ASEG

In 2001, in Belgrade, thanks to the initiative of Prof. Boško Radojković, the first founding congress of classical guitarists from Southeast Europe was held.

The main goal of the congress was to establish connections and collaboration among classical guitarists and guitar-related institutions in the region, as well as to promote classical guitar on a global scale.

Following the initial congress, seven more gatherings took place in different cities of Southeast Europe, namely: Ankara (Turkey, 2003), Plovdiv (Bulgaria, 2004), Kastoria (Greece, 2005), Ljubljana (Slovenia, 2006), Belgrade (Serbia, 2011), Poreč (Croatia, 2012), and Žalec (Slovenia, 2018). After the COVID-19 pandemic, this will mark the ninth gathering of the Association of Southeast European Classical Guitarists (ASEGA).

IX Congress of the Association of Classical Guitarists of Southeastern Europe ASEG, which will be held in Belgrade (Serbia) from May 17th to 19th 2024, as part of the jubilee XXV edition of the Guitar Art Festival. Through various activities (presentations, concert performances, promotions, round tables...), you will have the possibility to present the best of the guitar world of your city and country.

As part of your guitar delegation, we expect and welcome directors of your schools, as well as responsible persons from the cultural and tourist sectors of your city/country. We will also include them in our programs, present them, and connect them with each other.

Locations:

Yugoslav Cinematheque in Belgrade for promotions, presentations and round tables

Belgrade Philharmonic for concert activities

Activities:

Friday, May 17th – arrival and registration of participants (until 12.00)

                             – work activities (from 14.00 to 18.00)

                             – visit tof Guitar Art Festival concerts (from 19:00)

Saturday, May 18th – concert and promotional presentations (from 9:00 to 18:00)

                                 – visit to Guitar Art Festival concerts (from 19:00)

Sunday, May 19th – closing remarks (from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.)

                              – joint gala concert of all guitarists of Congress and the Festival (from 12.00 to 13.00)

                              – check-out (from 15.00)

Notes:

- presentation of each country (maximum 30 minutes) should contain the basic information about the festival/event/city/country;

- round table discussions would bring specific questions and answers from different areas of the current life and work of classical guitarists;

- the concert performance would present each country individually, with a maximum duration of 60 minutes. The concept of the program is planned by each participant individually, with the aim of presenting the best of its youngest guitarists, chamber ensembles, guitar orchestras, and professional guitarists!

- directors of schools, as well as representatives of the cultural tourism sectors of all countries, will actively participate in all our activities;

- the gala concert of all the guitarists of the Congress and the Festival will be outdoors, that is, on Republic Square in the center of Belgrade, where 400 to 500 guitarists will play 5 to 6 compositions at the same time with the aim of sending of a message of love and peace to the whole the world;

- registration of delegations and country programs for the Congress begins on November 1st;

- all delegates bear the costs of travel, accommodation, and food during their stay at the Congress and the Festival, as well as the preparation and implementation of the presentation and concert performance;

- the organizer of the Congress and Festival (Guitar Art Production/ Association of Classical Guitarists of Serbia) will provide (free of charge) all venues, logistics, and technical support for delegations for their activities at the Congress, as well as discounts on all Festival activities (concert tickets, participation in competitions and workshops, lectures, Guitar Expo...);

- the organizer will send the official program of the XXV Guitar Art Festival with the prices of all activities and discounts on them by October 25th;

- the organizer will also send a list of all partner hotels in Belgrade that have provided a discount on accommodation for congress delegations by October 25th.