Composer and musician Kaki King is considered one of the world’s greatest living guitarists, known both for her technical mastery and for her constant quest to push the boundaries of the instrument. Hailed by Rolling Stone as “a genre unto herself,” Kaki has released 9 albums and toured extensively, presenting in such prestigious arts centers as the Kennedy Center, MoMA, LACMA, The Met and Smithsonian Design Museum.

Ronald Pearl has enjoyed a multi-faceted career as a guitarist, composer, and teacher. For two decades he toured and performed with Julian Gray, and together they released a series of highly acclaimed CDs. In recent years his creative work has focused on composing. His works have been performed throughout North and South America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. He recently retired from Loyola University Maryland, where he taught guitar, chamber music, music history and theory.

Leo Welch has published over 55 compositions, arrangements and editions of solo, chamber, and guitar ensemble works with the FJH Music Company, Mel Bay Publications, Tuscany Publications (Theodore Presser), D’Oz Publications, and Class Guitar Resources.

Andrew York is one of today’s best loved composers for classical guitar and a performer of international stature. His compositions blend the styles of ancient eras with modern musical directions, creating music that is at once vital, multi-leveled and accessible. Andrew received a GRAMMY as a member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet during his sixteen years with the cutting-edge ensemble.