José Antonio Rodríguez, Manolo Franco, Inmaculada Aguilar, Javier Latorre and Calixto Sánchez complete the teaching staff

Flamenco-world.com, April 2005

During the month of July, Córdoba becomes the “guitar city”. And not only for enjoying good performers live, but also to learn to play. The core of the course program is ‘Nature and Form of Flamenco Guitar’, designed and directed by Manolo Sanlúcar. Together with the Cádiz-born maestro, collaborating are guitarists José Antonio Rodríguez, Manolo Franco and Paco Serrano, in this “intensive (course) combining technique, accompaniment and harmony”. Assistant teachers Sara Jiménez on cante and Luisa Serrano on baile join the faculty of this educational program for all levels. It is to be held from July 4th to 12th, 2005, with a duration of thirty-six hours.

This year's novelty is the mixed baile and guitar for accompaniment course, with fifteen hours of class per subject. The baile instructor will be Javier Latorre, while guitar for accompaniment will be taken care of by Ricardo Rivera. The course, which will take place from July 11th to 15th, will have the support of bailaora Belén Mora and cantaor David Palomar.

Inmaculada Aguilar (photo: Javier Hurtado)

José Antonio Rodríguez (photo: Daniel Muñoz)

There is also room for female baile. From July 4th to 8th, 2005, Inmaculada Aguilar will teach the course ‘Baile through seguiriyas with a bata de cola’. With fifteen hours of class, the Córdoba-born bailaora will be assisted by teachers Manolo Flores on guitar and Sara Jiménez on cante. Nor will the festival's didactic program forget cante, with the course ‘Vocal technique of cante flamenco’, which will be taught by Calixto Sánchez from July 4th to 7th. The Sevillian cantaor will have Chaparro Jr. on guitar.

Besides flamenco, the training area of the Córdoba Guitar Festival offers a varied program focusing on different types of guitar. Costas Cotsiolis, Manuel Barrueco and Leo Brouwer, among others, will teach classical guitar courses. Moreover, there will be classes on composition, jazz guitar, midi guitar and a song workshop with singer-songwriter Amancio Prada.

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