flamenco Guitar, Nick Fletcher, Federico Tarazona
