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Sierra Nevada
Guitar Festival
events will be on hiatus for 2025. Join us 2026/2027 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.


Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival events will be on hiatus for 2025. Join us 2026/2027 for innovative programs.

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Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival 2025 Award
Our 2025 Award for Distinguished Service to the Field of Classical Guitar goes to the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts Guitar Program directed by Dr. Lucas Finney. You can learn more about the Academy at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUpaoNyyU3A and
https://www.lasvegasacademy.net/guitar-1
 
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Thanks to our 2024 Guest Artists -

Featured Artist
MISAEL, FLAMENCO GUITAR
www.misaelflamenco.com

Opening Act
DANIEL ROEST
www.danielguitar.com

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For more info or to join our email list, send request to:
music@sierraguitar.org

Facebook:
www.facebook.com/SierraNevadaGuitarFestival

Youtube:
www.youtube.com/@theavatarsmith1495/playlists

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Thanks to all those who help make this series possible including:
Lawrence Smith, Artistic Director

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www.lawrenceguitarist.com
 
Our board members, sponsors, donors, volunteers, attendees, 
www.StringsByMail.com, Reno Artown Festival, South Reno United Methodist Church

(c) 2025
Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival

Email:
music@sierraguitar.org

Mail:
Sierra Nevada Guitar Festival
P.O. Box 18971
Reno, NV 89511