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 MoreSoloist 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 MoreOur 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 MoreStudents 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 MoreCongratulations to Isaac Biver, winner of the 2024 Marton L. Carroll Guitar Grant! Isaac is a classical guitar student of John McClellan.
Read MoreRead 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 MoreCliff Eise accepted a plaque of recognition for his volunteering his photography and videography to St. Louis Classical Guitar for many years.
Read MoreListen 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 MoreBrian 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 MoreThank you to St. Louis Post-Dispatch for including our upcoming fall concerts in their classical music season review.
Read MoreCongrats 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 MoreThank 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 MoreWatch the HEC-TV ‘Spotlight STL’ episode featuring St. Louis Classical Guitar, specifically the SLCG Guitar Orchestra!
Read MoreWe are gearing up for our 60th Anniversary Season! Ladue News talks with Exec. Director Brian Vaccaro on our upcoming concert series at the 560 Music Center and our guitar education programming.
Read MoreSLCG continues our partnership with Hope Creates using music and arts as healing by directly working with young adults recently released from the detention center who have a history of addiction, this year with direct support from Augustine.
Read MoreLearn more about the 2022-23 Concert Season! Executive Director Brian Vaccaro speaks with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on a new outlook for St. Louis Classical Guitar.
Read MoreSLCG Online Auction items are up for bidding on BetterWorld.org! Take a peak at items before our Music Trivia & Auction Night on Saturday 5/21, or start your bids online today.
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