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The University of Arizona School of Music and the Tucson Guitar Society are proud to present the First International Tucson Guitar Festival.

The festival will open with the Beeston Guitar Competition on Nov. 8 at 2:30 p.m., featuring members of the nationally acclaimed UA guitar studio headed by Professor Thomas Patterson, whose graduates have gone on to win major competitions and have succeeded as professional musicians and teachers.

On Nov. 11, at 7 p.m., renowned Spanish guitarist Rafael Aguirre Miñarro will present a concert. Miñarro made his solo debut at age 16 and has gone on to perform in venues in Europe and abroad.

The festival will close with the world famous guitar duo, Sérgio and Odair Assad performing on Nov. 12 and 13 at 7 p.m. The virtuosic Grammy Award-winning brothers have shared the stage with musical icons such as Yo-Yo Ma and Nadja Salerno Sonnenberg, presenting avant-garde works in addition to their masterful performances of traditional repertoire.