Sebastián Molina
Solo guitar recital
presented by the BKCGS & Ernesto Quezada Fundación Guitarra Viva
Monday, June 17, 2024
St. John’s in the Village
218 W 11th St, New York, NY 10014
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Sebastián Molina is a Chilean classical guitarist who has performed concerts in Europe, South America and the United States. He recently earned the Andrés Segovia/Rose Augustine Award from Manhattan School of Music in recognition of excellence in classical guitar performance.
To this award he adds the Honorable Mention award at the 2024 Buffalo International Guitar Festival and Competition in Buffalo, NY. He recently performed at the Village Trip Festival in New York, which included the world premiere of a work by Felipe Pinto D’Aguiar, and at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he also premiered a piece by Felipe Bustamante. He also participated in a concert at the Guitar Foundation of America International Festival, celebrating their 50th anniversary.
Sebastián has released two albums, a solo album titled “Recital al Sur” with Chilean music for guitar, and another album of duets with his wife, the mezzo-soprano Belem Abraham with a representative Spanish and Chilean songbook from the 19th and 20th centuries.
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Fundación Guitarra Viva is an institution that aims to continue Ernesto Quezada's work by supporting new Chilean guitarists, promoting new audiences, and creating pedagogical initiatives that provide sustainability to classical guitar in various dimensions. This goal is developed through fellowship programs for graduate students, CD recordings, the organization of master classes, and concert seasons. This alliance with the Brooklyn Guitar Society signifies the expansion of these initiatives abroad to support the development of Chilean guitarists.
