26-27-28 September 2025 within Cremona Musica International Exhibitions and Festival – Fiera di Cremona-Italy – h.10am-6pm

Friday 26 – Saturday 27 – Sunday 28, room Masterclass 1: MASTERCLASS OF LUTHERIE FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, classical & modern teachers master luthiers RICK BARTO (US), Vice President of Santa Cruz Guitar Company – ROBBIE O’BRIEN (US), luthier, teacher of classical, falmenco, modern acoustic guitars of high lutherie – TOM BILLS (US),  extraordinary builder of archtop and flattop guitars, steel strings e nylon strings info and registration: info@armadilloclub.org / phone +39 0187 626993 / +39 0372 598011 program and registration form on https://acousticguitarvillage.net/en/cremona-2025/didactic-courses-workshops-masterclasses-2025/

Sunday 28, room Masterclass 2: MASTERCLASS IN MANDOLIN SPECIALISATION teacher master Carlo Aonzo (IT) info and registration: https://acousticguitarvillage.net/en/cremona-2025/didactic-courses-workshops-masterclasses-2025/ giulia.alliri@gmail.com info@accademiamandolino.com

Friday 26 – Saturday 27 – Sunday 28, from 10am to6pm, area ACOUSTIC GUITAR VILLAGE :

EXHIBITION OF LUTHERIE, IMPORT, PUBLISHING and ACCESSORIES FOR ACOUSTIC GUITARS. CLASSICAL AND MODERN, AND OTHER PLECTRUM AND PLUCKED INSTRUMENTS with the presence of International Luthiers and Guitar Companies The Acoustic Guitar Village exhibition area is located at the entrance of pavilion 1 of Cremona Musica (Fiera di Cremona, Hall 1) HISTORICAL EXHIBITIONS AND SPECIAL EVENTS from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 Historical Exhibition “Nuages ​​– The jazz manouche guitar” curated by master luthiers Leonardo Petrucci and Martina Gozzini An excursion into the history of the gypsy jazz guitar, from Mario Maccaferri to the first Selmers up to luthiers, such as Busato, Castelluccia, Di Mauro, who have followed this very particular legacy

Historical Exhibition “The Guitar in Naples” curated by master luthier Lorenzo Frignani In the history of the guitar, in its musical repertoire, with its instrument makers, the Neapolitan area has offered us some of the most important and representative artisan figures of all time. The families of Vinaccia, Fabricatore, together with a wide variety of other authors, have strongly contributed to the transition from the baroque guitar to the one with 6 simple strings

Exhibition “Music is our life” exhibition of ethnic instruments from around the world, collection of Maestro Bruno Brunetti On display are ethnic string instruments with a neck, both plucked and bowed

A series of events dedicated to the mandolin, a small-large stringed instrument.

• Exhibition area with luthiers who build mandolins
• Stand activities of the Italian International Academy of Mandolin
• Performances by Mandolin Ensembles-Orchestras on the Classic Stage
• Award ceremony for the winners of the Francesco Musmarra Prize, established by the Maestro Francesco Musmarra Association of Catania in collaboration with the Tiberina Academy of Rome Artistic direction by Maestro Carlo Aonzo with the collaboration and cultural consultancy of Maestro luthier Lorenzo Frignani. Coordination and organizational direction by Alessio Ambrosi and Cultural Association “Armadillo”

Meetings, performances, seminars, presentations featuring the Charango, the small 10-string Latin American instrument. Coordination by Achille Zoni with the presence and activities of Mario Cardona, Ignacio Riveros Murray, Ik Aureliano Gonzalez. International guest: Peruvian musician Alejandro Ataucusi. Desk with exhibition of instruments and presentation of the activities of the charango.it organization. Sunday 28 September on the external Live Stage, from 10 to 11am “Concerto Dialogue” where the public will be able to listen to the charango live, with interactions and arrangements made specifically to show the kaleidoscopic sound possibilities of this small and powerful instrument. – 8th Conference “The Guitar in the 19th Century” historical contextualization of the Italian instrument in European development, curated by Maestro Francesco Taranto, with the collaboration of the “Gaetano Braga” Conservatory of Teramo. Speakers and guests: Tutti i dettagli e programmi degli eventi speciali sono pubblicati su https://acousticguitarvillage.net/en/cremona-2025/conferences-workshops-events-2025/

PROGRAM OF THE EVENTS ON THE LIVE STAGES OF THE AGV There are 4 live stages: Open Stage (external) – Live Stage (external) – Indoor Stage (internal) – Classic Stage (internal in the Ponchielli Room)

FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 

OPEN STAGE from 10am to 6pm will be the scene of numerous performances that will see the acoustic guitar and other string instruments interact with accordions, bagpipes and wind instruments for spectacular acoustic world music performances. Performances of: SAMUELE LODETTI, ELENA CALAUDI, MAIKE RADEMAKERS, “TREMISSE” con Marta Marini mandolino e chitarra-Sara Ceccarelli flauto traverso e ottavino-Silvia Golini clarinetto e clarinetto basso, PAUL STOWE (US) & TREVOR MORRIS (UK) INDOOR STAGE (inside Fingerpicking.net stand) from 10am to 6pm “New Sounds of Acoustic Music” contest for solo guitarists, fingerstylists and flatpickers, singer-songwriters-guitarists and acoustic bands, starting at 11am: for the fingerstylist-flatpickers section: FABRIZIO BIANCO – MARCO MANIA’ for the singer-songwriters-guitarists section: ALESSANDRA FORMICA – ARIZONA (ARIANNA CARCHEDI) – LORANZO MANZOTTI – LUCA MONTANARI – MICHELE ARENA for the acoustic bands section: SGANZERLA BROS. (MARCO & MARCELO SGANZERLA) – DAVIDE PARISI DUO (DAVIDE PARISI & YANN MARECHAL) call for attendance at 10am Jury composed of: Andrea Carpi (Fingerpicking.net), Reno Brandoni (Fingerpicking.net), Marino Vignali (ADGPA), Matteo Bergamini (Taylor Guitars), Alex Pintus (guitarist), Marco Manusso (guitarist), Alberto Grollo (guitarist), Monica Bulgarelli (guitarist-teacher), ……………………. (luthier), Alessio Ambrosi (Acoustic Guitar Village / Armadillo Club) partner Taylor Guitars – Acus-sound LIVE STAGE (inside the external garden) from 2pm to 6pm “PAROLE LIBERATE 2025“ Presentation of the initiative and concert with Paolo Archetti Maestri and Alvise Nodale “Parole Liberate” is a musical, cultural and social project that starts with a call for proposals, created by the homonymous social promotion association and issued by the Ministry of Justice: it asks prisoners to write a text that becomes a song thanks to the contribution of important artists of the Italian music scene. Performance of: “AMORABILIA” with Paolo Enrico Archetti Maestri: voice and acoustic guitar, Marialuisa Ferraro: acoustic guitar and voice, Simone Lombardo: hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, flutes and accordion ALVISE NODALE: voice and acoustic guitar

CLASSIC STAGE (internal room “Ponchielli”) from 10am to 6pm – Concerts, showcases available to master luthiers – Performances of ensembles and plucked orchestras: Eugenio Palumbo esegue in prima assoluta l’integrale dei Preludi per mandolino di Raffaele Calace (1863-1934)

FRIDAY 26 SEPTEMBER at 9pm Auditorium of the Museum of the Violin CREMONA MUSICA SPECIAL NIGHT – free admission until all available seats are taken Performances di: LUCA ZANETTI (accordion) & CARLO AONZO (mandolin) CREMONA MUSICA AWARD presented to ALHAMBRA GUITARRAS 60th Anniversary JULIA TRINTSCHUK (Germany) Alhambra classical guitar SOLO RAZAFINDRAKOTO (Madagascar) ethnical guitar-world music Partner: EXHIBO spa – NEUMANN.BERLIN Microphones

SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER

OPEN STAGE from 10am to 6pm will be the scene of numerous performances that will see the acoustic guitar and other string instruments interact with accordions, bagpipes and wind instruments for spectacular acoustic world music Performances of: MAIKE RADEMAKERS (Yamaha), MAURO MANICARDI (Beltrami Accordions), ALESSANDRO FORMENTI (Gold-music), “CHARANGO PRESENTE!” feat. Achille Zoni, Mario Cardona, Claudia Zironi, Nicola Miele, Ignacio Andrés Riveros Murray, MARCO GIOVANNI FERRARIO (Eko Guitars), MARCO MANUSSO (S. Louis Music Center-Martin Guitars), TIZIANO CHIAPELLI-PINO BIFANO-GIOVANNI GUERRETTI in “Kairos Project”, “SYBILLA E ALTRE STORIE” feat. Federico Maddaluno, mandolin-Tosca Tavaniello, harp-Giulio Tavaniello, guitar, MAURO DI DOMENICO (Volonté & Co), ROBERTO BETTELLI (Gold-music), SOLORAZAF (Madagascar-world music)

LIVE STAGE from 10am to 6pm 12th ITALIAN BLUEGRASS MEETING concerts, showcases, meetings, workshops of musicians passionate about the Bluegrass Music genre Special guests: “THE MATCHING TIES” featuring Paul Stowe (US) acoustic & resophonic guitar, octave mandolin, tenor banjo, mouth harp and vocals e Trevor Morris (UK) mandolin, Irish bouzouki, acoustic guitar, and vocals Performances of: DANILO CARTIA BAND (Danilo Cartia, banjo, chitarra, voce Aldo D’Orrico, chitarra e voce Stefano Santangelo, mandolino e voce Giuseppe Romagno,dobro e voce Luca Francini basso e voce) LA TERZA CLASSE (Pierpaolo Provenzano – chitarra e voce Rolando Gallo Maraviglia – contrabbasso e voce Alfredo d’Ecclesiis – armonica e voce Michelangelo Bencivenga – banjo e voce) DARK MOUNTAIN BROS. (Aldo D’Orrico, chitarra e voce Giuseppe Romagno, dobro e voce) SPAGHETTIGRASS (Fabio Ragghianti : chitarra, voce Manolo Cacciatori : mandolino, voce Mauro Puliti : Basso, Voce) THE BLUEGRASS BABY (Matteo Strazzolini, mandolino e voce Bruno Muzzin, chitarra e voce Giovanni Santoro, banjo Sebastiano Frattini, violino Marco Blasig, contrabbasso) SAN BRULLI STRINGBAND (Samuel Flora, violino, voce Andrea Laudicina, violino, mandolino, voce Riccardo Biondi, banjo, voce Aimone Gronchi, chitarra, mandolino, voce Federico Pavan, contrabbasso, mountain dulcimer) BLUE RUN (Raffaello Manigrasso Marco Pandolfi) DALMASSO ‘S GANG (Marc Dalmasso, Rémi Dalmasso, Éric Nicolino) BEST BEFORE WAR (Marco Pandolfi, Matteo Scheggia Bertaggia, Andrea Cere’, Silvia Nicoletti, Elena Mirandola, Stefano Santangelo) FOURGRASS (Roberto Poltronieri, Marco Scabbia, Luca Boaretti, Davide Zabbari) ROUGH SOUNDS (Magdalena Zmuda – vocal & fiddle, Jacek Loroch – guitar & back vocal, Witold Mielewczyk – double bass) PINO SIVIERO SGANZERLA BROS (Marco Aurelio Sganzerla, Marcelo Augusto Sganzerla) ONE WAY GRASS (Luca Minzon, guitar&vocals, Giovanni Stefanini, mandolin & vocals, Gian Luca Naldi, banjo&vocals, Pedro Judwkoski, bass&vocals) very special guest: FRANCO MORONE coordinated by Danilo Cartia  partners:  Martin Guitars – Deering Banjo Company Video presentation CLASSIC STAGE (internal room “Ponchielli”) from10am to 3pm – Performances of ensembles and plucked orchestras: Orchestra a Plettro Flora 1892 (San Fermo – Como) – Mandolinistica delle due Province (Torino e Cuneo) from 3pm to 6pm – 8th Conference “The Guitar in the 19th Century” coordinated by Maestro Francesco Taranto

SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER at 9pm

CONCERTS IN THE HISTORICAL CENTER “CREMONA MUSICA DOWNTOWN” Cortile Federico II°, side of the Town Hall, in front of Piazza Duomo from 9 pm to midnight, free admission Performances of: MARCO MANUSSO (fingerstyle guitar) ALEJANDRO ATAUCUSI (charango from Perù) FAPY LAFERTIN (NL), manouche guitar – TCHA LIMBERGER (B), voice and violin – DAVE KELBIE (UK), gypsy jazz guitar – GIOVANNI LENNY SCALVINI, doublebass “THE MATCHING TIES” feat. PAUL STOWE (US), voice and guitars – TREVOR MORRIS (UK), voice, mandolin, bouzouki

SUNDAY 28 SEPTEMBER

CONCERTS – CONFERENCES – MASTERCLASS – LUTHERIE OF THE MANOUCHE GUITAR This Meeting wishes to celebrate the figure of Django Reinhardt starting from the history of his instrument, telling his incredible human and musical story, to arrive at his original musical lexicon thanks to the presence of exceptional guests: Fapy Lafertin, Tcha Limberger and Dave Kelbie – Maurizio Geri – Fabio Lossani – Djangology 4tet with Massimiliano Sartori-Carlo Stupiggia-Stefano Ivaldi-Enzo Moretto – Marco La Manna. OPEN STAGE from 10am to 6pm 10 will be the scene of numerous performances that will see the acoustic guitar and other string instruments interact with accordions, bagpipes and wind instruments for spectacular acoustic world music Performances of: ROBERTO BETTELLI (Gold-music), ANGELA CENTOLA & ANTONIO DISABATO (chitarra & fisarmonica), MAURO DI DOMENICO (Volontè & Co), FRANCO MORONE (fingerstyle guitar), NADIO MARENCO (Beltrami Accordions-Harmonik Microphones), GIOVANNI PALOMBO (fingerstyle guitar), MASSIMO ZEMOLIN (Moro Guitars), “CHARANGO PRESENTE!” feat. Achille Zoni, Mario Cardona, Claudia Zironi, Nicola Miele, Ignacio Andrés Riveros Murray, ALESSANDRO FORMENTI (Gold-music), G-REX Guitar Ensemble conducted by ROBERTO MARGARITELLA, SOLORAZAF (Madagascar-world music)

LIVE STAGE from 10am to 11am “Concerto Dialogato” where the public will be able to listen to the charango live, with interactions and arrangements made specifically to show the kaleidoscopic sound possibilities of this small and powerful instrument. Coordination and performance by Achille Zoni from2pm to 6pm CREMONA GYPSY JAZZ MEETING, performances of DJANGOLOGY 4tet – MAURIZIO GERI – FAPY LAFERTIN TRIO featuring TCHA LIMBERGER e DAVE KELBIE, guest GIOVANNI LENNY SCALVINI – CARMELO TARTAMELLA TRIO feat. Roberto Antona e Giovanni Scalvini

CLASSIC STAGE (internal room “Ponchielli”) from10am to 6pm – Showcase of Maestro Roberto Fabbri (Ramirez Guitars) – Performances of ensembles and plucked orchestras: Orchestra a Plettro ‘Gino Neri’ 1898 (Ferrara) – Orchestra Mandolinistica Città di Torino (Torino)

“CREMONA MUSICA DOWNTOWN GIOVANI” Performances of soloists and youth bands from 11am to 8pm at Palco della Musica, Piazza Roma in the historic center of Cremona – free admission coordinated by Massimo Ottini

ARTISTS PHOTOS AND BIO Reduced-cost tickets to the fair can be purchased online at the link: https://acousticguitarvillage.net/en/cremona-2024/concert-tickets/ Per accomodazioni durante il soggiorno a Cremona visitare https://acousticguitarvillage.net/en/cremona-2024/accommodation-hotels/ Technical sponsors: Acus-sound Engineering – Microfoni Neumann Berlin – Microfoni Sennheiser, Teknosign Professional Audio Equipment

Partners: Città di Cremona, Dismamusica, Fingerpicking.net, MEI Meeting Etichette Indipendenti, Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase, Osaka SoundMesse Media partner: Fingerpicking.net, MEI – Riviste: “Chitarra Acustica”, “Guitar Club”, Guitar Fair Magazine (Spain), Charango.it