Guitar Strand
Photo Courtesy of James Garrison
Marco Villa, Texas Commission on the
Arts Young Master
McCallum Fine Arts Academy offers a music major in Classical Guitar Studies. Besides taking four years of guitar class, students are also required to take one year of class piano and a year of Music Theory. The Austin Chapter of the Classical Guitar Society and the McCallum Fine Arts Academy have had a mutually beneficial partnership since the Fall of 2000. Facilitated by Professor Adam Holzman of U.T., our program is enhanced by frequent concerts on our campus by world-famous classical guitarists; private lessons available at school given by students of Professor Holzman; and the opportunity for our guitarists to play in chamber ensembles directed by outside coaches.
McCallum Guitarists Earn Gold
Photo Courtesy of James Garrison
This award allowed students Alan Lamme, Catalina Hungerford, and Joel Silguero to compete at the State level. The State UIL solo & ensemble competition was held here in Austin at UT campus over Memorial Day weekend. All three of our players performed, and all three were once again awarded the gold medal for outstanding performance!!
Congratulations to these students!
Alan and Joel were graduating seniors and both have fone on to study guitar in college. Catalina, a junior this years, remains in the Classical Guitar program and hopes to prepresent McCallum at UIL again this school year.