No. 377, Spring 2015

CONTENTS Sharon Isbin: Is she the new ‘face of classical guitar’? by Jason WalshSurprise Anniversary: The San Francisco Conservatory of Music Guitar Program turns 50 by Pat MoranThe Process Never Stops: The Los Angeles Guitar Quartet’s Scott Tennant discusses the group’s evolution by Mark AriThe Father of Haitian Classical Guitar: Eclectic Guitarist Marc Ribot Honors His Mentor, Frantz Casseus by Pat Moran SPECIAL FOCUS: GUITAR FESTIVALS & COMPETITIONSFearlessly Toward the Mainstream:  Tom Kerstens on the IGF on festival planning By Thérèse Wassily SabaDid They Like Me? How to succeed in classical guitar competitions by Guy TravissAalborg International Guitar Festival: A report from Denmark by Paul Fowles NEWSCG News: Remembering Hector Quine, Guitars for FergusonLetter From... Badi Assad on performing in GermanyHigh Society: A look at the Austin Classical Guitar SocietyMomentito: Graham Wade on a changing of the guard, Segovia, and moreView from the Front Row: Learning classical g