With private lessons, master classes, concerts and receptions available to all registered participants, Solstice Symposium 2025 offers expert instruction and performances by master guitarists Jan Bartlema (Netherlands), Jason Vieaux (USA), Andrew Zohn (USA), and Duo Mantar (Adam Levin, guitar, Jacob Reuven, mandolin).

Solstice Symposium 2025 takes place over five days at Candlewood Farm in Higganum, Connecticut, and concludes with the Participants’ Concert in the Captain John Smith Barn.

CFAF welcomes guitar enthusiasts of all skill levels to register for participation.

Dates & Location:
Candlewood Farm, 95 Jacoby Road, Higganum, CT 06441
June 19 - Thursday (day + evening)
June 20 - Friday (day + evening)
June 21 - Saturday (day + evening)
June 22 - Sunday (morning + afternoon)
June 23 - Monday (morning + afternoon)

Registration Fee for Participants
$300.00 per person (non-refundable). This full registration includes: master classes, private lessons, invitations to all concerts, receptions and presentations, and an invitation to perform in the Participants' Concert (June 23rd). As part of the Registration Fee, lunch and dinner are provided.

To participate, your registration with payment is expected in advance of the Symposium dates.

It is possible to register only for master classes and/or a private lesson. For details, please contact us at: arts@candlewoodfarmartsfoundation.org

The 2025 Solstice Symposium and June Concerts are made possible in part by friends and supporters of Candlewood Farm Arts Foundation.

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Image (top): courtesy of Arthur S. Wensinger