Dream Guitars™ Attending Italian Acoustic Guitar Expo

Dream Guitars™ will be attending the Acoustic guitar meeting 2010 in Sarzana, Italy from May 19-23, 2010.

The presence of Jackson Browne at the Acoustic guitar meeting 2010 stresses the importance and the international level of this event which, since 1997, gathers master luthiers, important international acoustic guitarists and debutant ones, importers, guitar manufacturers, visitors and fans.

Like every year, the 13^th Acoustic guitar meeting will take place inside the 15^th-century Firmafede Fortress on 19-20-21-22-23 May 2010 with a very extensive programme: fifty hours of lessons in lutherie and didactic acoustic guitar seminars; a young guitarists contest CARISCH Award 2010; more than 30 concerts by international artists; City of Sarzana-Liguria Region Award Strings & Voices for Dialogue & Civil Rights 2^nd edition; workshops and seminars; the new Ukulele village, an area dedicated to the Hawaiian instrument; over one hundred exhibitors (master luthiers, guitar manufacturers and importers of guitars and accessories, vintage guitars, publishing, dedicated magazines, CDs, vinyl’s etc); the campaign “One instrument for L’Aquila”, whereby two guitars will be made along with a collection of other instruments and accessories to be sent to musicians of the city destroyed by the 2009 earthquake.

Furthermore, with the presence of Taylor American guitars, the acoustic brands exhibiting at Sarzana in 2010 is complete: Martin, Eko, Lowden, Larrivèe, Godin, Breedlove, National, Seagull, Tanglewood, Yamaha, Ramirez, Simon & Patrick, La Patrie, Maton, Cole Clark, plus luthiers, guitarmakers, collection shops, accessories, etc.

The meeting will open on Wednesday 19^th May with didactic seminars on Acoustic Guitar making and playing techniques. The seminars consist of lessons 6/7 hours a day on 19-20-21 May. The teachers present will be Bryan Galloup, Leonardo Petrucci, Franco Di Filippo (lutherie seminars) and Davide Mastrangelo, Massimo Varini, Alex De Grassi, Michael Manring (guitar and bass seminars).

For further information and registration please see www.armadilloclub.org/formazione10.html and www.acousticguitarmeeting.net/formazione10.html

On Thursday 20^th May the evening concert will begin with New Sounds of Acoustic Music ”CARISCH Award 2010, a young guitarists contest. The event is organised in partnership between Carisch spa and the magazine Chitarre. After the contest the evening concert will begin with the very best acoustic guitar musicians.

On Friday 21^st, Saturday 22^nd and Sunday 23^rd May the best acoustic guitar players, from all over the world, will perform on the main stage; the program will available soon.

The Ukulele village is among the novelties of this 13^Th edition: an area dedicated to the Hawaiian instrument with exhibitors, concerts, seminars, lessons and events. Also inside this space is the Kids’ guitar corner, a learning and recreational space for children.

Again this year will be present the seminar “essere suono”, dedicated to meditation and self awareness through music and the guitar.

Completing this year's extraordinary event in the acoustic guitar world: on Friday 21^st May, Saturday 22^nd May and Sunday 23^rd may is the traders show; luthieries, import, vintage, accessories, collection guitars, publishing, dedicated magazines, CDs and vinyl’s. During the exhibition concerts, live demonstrations and presentation of new products will be held, (ADGPA Italiana, CentroStudiFingerstyle di Arezzo, Lizard di Firenze, Fingerpicking.net, Accordo.it will have their own spaces for seminars and other events).

Please visit our website www.armadilloclub.org/agimeng.html for all the news and information on the Acoustic guitar meeting of Sarzana, including directions and hotel accommodation.