Florida Guitar Festival and Competition Tallahassee, Florida, October 6-8, 2017 The 3 rd annual guitar festival and competition was held at the prestigious Florida State University, home of the legendary Bruce Holzman. In celebration of Bruce’s 45 th year at FSU the Festival featured concerts by FSU alumni Andrew Zohn, Stephen Robinson, Mary Akerman, Robert Teixeira, and Adam Holzman as well as 2016 Competition winner Jesus Serrano and was produced by the Classical Guitar Society at FSU with Ben Lougheed and Cody Switzer co- directing the festival. There was a youth competition for players 18 years old and younger, an open division round for those of all ages, and a recreational competition for those who wanted constructive feedback on their musicianship and playing. The final results: Youth Division: 1 st : Fangfang Liu 2 nd : Christopher Minami 3 rd : Liam Bombka 4 th : Arelys Camargo Open Division: 1 st : Samuel Hines 2 nd : Noe Garcia 3 rd : Morgan Stuart 4 th : Nicolas Emilfork