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SUMMARY:LEONELA ALEJANDRO
LOCATION:Cultural Arts Center Montgomery College
DESCRIPTION:Leonela Alejandro is an award-winning classical guitarist from 
 Guaynabo\, Puerto Rico\, recognized for her dynamic artistry\, technical b
 rilliance\, and captivating stage presence. Winner of the Rose Augustine G
 rand Prize at the 2024 Guitar Foundation of America International Concert 
 Artist Competition\, she has quickly emerged as one of the leading young g
 uitarists of her generation. Leonela has performed extensively throughout 
 the United States and Europe\, appearing at festivals and concert series i
 ncluding the Latino Arts Guitar Festival\, Florida Guitar Festival\, South
 ern Guitar Festival\, Louisville Guitar Society\, Orange County Guitar Cir
 cle\, and the José Tomás Villa de Petrer Guitar Festival in Spain. Her p
 erformances have earned praise for their intensity\, musicality\, and expr
 essive power. An accomplished competitor\, Leonela has received top prizes
  in more than a dozen national and international competitions. Her numerou
 s first-place awards include victories at the Louisville Guitar Festival\,
  Appalachian State Guitar Festival\, Columbus State University Guitar Symp
 osium\, Indiana Guitar Festival\, and Chicago Guitar Festival. Internation
 ally\, she has also been recognized at competitions such as Domaine Forget
  de Charlevoix\, Ciudad de Coria International Guitar Competition\, and th
 e Iserlohn International Guitar Competition in Germany. Leonela began her 
 formal musical training at the age of seven and later studied with several
  prominent Puerto Rican teachers including Jomel Rivera\, Julio Reyes\, an
 d Rey Nieves. At sixteen\, she was admitted to the Conservatory of Music o
 f Puerto Rico\, where she studied with Maestro Iván Rijos. She later comp
 leted her undergraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
  under Cuban virtuoso René Izquierdo and earned her graduate degree at Co
 lumbus State University\, studying with Dr. Andrew Zohn. In addition to he
 r success as a recitalist\, Leonela has distinguished herself as a concert
 o soloist. She has appeared with the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra in per
 formances of Vivaldi’s Lute Concerto and Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s Guitar 
 Concerto No. 1\, and recently premiered Atanas Ourkouzounov’s Concertino
  for Guitar\, Percussion and Strings. She has also appeared as a mandolin 
 soloist with the Schwob School of Music Wind Ensemble. Leonela Alejandro i
 s an Augustine Strings Ambassador and performs on guitars by Stephan Conno
 r and Martin Blackwell Event Schedule 3:10 PM - Pre-Concert Event Youth Co
 ncert at Gallery 3:45 PM - Doors Opened Check in\, find your seats\, and e
 xplore the venue. 4:00 PM - Show Time Opening remarks and featured present
 ation.\n\nBoletos: https://www.purplepass.com/events/386797-leonela-alejan
 dro-jan-24th-2027
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