Darwin International Guitar Festival

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The Darwin International Guitar Festival was held once every two years at the Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. [1] The festival attracted many Australian guitarists [2] including Karin Schaupp, [3] Saffire, and Slava Grigoryan. Many international stars, such as John Williams, also attended.

Australian composers such as Richard Charlton, Peter Sculthorpe and Nicholas Routley were also features of the festival.

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References

  1. "Seventh Darwin International Guitar Festival". Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  2. "Northern Territory | Darwin | Darwin International Guitar Festival | Music Festivals Australia | Australian Festivals, Concerts, Events". Archived from the original on 24 September 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  3. "Darwin International Guitar Festival". Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2008.

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