SEA Program Guitar festival Program-Note-2019-ล่าสุด-6 | Page 3

About the Festival
The idea of connecting artists from across the South
East Asia region for something bigger actually started from
random conversations between friends, who later became
the “Asian Guitar Friends” group. The idea started small but
it soon turned into something serious after countless “nights”
of discussions over the years.
The Southeast Asia (SEA) Guitar Festival is an annual
event involving participants from the current 10 countries of
Southeast Asia. The rationale is that the regional activities will
help promote the popularity of classical guitar scene, improve
the level of playing and most importantly to develop relations
among participants.
For this year, the SEA Guitar Festival will be held in
Jakarta, Indonesia on 2-5 May 2019 in collaboration with the
Faculty of Music, Silpakorn, Thailand and Dodo Music and
Art Center, Indonesia. Seven Countries, Malaysia, Indonesia,
Myanmar, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines and Thailand
were the founding members, planning to take turns hosting
the festival each year. Each year the host nation will stage
guitar performance awards, concerts, masterclasses and
workshops. The activities aim to improve relations among
participants. The organizers believe that aside from being a
good guitar player, a guitarist needs to connect with other
guitarists to create opportunities for each other.