WNED-FM and the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
are pleased to announce the
2008 JoAnn Falletta International
Guitar Concerto Competition

Joanne Castellani and Michael Andriaccio, CoDirectors
June 9-13, 2008 in Buffalo, New York, USA

First Prize:            $7500.00US.
Return engagement with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra.
Recording Contract with Fleur de Son Classics, Ltd.
A concert Guitar Dake Traphagen, USA.
Karura Flight Case.

Second Prize:      $3,000.00US

Third Prize:            $1,500.00

Audience Favorite Award   ~   Musicians’ Favorite Award

Judges:      Joanne Castellani & Michael Andriaccio, USA: Guitar duo, internationally acclaimed touring and recording artists.
     Eduardo Fernandez, Uruguay: International concert guitarist.
David Leisner, USA: Virtuoso guitarist and Composer.
Tony Morris, USA:  Producer and Host of “Classical Guitar Alive”, an internationally syndicated radio program dedicated to the guitar.
David Dusman (Preliminary Round), USA: Award winning recording engineer.
David Frost, USA; 2 time Grammy Award winning producer.
John Landis, USA: Radio producer WNED-FM, conductor.
Enrique Muñoz Teruel, Spain: Concert guitarist and Festival/Competition Director.

This event is one of the most visible performance competitions in the world with national and international broadcast visibility.  

Winners of the 2006 Competition            Winners of the 2004 Competition

First prize: Pablo Garibay, Mexico            First Prize: Marcin Dylla, Poland
Second Prize: Masao Tanibe, Japan            Second Prize: Pablo Garibay, Mexico
Third Prize: Isaac Bustos, USA            Third Prize: Rene Izquierda, USA/Cuba

Application deadline is March 15, 2008 (postmark).

For an application, rules and more information, contact the CoDirectors at
e mail: www.fallettacomp@aol.com. Web site: www.fallettacompetition.org or Tel: 716.681.8106 or Fax: 716.681.9208.