Dan Rubright interviews our upcoming performer JIJI ahead of her exciting and eclectic program in St. Louis on February 28.
Read More
SLCG's Dan Rubright conducts an interview with Dani and speak about his new Keith Adams' guitar, his experience applying for the grant, his music career plans, and more.
Read More
Thanks so much to KMOV News Channel 4 for having W Mark Akin and Brian Vaccaro on air to promote our upcoming concert with the Chamber Music Society of St. Louis!
Read More
An interview with David Leisner, masterful classical guitarist, composer, and teacher, and guest artist for the Guitar Masters 2025-26 concert season! Hosted by Dan Rubright.
Read More
Congratulations to Daniel Bocsi, winner of this year’s Marton L. Carroll Guitar Grant, in which he received a concert-quality instrument made by esteemed local luthier Keith Adams.
Read More
SLCG would like to proudly announce and introduce Dan Rubright as our new Community Engagement & Partnerships Manager!
Read More
The SLCG Summer Guitar Gala is an annual benefit concert that gives back to our Guitar Horizons education programming. This year, we presented to well-renown guitarists in the St. Louis community: - Vincent Varvel, Jazz guitarist, composer, and professor of guitar WashU. Farshid Etniko Soltanshahi, Iranian-American guitarist and composer.
Read More
Soloist W Mark Akin, classical guitarist, performed Joaquín Rodrigo’s ‘Concierto de Aranjuez’ alongside the University City Symphony Orchestra on May 11. The Gateway Guitar Quartet began the concert as the opening act. This collaboration with the UCSO was the final concert of the 2024-25 season!
Read More
Our annual Guitar Horizons event 'All-Metro Guitar Day' took place on Saturday May 10, at UMSL's Touhill Performing Arts Center. Guitar students from across the St. Louis area came together to perform in a guitar orchestra and small ensembles.
Read More
Students performed for adjudicators at UMSL's Music Department this past April and received ratings as part of St. Louis Classical Guitar's Solo & Ensemble Guitar Festival.
Read More
Congratulations to Isaac Biver, winner of the 2024 Marton L. Carroll Guitar Grant! Isaac is a classical guitar student of John McClellan.
Read More
Read about how SLCG has continued their partnership with Hope Create’s Make Your M.A.R.C. program, which is an eight-week program and multi-disciplinary healing arts experience designed for youth/young adults in recovery or deemed at risk for substance use disorder.
Read More
Cliff Eise accepted a plaque of recognition for his volunteering his photography and videography to St. Louis Classical Guitar for many years.
Read More
Listen to an interview with Executive Director Brian Vaccaro on KDHX’s “Arts Interview.“ Nancy Kranzberg talks with artists, performers and movers and shakers in the arts community. Interviews cover music, visual arts, dance, literature and performance.
Read More
‘St. Louis Classical Guitar marks its 60th season with a lineup of new and old favorites’ -
St. Louis Magazine reviews performers Tengyue Zhang, Irina Kulikova, and Manuel Barrueco ahead of SLCG’s Season 60 performances.
Read More
Brian Vaccaro, the Executive Director of St. Louis Classical Guitar, and W. Mark Akin, host of "Inside Classical Guitar" on Classic 107.3, talk to Julie Schuster about the 60th Anniversary Season of St. Louis Classical Guitar... and may give listeners a live performance!
Read More
Thank you to St. Louis Post-Dispatch for including our upcoming fall concerts in their classical music season review.
Read More
Congrats to Russell Franklin, winner of the Marton L. Carroll guitar grant and student of Alyssa Catlin of Childbloom Guitar Program of St. Charles County!
Read More
Thank you to all who helped us reach our goal of $10k in honor of Margaret Gilleo’s memory. Your gifts will benefit students of the Guitar Horizons programming.
Read More
Watch the HEC-TV ‘Spotlight STL’ episode featuring St. Louis Classical Guitar, specifically the SLCG Guitar Orchestra!
Read More