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Malibu, May 31
Malibu, May 30 – Christopher Parkening and Pepperdine University today announced the winner of the first Parkening Young Guitarist Competition. Meng Su, 19, of Beijing, China won first prize in the competition, which took place Tuesday, May 30,  on the University’s campus in Malibu, California.
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Malibu, March 22
Tickets for the 2006 Parkening International Guitar Competition, May 30-June 2, 2006 on the campus of Pepperdine University, go on sale Monday, April 3 at 11 a.m. Tickets for the Young Guitarist Competition are also available for purchase.
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Malibu, March 22
Pepperdine University today announced the 11 competitors for the first Parkening Young Guitarist Competition. The competition takes place Tuesday, May 30, 2006, on the University's campus in Malibu, California. This one-day event will help to identify outstanding young guitarists born on or after January 1, 1988, and encourage them to continue their performance careers and studies.  Mr. and Mrs. Lane Weitzman of Thousand Oaks and Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall of Los Angeles sponsor the 2006 Young Guitarist Competition.
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February 15, 2006
The Parkening International Guitar Competition announced the philanthropists that have underwritten major prizes for the May – June 2006 event at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA. These donors are in addition to Howard and Robert Ahmanson, who are major funders for the entire competition.
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June 16, 2005
Pepperdine University announces inaugural Parkening International Guitar Competition named for guitar virtuoso Christopher Parkening, world’s preeminent classical guitar competition with largest prize purse.
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David Barber,
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