Guitar Genealogy Vol.3/Vol.4

Name of the organization or individual

East End International Guitar Festival

subsidy category

Creation Grant

Grant Type

single year

FY2025 1st Term Creation Grant Category I Single-Year Grant Art Creation Activities

Guitar Genealogy Vol.4 Encore scene: Invited guest Marco Pereira wrote and presented a trio of music in line with the purpose of Guitar Genealogy. Juan Faroux ad-libbed for the encore.

Guitar Lineage Vol.3 Curtain Call Scenes: Aishegul Aikachi and Toga Chor playing Arab scales on microtonar guitar, Judykael Perova and Natalia Lipnitskaya playing Spanish music duo and solo on classical guitar, Jin Oki playing flamenco on flamenco guitar

Guitar Lineage Vol.4 Baroque Guitar, Brazilian Guitar and Folklore Guitar Masters Talk Show and Workshop: Invited Guests Marco Meloni, Marco Pereira and Juan Faroux Talk Show. MC: HIURA Yasuaki

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Business Overview

Guitar genealogy Vol.3 and Vol.4 are held.
In vol.3, a guitarist who explores traditional Islamic music such as Arab and Iran with a variable fret type guitar that enables differential sound, a flamenco guitarist who has that as a root, and a guitarist who plays world class Spanish music, presented what is the root of Spanish music which occupies an important position for the guitar, and how it has developed to present modern guitar music.
Vol. 4, the second volume, explores how guitar music developed in Spain, Italy, and Portugal moved to South America in the 15~16 century and interacted with indigenous cultures, and presents its influence on the contemporary music scene.

Period of Activity / Project

Performances: Guitar Genealogy Vol. 3 Tuesday, August 26, 2025, Guitar Genealogy Vol. 4 Tuesday, February 17, 2026
WS: Wednesday, August 20, 2025, Monday, September 1, Saturday, February 14, 2026, Wednesday, February 18

Venues

Tiara Koto (Koto Ward), Koishiba Culture Center (Koto Ward), Chaabee (Koto Ward), Sumida Triphony Hall (Sumida Ward)

Profile

【 East End International Guitar Festival 】
From 2011 to 2023, he hosted the East End International Guitar Festival, one of the largest international guitar festivals in Japan.
In addition to holding festivals, he has also developed the "Guitar Yose" and "Guitar Tabi" series, as well as the "Guitar no Genealogy" series in recent years, and continues to present various projects aimed at developing and deepening guitar culture in Japan.
The performances of the invited artists have been featured several times on NHK Classic Club, BS Premium and other TV programs, as well as radio programs, and have attracted wide attention.