29 – 31 May

Guitar Weekend

Italian guitarist Carlo Marchione, guest artist and specialist in transcription and arrangement for the classical guitar, leads a weekend of concerts, masterclasses and a conference with HEM guitar students. Across sessions he examines strategies for transcription and arranging repertoire for guitar, demonstrating techniques and pedagogical approaches for adapting music from other media. The programme balances performance and hands-on learning, offering participants insight into artistic and technical decisions in arrangement practice.

In French.

Rue Jean-Petitot,
5, Switzerland
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