The Competition will take place on the internet for the first two rounds. Contestants can participate from anywhere in the world by uploading their video entries to YouTube, containing their authentic interpretations of pieces by Agustín Barrios, as specified in the Rules.
Those interested in participating must register on the competition website: www.barriosworldwide.com. Participants must have their video entry links ready at the time of registration, so participants should be sure to read through the Rules and Conditions first.
The Barrios WorldWideWeb Competition is a unique international classical guitar competition that takes place over the internet. Participation is free and open to young guitarists from 18 to 30 years of age of all nationalities.
The mission of the international guitar competition, Barrios WorldWideWeb Competition, is to spread appreciation for the compositions of Agustín Barrios, and to inspire young guitarists, regardless of nationality or geographical location, to play his music.
The competition seeks to unite the classical guitar community under the great music of Barrios by placing his music in the hands of young guitarists around the world. The competition will introduce participants to Paraguay, mother country of Barrios, which will be essential in promoting greater understanding of the Paraguayan cultural perspective that is so deeply embedded in Barrios’ compositions.
The second edition of the Barrios WorldWideWeb Competition, begins on April 1, 2011 and ends on December 3, 2011, when the Grand Finale will be held in the Grand Theater of the Central Bank of Paraguay in the capital city of Asunción.
This competition, which offers the following prizes: First Prize (Itaú Bank) of 7,000 US dollars, the second prize of 4,000 US dollars and the third prize of 2,500 US dollars. In addition, the three finalists will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Paraguay where they will get to know the homeland of Agustín Barrios.
The Competition will cover the travel expenses for the three finalists, from the international airport closest to their city of residence, to the city of Asunción, the capital of the Republic of Paraguay.
On December 3, 2011, in the Grand Theater of the Central Bank in Asunción, Paraguay, the three finalists will give a live performance and the jury will determine the ranking for the winners of the Barrios WorldWideWeb Competition.
The competition launched on Thursday, April 1. Those interested in participating have until July 31 to upload their performances of the two pieces selected by the judges: the Estudio de Concierto and Confesión. The 20 semifinalists will be announced on August 15. Starting on this date, they can begin to upload the third video entry with their performance of Barrios' Mazurka Appasionatta.
The jury will select three finalists from the semifinalists to travel to Paraguay and compete in the final round of the competition on December 3. At this final concert, they will each perform a 25-minute program of Barrios' compositions which must include Jha Che Valle.
Maestro Eduardo Fernandez (Uruguay) will serve as the Artistic Director of the Competition and is also a member of the jury, along with maestros Martha Masters (USA), Lito Barrios (Paraguay), Fabio Zanon (Brazil) and Yasuji Ohagi (Japan).
The Barrios WorldWideWeb Competition is dedicated to the promotion of the music of Agustín Barrios and his homeland, Paraguay. Both serve as protagonists of this adventure; just as one is embodied by and inspires the other, in this way, their message is relayed conjointly out into the world.
Taking advantage of the incredible tool offered by the internet, in combination with the diversity of young guitarists who participated, the Barrios WorldWideWeb Competition has changed the game for guitar competitions of the 21st century, with thousands of visitors to the official website www.barriosworldwide.com from over 86 countries.
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