The Texas Guitar Competition and Festival

The Texas Guitar Competition and Festival 🎸 UTD Texas Guitar Competition and Festival - Classical guitar concerts, masterclasses

03/08/2026

Winners from the 24th Texas Guitar Competition and Festival
Youth Division 1
1st – Ryals Thompson (tie)
1st – Vikranth Chilamakuri (tie)
3rd – John Henry Bostick

Youth Division 2
1st – Adrian Ordonez
2nd – Ishaan Jha
3rd (tie) Gokul Hari & Akshar Vivek

Adult Division
1st- Jiujiu Wu
2nd – David Manzanares-Salguero
3rd – Eduardo Lopez
4th – Mario Pino
Martha and John Nye Audience Favorite – David Manzanares-Salguero

Congratulations to all our winners! We will see you next year for the 25th anniversary!

02/25/2026

Our 24th Texas Guitar Competition and Festival is right around the corner! March 5-7, 2026 on the UTD Campus.
utd.link/guitarfest
All concerts are free and open to the public - we look forward to seeing you soon.

02/13/2026

Youth Competitors and Orchestra players: you have less than a week to sign up for the March 7th event on UTD campus. Application deadline is Feb 19th at 11:59pm (central) We hope to see you soon - Youth Director Eddie Healy will premiere a new piece for the orchestra to play Saturday evening. utd.link/guitarfest

02/02/2026

Hello new and returning Texas Festival and Competition participants! Make sure you get your adult category application in by this Friday at 11:59pm (US Central time)
We look forward to seeing you in early March. Concerts, Vendors, and more - over $8k in prize money!

01/22/2026

The application deadline is approaching for the Texas Guitar Festival and Competition. Please submit your application before Feb 6th for the adult category, and Feb 19th for the youth category. We look forward to welcoming you back to our campus. Be sure to attend our lectures, vendor booths, and evening concerts! Utd.edu/guitar utd.link/guitarfest

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