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Matthew Beatty, the 11-year old son of Tinig Pinoy Staff Ester Beatty, placed 2^nd in the category “A� (under 12 years old) at the 4^th Guitar Festival 2009 which was organised by the European Guitar Teachers Association Cyprus between 24 – 26 April 2009 at the Kastelliotissa (Nicosia). All competitors have performed a piece of music chosen by the organisers (Curiosity) plus two pieces of their own choice. Those who passed to go through to the final played three pieces of their choice. Matthew on his own played Sarabande by R. de Veese, Choro by an Anonymous composer and Tango.

Winners of the guitar competition performed one piece of music each at the concert on 26^th April 2009; Matthew played Tango as he said it is his Mom’s favourite piece, along with a guitar recital from the Cypriot guitarist Nikolas Kyriacou. Awarding ceremony was held after the concert.

Jurors in the competition included Yuliya Lonskaya, the first Belarussian guitarist to play in the famous Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow and Dimitri Illarrionov, winner and laureate of numerous international competitions in USA, Spain, Italy, Poland, Belguim, Czech Republic and Russia. The duo performed a guitar recital on 24^th April 2009 at Palio Xidadiko, Limassol and 25^th April 2009 at Kastelliotissa, Nicosia.

 Matthew with Dimitri Illarionov and Yuliya Lonskaya, jury members of the 4^th Guitar Festival 2009 and Cypriot guitarist Nikolas Kyriakou.