{"id":1065,"date":"2021-07-07T16:26:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T16:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recuerdasdeunavida.com\/la-asociacion\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T16:50:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T15:50:01","slug":"the-association-and-the-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/recuerdasdeunavida.com\/en\/the-association-and-the-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Association and the Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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\u00c1NGEL G. PI\u00d1ERO > THE ASSOCIATION AND THE COMPETITION<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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ANGEL G. PI\u00d1ERO CLASSICAL GUITAR ASSOCIATION\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In April 2016, the guitarist from C\u00e1diz founded the Classical Guitar Association that bears his name with the intention of \"promoting the classical guitar in the world\".\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The aim of the competitions is to spread the Spanish classical guitar around the world, to interest young people in the instrument and to support young guitarists starting out on their careers. In the competitions the participants perform exclusively the works of \u00c1ngel G. Pi\u00f1ero, works that have been performed at important music festivals, such as the Festival Internacional de M\u00fasica Contempor\u00e1nea de Madrid<\/i> (COMA) and on stages in Europe and America.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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His legacy\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\u201cThe guitar is eternal, immortal. Only the hands that caress it change\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Angel is -because he always will be- a bridge with the new generations of guitarists, through the \u00c1ngel G. Pi\u00f1ero Classical Guitar Association and the International Competitions that the Association promotes every year.<\/span><\/p>

Always with a purpose: to enrich the musical heritage of the Spanish classical guitar.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Contest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In 2014 \u00c1ngel G. Pi\u00f1ero created a classical guitar competition for young Spanish and foreign talents from 18 to 35 years old.<\/strong><\/p>

Concerned about the lack of diffusion of the classical guitar and the scarcity of guitar concerts in Spain, \u00c1ngel decided to organise an international classical guitar competition to attract the best guitarists of the moment to compete for the prizes and the honour of winning the competition. As part of the policy of supporting the contestants, the Association organised concerts for them in Spain and abroad. The competition was communicated to music conservatories in Europe, America, Asia, Africa and Oceania. In this sense, it is the “\u00c1ngel G. Pi\u00f1ero” Classical Guitar Association itself which is responsible for the development, promotion and dissemination of this unique competition in its field.<\/p>

The \u00c1ngel G. Pi\u00f1ero International Classical Guitar Contest brings together guitarists from all continents. Since its creation in 2014 until 2019 it has been held physically in El Puerto de Santa Mar\u00eda (C\u00e1diz). For the 2020, 2021 and 2022 editions, the contest was held in digital format, due to the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>

In 2026, the XIII edition of the \u201c\u00c1ngel G. Pi\u00f1ero\u201d International Classical Guitar Competition will take place.<\/strong><\/p>

This edition, which will take place in a hybrid format (online and in person), will consist of two phases:<\/strong><\/p>

1) A preliminary phase, which will end on May 20, 2026, after which the five finalists will be selected:<\/strong><\/p>

a) Candidates must register using the form shown at the end of the explanation, pay the registration fee (\u20ac50), and send the required material to the address provided. They will then receive the scores for the two works by \u00c1ngel G. Pi\u00f1ero that they will be required to perform: angelgpinero@gmail.com.<\/p>

b) The material with the performance of the two works must be sent before May 20, 2026, via \u201cWeTransfer\u201d to this address: angelgpinero@gmail.com. Do not post on YouTube.<\/p>

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    2) A final round in person, which will take place on July 2 in El Puerto de Santa Mar\u00eda (C\u00e1diz, Spain)

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    Jury members:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>