MGF National Guitar Competition and Festival
Sept 19 and 20, 2015
Stay tuned for 2016 festival details!
Special Thanks to our sponsors for making this event possible:
Guitars Online, Hannabach Strings, Thomas Lloyd Guitars, Hans Music Spot Croydon, CGSV and Cut Common Magazine.
With special thanks to our fabulous team of workers and the University of Melbourne for generously donating use of Melba Hall.
Also to ABC Classic FM for kindly recording our Saturday evening concert for radio broadcast.
Finally, our wonderful adjudicators (Vladimir Gorbach, Dan McKay, Stephen Poskitt, Carolyn Kidd, Evan Hopkins and Ken Wei).
Congratulations to all of our performers! It was fantastic to see so many great up-and-coming guitarists!
Open category
1st ($1000): Ciaran Edwards-McKeown
2nd ($500): Miles Johnston
3rd ($250): Ziggy Johnston
Honourable Mention: Emma-Shay Gallenti-Guilfoyle
Advanced category
1st ($200): Darcy King
2nd ($100): Adam Reade
3rd ($50): Paul Le
Honourable Mentions: Jessop Maticevski-Schumack, Robin Gibson, Aife Larkin
Intermediate category
1st ($200): Joel Koay
2nd ($100): Tam Chun Ching Nigel
3rd ($50): Joyee Koay
Honourable Mentions: Frances McMahon, Ting Lo, Edward Walton
Beginner Category
1st ($200): Geordie Panousis
2nd ($100): Paul Keane
3rd ($50): Ivan Ljubicic
Honourable Mentions: Esther Maticevski-Schumack