Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival

Sierra Nevada
Guitar Festival
events will be on hiatus for 2026. Join us 2027/2028 for innovative programs.

Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival Awards

Distinguished Service to the Field of
Classical Guitar

Recipients:

Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Guitar Program
Daniel Roest
Victor Villadangos
Vasil Chekardzhikov
Kenny Hill
Michael Thames
Scott Cmiel
David Norton
Antoniy Kakamakov

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Artists presented over the years include:

Victor Villadangos
Maximo Diego Pujol
Duo Siqueira Lima
Andrew York
Paul Galbraith
Celso Machado
Berta Rojas
Denis Azabagic
Jorge Caballero
Matt Palmer
Stephen Mattingly
Meng Su (virtual)
Lily Afshar
Marc Teicholz
Gohar Vardanyan
Jeremy Jouve
Celino and Lito Romero
Misael
(Flamenco Guitar)
Triada Trio
Vasil Chekardzhikov
Grisha Goryachev
(Flamenco Guitar)
Michael Chapdelaine
Christina Sandsengen
Ronn McFarlane (Lute)
Muriel Anderson
Stephen Aron
Jon Mendle
Christopher Mann
Gonzalo Bergara Quartet (Gypsy Jazz)
Isaac Bustos
Eric Wang
Julian Forest
(Electric Guitar)
Thibault Cauvin
Saffire: The Australian Guitar Quartet
Vida Guitar Quartet
San Francisco Guitar Quartet
Ivan Resendiz
Connie Sheu
Lawrence Smith
Viviana Guzman (Flute)
Jason McGuire and
Terceto Kali (Flamenco/Jazz)
Marten Falk
Daniel Roest
Ricardo Cobo
Matthew Montfort (World Fusion and Scalloped Guitar)
and many more

• Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival is a division of Lake Tahoe Classic Guitar Society, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, ID 20-1754458.