St. Louis Classical Guitar

A new season for the SLCG Guitar Orchestra has begun! 🎼 There is still time to sign up to perform in our exceptional community ensemble of classical guitarists under the direction of W Mark Akin. Please visit our website to learn more: https://www.stlclassicalguitar.org/guitar-orchestra

Open Stage with St. Louis Classical Guitar 🎶 - Save the dates for four fantastic performance opportunities this upcoming concert season, all taking place at Salem United Methodist Church. Community classical guitarists of all skill levels and backgrounds are welcome to perform and attend!
Learn more and sign-up on our website: https://www.stlclassicalguitar.org/openstage

Final two days of our Summer Flash Sale! ⚡️ From now until Friday at midnight, we are taking 20% off all single tickets from the upcoming 2026-27 Guitar Masters concert season! Please use discount code " SummerSale26 " at checkout to get this great deal, ending Friday August 7 at 11:59pm.
Browse single tickets now: https://stlouisclassicalguitar1.thundertix.com/events

Learn more about the second half of our concert season below, all at the Ethical Society of St. Louis:

Sat., January 16: Virgile Barthe - Join us for a concert with young French classical guitarist and winner of the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America Competition in 2025. Bach, Tarrega, Villa-Lobos, and more!

Fri. March 19: Avi Avital and Ksenija Sidorova - Israeli mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital and Latvian accordion star Ksenija Sidorova, form a fusion of virtuosic technique, folk roots, classical depth, and world rhythms. Don't miss this exhilarating collaboration!

Sat., April 10 - Duo Noire: A "virtuosic pair” (I Care if You Listen) of the pioneering African-American classical guitarists, Thomas Flippin and Christopher Mallett focusing on contemporary music. Their concerts offer “profoundly enjoyable” genre-bending repertoire with “spectacular precision.” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

This week only… 20% off single tickets to the Guitar Masters Series at the Ethical Society of St. Louis! 🚀

Until Friday, we are taking 20% off all single tickets from the upcoming 2026-27 concert season as part of our Summer Sale! Please use discount code " SummerSale26 " to get this great deal, ending Friday August 7 at 11:59pm.
Browse individual tickets now: https://stlouisclassicalguitar1.thundertix.com/events

Below, learn more about the first three concerts of the series, coming up soon!

Sat. September 19: Jack Hancher - Guitarist - Join us for our 2026-27 season opener UK classical guitarist Jack Hancher, on the release of his debut album of music by English composers The Memory Garden. Jack will be making his St. Louis debut.

Sat. October 17: Patterson/Sutton Duo - Praised by BBC Music Magazine for their “beguiling” sound, cellist Dr. Kimberly Patterson and guitarist Dr. Patrick Sutton have championed the expansion of guitar and cello repertoire.

Mon. November 9: Raphael Feuillatre - SLCG welcomes back the phenomenal French guitarist, hailed as the new face of classical guitar worldwide. Expect a concert of dazzling virtuosity and rich repertoire!

Summer Flash Sale on single tickets! ⚡️ A great deal with your choosing of six concerts from our upcoming 2026-27 concert season! Use coupon code " SummerSale26 " to get 20% off all single tickets. This discount ends Friday August 7 at 11:59pm, so act fast!
Concert listings: https://stlouisclassicalguitar1.thundertix.com/events

We are excited to present six fantastic concerts next season as part of the Guitar Masters Series, all at the Ethical Society in Ladue! Baroque, contemporary, chamber music, and more. 🎵 Learn more about each artist on our website: https://www.stlclassicalguitar.org/performances

Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 7:30pm: Jack Hancher
Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 7:30pm: Patterson/Sutton Duo, guitar and cello
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 7:30pm: Raphaël Feuillâtre
Saturday, January 16, 2027 at 7:30pm: Virgile Barthe (GFA winner)
Friday, March 19, 2027 at 7:30pm: Avi Avital & Ksenija Sidorova, mandolin and accordion
Saturday, April 10, 2027 at 7:30pm: Duo Noire

Next Saturday 🎶 - Two opportunities to hear a wonderful concert of music performed by the Chimera Quartet! Formed in 2022, Chimera Quartet consists of Jakob Giles (former Childbloom guitar student), Max Greenwald, Joey Piellucci, and Ascher Taylor-Schroeder.

- Saturday, August 8, at 3:00pm-4:00pm at Trinity Lutheran ELCA - Kirkwood, MO
- Saturday, August 8, at 7:00pm-8:00pm at Celebration Church - St. Peters, MO

Both concerts are free will pay-at-the-door event, with all proceeds going towards the Quartet. We hope you will join us and Childbloom Guitar Program of St. Charles County!

Chimera Quartet performs a wide variety of repertoire, especially new music. The group collaborated with composer Isaac R. Smith to workshop and premiere his piece Same or Different in 2023. They have also done Kentucky premieres of Modinha e Lundus and Music of The People by Joao Luiz and Childhood and Wrecked by Thomas Flippin. Recent engagements have included the 2023 & 2024 University of Louisville Guitar Festival, The University of Buffalo International Guitar Research Conference, Murray State University, and Eastern Kentucky University. They are currently focusing on works by living composers and seeking new collaborations.

Master Classes for the Guitar Masters Series 2026-27 have been announced! 🎵

Please join us for master classes with special guests from our upcoming concert season, featuring local classical guitar students. All masterclasses will be held at the Ethical Society of St. Louis. For more information, please visit our website: https://www.stlclassicalguitar.org/master-classes

Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 2:00PM: Jack Hancher - Guitarist
Sunday, October 18, 2026 at 2:00PM: Patterson/Sutton Duo
Monday, November 9, 2026 at 4:00PM: Raphael Feuillatre
Sunday, January 17, 2027 at 2:00PM: Virgile Barthe
Sunday, April 11, 2027 at 2:00PM: Duo Noire

Many beautiful moments this past All Metro Guitar Day at UMSL’s Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, which took place on Sunday, April 26, 2026. Thank you so much to local St. Louis photographer Theo R Welling Photography, LLC. for capturing these young guitarists in action! 📸

Guitar Horizons programming presents high-quality, classical guitar education in St. Louis schools that need it most. This past April, over 65 guitar students from across the region performed on stage together as a guitar orchestra and in small ensembles, a wondrous sight to see!
All Metro Guitar Day and Guitar Horizons are grant funded programs with support from the Des Lee Fine Arts Education Collaborative , Augustine Strings Foundation, Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis, and donors like you. Make a donation: https://www.stlclassicalguitar.org/donate

Did you know that the Gateway Guitar Quartet performs a free performance at The Cheshire Inn in the lobby every second Wednesday of the month?
Join us this week, Wednesday, July 8, 7:00-9:00pm with local guitarists Paul Kreter, Jeffrey Sieth, Stephen Rekas, and Bob Wooldridge, performing pieces from Bach to Beatles! 🎶

Pictures of the quartet performing at Powell Symphony Hall & the Missouri Athletic Club.