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First International Guitar Festival – Vendôme 1997
Place : Chapelle St. Jacques and Les Greniers de la Abbaye

Guest Guitarists :









First International Guitar Festival – Vendôme 1997

Place : Chapelle St. Jacques and Les Greniers de la Abbaye

Guest Guitarists :

  Cristobal PAZMIÑO Equador

French television has aired this guitar composer's recordings on « La Terre et l'or des Incas » (FR3 1989) and on the documentary « Panama Prince des chapeaux » (ARTE 1997).

He has performed in 21 countries and has participated in the most prestigious festivals :
– Alsace France 1991
– Stockholm Sweden 1992
– Fribourg Switzerland 1992
– San José Costa Rica 1993
– Guitarras del Mundo : Rio Cuarto et Buenos Aires, Argentina 1995
– the Instituto Italo-Latinamericano Rome Italy 1996
– Latin-Américan Guitar at the International University of Florida Miami 1997.
– Bolivar Hall Festival, London 1998 (article in the Classical Guitar Magazine)
– Guitarras del Mundo 1999, Viedma, La Plata, Pergamino, Santa Rosa et Buenos Aires Argentina.
 Cristobal Pazmiño

Repertoire : In addition to his own works, his repertoire includes pieces by Jorge Cardoso, Juan Falu, Celso Machado, etc., as well as traditional Equatorian composers such as Carlos Bonilla, Amable Ortiz, Espin Yepez, and Luis A Valencia.

Web site : www.cristobalpazmino.com

Discography :
Album : Mélodies d'Amérique du Sud 1988
Click to listen to the extract : « Atahualpa » Album : Pasillo Inmortal 1991.
Title of the extract : « Atahualpa » (Carlos Bonilla) 
Album : Vol.1 et Vol.2 Festival d'Alsace 1992.
Click to listen to the extract : « Parazula » Album : Guitarras del Mundo 1995 Argentine (participation) in live catalogue EPSA..
Title of the extract : « Parazula » (Celso Bonilla)
Click to listen to the extract : « Con el alma y con la vida » Album : Riobambeñita 2000. Catalogue LOCO France
Title of the extract : « Con el alma y con la vida » (Heriberto Bedoya)

Partitions :
– Cinco piezas Ecuatorianas para guitarra sola Éditions EML 1991
– Seleccion de obras de autores américanos. Edited by the National University of St. José Costa Rica 1993
– Riobambeñita (in collaboration with Ricardo Moyano) 7 equadorian pieces. 2000 Éditions EML (article in « les Cahiers de la Guitare » October 2000)

Cristobal Pazmiño is the cofounder and artistic director of the International Guitar Festival of Vendôme.


  Cristina AZUMA Brazil
A guitar composer, she participates in the greatest festivals of the world. Le SACEM awarded her first prize for musical creation in 1988 at the VIII Carrefour de la Guitare à la Martinique.

Her repertoire consists of her own pieces as well as works by Bellinati, Baden Powell, Hermeto Pascoal, Celso Machado, Paulo Porto Alagre, Wagner Amorosino, etc.

Click to listen to the extract : « É de lei » Album :  É DE LEI. Catalogue LOCO France
Title of the extract : « É de Lei » (Baden Powell)
Cristina AZUMA


  Michel PONS France
Michel PONS

A French guitarist, performer and professor at CNRM National Conservatory of the Region of St. Maur des Fossés, Val de Marne, France.

Repertoire : Atahualpa Yupanqui, Hector Ayala, Astor Piazzolla.


  Quatuor ATAHUALPA
– Raul Maldonado Argentina
– Gérard Verba France
– Christine D'Heilly France
– José Mendoza Bolivia

Repertoire : Their repertoire includes works by Raul Maldonado inspired in Argentina : Galopa, Tango, Candombe, etc.

Click to listen to the extract : « Toro Barrosso » Album : CD El Diablo Suelto. Catalogue LOCO France
Title of the extract : « Toro Barrosso » (Cifuentes)
Quatuor ATAHUALPA