2-3-4 October 2026 within Cremona Musica International Exhibitions and Festival – Cremona Fair-Italy – h.10am-6pm

Friday 2nd – Saturday 3rd – Sunday 4th, room Masterclass 1:
MASTERCLASS OF LUTHERIE FOR ACOUSTIC GUITAR, classical & modern
teachers master luthiers …………………………………………………………………………………..

info@armadilloclub.org / phone +39 0187 626993 / +39 0372 598011
program and registration form on
https://acousticguitarvillage.net/en/cremona-2026/didactic-courses-workshops-masterclasses-2026/

Sunday 4th, room Masterclass 2:
MASTERCLASS IN MANDOLIN SPECIALISATION teacher master Carlo Aonzo (IT)
info and registration:
https://acousticguitarvillage.net/en/cremona-2026/didactic-courses-workshops-masterclasses-2026/
giulia.alliri@gmail.com
info@accademiamandolino.com

Friday 2 – Saturday 3 – Sunday 4 October, 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 2 to Sunday 4

Historical Exhibition ………………………………………………………………………………

Historical Exhibition ………………………………………. curated by master luthier Lorenzo Frignani

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

“CREMONA MANDOLINI IN MOSTRA”

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

“CHARANGO PRESENTE!”

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.
Desk with exhibition of instruments and presentation of the activities of the charango.it organization.
Sunday 4th October on the external Live Stage, from 10 to 12am “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.

– 9th 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-2026/conferences-workshops-events-2026/

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 OCTOBER 2

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: …………………………………………………………………………

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: ……………………………………….
for the singer-songwriters-guitarists section: ……………………………………………………………………………..
for the acoustic bands section: …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
call for attendance at 10am
Jury composed of: Andrea Carpi (Fingerpicking.net), Reno Brandoni (Fingerpicking.net), Marino Vignali (ADGPA), Matteo Bergamini (Taylor Guitars), 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 2026“
“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: …………………………………………………………………………………

CLASSIC STAGE (internal room “Ponchielli”)
from 10am to 6pm
– Concerts, showcases available to master luthiers
– Performances of ensembles and plucked orchestras: ………………………………………………………….

FRIDAY OCTOBER 2 at 9pm
Auditorium of the Museum of the Violin
CREMONA MUSICA SPECIAL NIGHT – free admission until all available seats are taken
Performances of: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Partner: EXHIBO spa – NEUMANN.BERLIN Microphones

SATURDAY OCTOBER 3

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: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

LIVE STAGE
from 10am to 6pm

13th ITALIAN BLUEGRASS MEETING
concerts, showcases, meetings, workshops of musicians passionate about the Bluegrass Music genre

Special guests: ……………………………………………………………………

Performances of: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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: ……………………………………………………………..
– 9th Conference “The Guitar in the 19th Century” coordinated by Maestro Francesco Taranto

SATURDAY OCTOBER 3 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 12pm, free admission
Performances of: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

SUNDAY OCTOBER 4

CONCERTS – CONFERENCES – INSTRUMENTS – PERFORMANCE TECHNIQUES
This Meeting aims to celebrate the “first rural blues,” the style born in the Mississippi River Delta, and its subsequent evolution through the various musicians who interpreted it and made it known, always within the context of acoustic and popular music, before its “electrification” in the cities. The first acoustic blues, from the late 19th to the early 20th century, is the artistic and musical expression of the African-American population, forced to live a life of enormous hardship and marginalization.
Through cultural insights and a dedicated conference with experts in this musical genre, as well as a concert on the Live Stage with various excellent musicians, we will celebrate this cultural and musical expression that laid the foundation for all modern and contemporary music.
11:00 AM–1:00 PM: Conference, presentation, and cultural exploration of acoustic blues: history, evolution, field researchers, performers, and instruments, featuring Roberto Menabò, Roberto Caselli, Andrea Carpi, Alessio Ambrosi, Franco Morone, and Simone Valbonetti.
2:00 PM–6:00 PM: Concert and performance on the outdoor Live Stage.
Coordinated by Simone Valbonetti and Roberto Menabò.

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: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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

from 2pm to 6pm
CREMONA ACOUSTIC BLUES MEETING, performances of …………………………………………………………………….

CLASSIC STAGE (internal room “Ponchielli”)
from10am to 6pm
– Performances of ensembles and plucked orchestras: ……………………………………………………………………………………

“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-2026/concert-tickets/

Per accomodazioni durante il soggiorno a Cremona visitare
https://acousticguitarvillage.net/en/cremona-2026/accommodation-hotels/

Technical sponsors: Acus-sound Engineering –  Neumann Berlin and Sennheiser Microphones

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