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Shenandoah Guitar Festival: Leonela Alejandro | Ziggy & Miles
06.13.26 | Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall
Shenandoah Guitar Festival
Leonela Alejandro | Ziggy & Miles

Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 2:30 p.m.
Goodson Chapel – Recital Hall
Shenandoah Conservatory

Program

Leonela Alejandro, guitar

Coco de Alagoas
Um Amor de Valsa

Paulo Bellinati (b. 1950)

Appassionata

Ronaldo Miranda (b. 1948)

Equinox

Tōru Takemitsu (1930–1996)

Vals en la menor

Leonardo Egúrbida (1945–2022)

Romanza

Juan Sorroche (b. 1947)

Pregunta

Ernesto Cordero (b. 1946)

Nuages

Django Reinhardt (1910–1953)
arr. Roland Dyens

Variations on a Theme by Django Reinhardt

Leo Brouwer (b. 1939)


Ziggy & Miles

Ziggy Johnston and Miles Johnston, guitars
Tango No. 1: Deciso from Tango Suite

Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992)

Suite bergamasque

I. Prélude
II. Menuet
III. Clair de Lune
IV. Passepied

Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
arr. Ziggy and Miles

Trin Warren Tam-boore

Ken Murray (b. 1968)
Commissioned by Ziggy and Miles

From Suite Retratos

II. Ernesto Nazareth (Valse)
III. Chiquinha Gonzaga (Choro)

Radamés Gnattali (1906–1988)

Shenandoah Guitar Festival
June 12–14, 2026 | Shenandoah University's Main Campus

Shenandoah Conservatory will host its third annual Shenandoah Guitar Festival, from Friday, June 12, through Sunday, June 14, 2026 on the main campus of Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. Under the direction of Associate Professor of Guitar and Director of Guitar Studio Colin Davin, the festival brings together some of the most compelling artists on the classical and acoustic guitar scenes today. Over the course of three days, participants and audiences can enjoy world-class concerts, engaging masterclasses and workshops, and a student/participant guitar ensemble led by Nicoletta Todesco.

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Support the Shenandoah Guitar Festival

The Shenandoah Conservatory Guitar Studio is raising money to support the Shenandoah Guitar Festival. Founded in 2024, funds will go toward supporting concerts, masterclasses, workshops, production costs and marketing materials.

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