MASTERCLASS OF LUTHERIE FOR ACOUSTIC GUITARFriday 23th, Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th, September 2022 at AGV do not miss the masterclasses held by the master luthiers Claudio and Claudia Pagelli (CH), John Monteleone (USA) and Rosalba De Bonis (ITA)!➡ Theory and practice in the making of custom instruments and prototypes, building guitars with an open mind, 45 years of luthier experiences for guitar by Pagelli luthiers.➡ Archtop guitars: past, present and future, the luthier wears many hats, John Monteleone’s style of construction.➡ The ancient construction …

Dear friends, the program of the next the Acoustic Guitar Village is coming to life: the AGV within Cremona Musica International Exhibitions and Festival is taking place in ​​September, 23-25th, at the Fiera di Cremona.The news of the definitive cancellation of the international fair Musikmesse in Frankfurt, gives us even more responsibilities and offers new opportunities for Cremona Musica to continue its path in establishing itself as a fundamental point of reference for the musical instrument market in Europe. Responsibility that Cremona Musica accepts with …

Dear friends, with the satisfaction of having made an excellent edition of the AGV last September, with great organizational efforts and despite the objective difficulties of the pandemic, we are working for the 2022 edition, which will take place in September, 23-25th, at the Cremona Fair within Cremona Musica International Exhibitions and Festival.Satisfaction because it was a very important sign of recovery, presence and liveliness of a sector very affected by the pandemic. The exhibitors present, whom we thank for the effort and courage shown, worked well and …

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Best wishes for Happy Holidays, with the hope that your activities are in a strong recovery and that you can spend a peaceful holiday period!After the satisfaction, even in such difficult times, of a 2021 edition beyond expectations, we are ready with great energy to face the organizational work of approaching the 2022 edition of the AGV in Cremona Musica, 23-24-25 September.Those who attended last September experienced the same sensations as us: they finally met the guitars and various string instruments sector staff again …

Dear friends, with 130 events in 3 days, 215 exhibitors from 23 countries (42% foreign) over 300 artists and personalities involved in concerts, masterclasses and presentations, Cremona Musica International Exhibitions and Festival confirms a 2021 edition with results far beyond the best expectations.L’Acoustic Guitar Village was one of the most vital sections of the fair, uncontested protagonist of all the events on the live stages, both daily ar the Fair and in the historic center of Cremona.Taking a cue from some comments, we can say …

Dear friends,crowning an organizational work that has never stopped despite the difficulties, and thanks to the presence of an extraordinary number of musicians, speakers and industry professionals, the next edition of the Acoustic Guitar Village in Cremona Musica promises to be one of the the richest events ever organized in terms of entertainment and cultural events.To date, we count at least 150 musicians who will alternate on the three daily live stages of the event and on the afternoon-evening ones in the historic center of …

The activities begin to restart and we did not stop for a moment in the work of preparing the new edition of the AGV in Cremona Musica, September 24-26. The exhibition area is taking shape, with many companies and luthiers still frightened by the closures and economic crisis of the past months, but now the registrations are arriving numerous, with many exhibitors coming from abroad, which is not obvious, but which gives us hope that the international character of the event, even in a difficult …

Dear friends, despite the still complicated period, our organizational machine cannot stop, and we keep working for the 2021 edition of the Acoustic Guitar Village within Cremona Musica International Exhibitions and Festival, that will be held in September 24th to 26th. An exceptional edition that will combine the show in presence with the new digital modalities and the experience in the city center characterized last year’s Special Edition with great success. A path more and more in the line of the idea of “Festival”, an …

There is a great desire for a return to normality, as well as for opportunities to meet and for a relaunch of the economy related to the market of musical instruments – string instruments in particular. In these months of forced isolation, guitars and musicians have certainly faced an enormous suffering, even if the hope is that they have not remained completely silent … on the contrary, we hope they have been practicing with passion to be ready for a restart that, we are sure, …

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in such a difficult time for everyone, we wish you all Happy Holidays from the bottom of our hearts. These holidays will be different than usual; less carefree, but an opportunity for meditation, reflections and planning for the future nonetheless. However, let us send you a message of energy and positivity: soon we will meet again, and we will experience again those beautiful emotions aroused by music and our beloved string instruments!

We send a strong message of closeness and solidarity to producers of musical …

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The Special Edition of Cremona Musica had its final curtain for this 2020; the Acoustic Guitar Village keeps being an unmissable event for artists and fans of stringed acoustic instruments, both plectrum and plucked.We had to give up on the traditional exhibition area inside Cremona Musica International Exhibitions and Festival, but on September, Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th, the Acoustic Guitar Village has taken place nevertheless in the historic centre of Cremona. They were two truly special days of Cremona Musica: the whole city …

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the board of directors of Fiera di Cremona has met for an extraordinary session in the light of the new decision of the Italian Government to extend until October 31st the state of emergency due to Covid-19. The Lombardy Region and the Municipality of Cremona have therefore imposed some further rules, and with deep sadness we have to tell you that the Cremona Musica and the Acoustic Guitar Village have to be postponed to 2021, September 24th-26th.

At this point the Acoustic Guitar Village must support …

Hi everyone,
these are times of forced stop because of the coronavirus, but it’s also time for some important reflections, as well as for planning and preparation of the next events that, sooner or later, will start again.
With due caution and realism we stay ready for alternative plans, but we have confidence and hope that that in September, from 25th to 27th, we will be able to give life to a new edition of the Acoustic Guitar Village in Cremona Musica…..

Hello everyone,
In the difficult situation we are currently experiencing, complying with such restrictive measures, our thought and closeness go to musicians, organizers, and all those who work in the music sector in Italy and all over the world. Nevertheless, we keep working at our best to plan and organize the Acoustic Guitar Village, Cremona Musica 2020, hoping that on September 25–26–27 2020, almost six months from today, we will be ready and active for a new and rich edition of the event!….