Classical Guitar Master Class featuring Ibison Guitar Duo

Join the acclaimed Ibison Guitar Duo for an interactive master class designed for local guitarists and advanced students. Four registered participants will have the opportunity to perform and receive direct feedback from the duo, gaining insight into technique, interpretation, and professional practice. Interested in observing? Auditors are welcome to attend and watch the master class. Auditor tickets are free for MFA Members or included with the cost of museum admission. Wed, June 24, 1 PM – 3 PM $30 for Members $50 for Not-Yet-Members Advanced registration required; Only 4 Spots Available! TICKETS Not yet a member? Become a member today and enjoy all the benefits membership at the MFA offers! Enjoy free admission, special access, discounts at the MFA Shop and Café Clementine, and more. BECOME A MEMBER About Ibison Guitar Duo The Ibison Guitar Duo, Chad Ibison and Janet Grohovac, are Grammy-nominated guitarists whose performances have been praised as “superb and sublime” (Austin American-Statesman) while presenting a “refined and elegant style” (This is Classical Guitar). The duo performs throughout the United States and abroad, with recent appearances at the Fundación Guitarra Viva tour in Chile; the esteemed Brevard Music Festival in North Carolina; the Canada West tour of Banff, Edmonton and a one-week residency at Calgary’s GuitarFest West; Festival Internacional de Guitarra de Taxco, Mexico; Christ Church Cathedral series, Canada; Ticino Musica’s concerts in Lugano, Switzerland; and the Houston Classical Guitar Festival and Competition. They also manage a successful Austin-based guitar studio, where the duo teaches close to seventy students a week.  Ibison and Grohovac perform on Martin Blackwell guitars handcrafted in the Sunshine Coast of BC, Canada. Chad Ibison, guitar American guitarist Chad Ibison has captivated audiences across North America and abroad through his imaginative musical interpretations and charismatic stage presence. Hailed as “very versatile in terms of contrast and range of expression” (Classical Guitar Canada) with “masterful phrasing combined with technical precision” (ClassicalGuitar.org), Composer Gregory Sullivan Isaacs described Ibison’s impact as a performer in the Fort Worth Star Telegram as “Chad gave an incendiary performance. His approach was, at the same time, aggressive and intimate. He melded with the instrument, and the result was brash, expressive and technically secure.” Along with his critical acclaim, Ibison has accumulated ten first place awards among his eighteen top prize wins at international guitar competitions including the Guitar Foundation of America, JoAnn Falletta Concerto Competition and Boston’s New England Conservatory Guitarfest. He participates regularly at guitar festivals as a performer, teacher and judge. Ibison resides in Austin, where he is professor of guitar, directs the ensemble at Austin Community College and maintains a private studio in Hyde Park.  Janet Groh...