October 13-15, 2023 – 2023 University of Louisville Guitar Festival and Competition

The UofL Guitar Festival and Competition welcomes a roster of top-rate guitarists, devoted students, and casual enthusiasts for intensive study and artistic development.

Online Registration

Schedule of Events

Competition Results

Youth Division I (Under 15)

1. Alexandria Cutting
2. Lincoln Hall 

Youth Division II (15-18)

1. Owen Wang 
2. Amanda Pazos 
3. Asher Wedin 
4. Griffen Farnsley 

Collegiate Division

1. Nik Divall 
2. Owen Wang 
3. Suvan Allagar 
4. William Tanner 

Open Division

1. Gwenyth Allegler 
2. Alvaro Henrique 
3. Nik Divall 
4. Jeremy Waldrip 

Artists and Clinicians

Dale Kavanagh

Ricardo Cobo

Lovro Peretić

Tantalus Quartet

Kristian Anderson

Lynn McGrath

Sung Shin

Nathan Fischer

Dennis Davis

Stephen Mattingly, Festival and Competition Director