2024 University of Louisville Guitar Festival and Competition

October 11-13, 2024



Guitar Fest 2023

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

 

Concert Tickets and Registration Fees

Competition: $50 (all divisions); $30 preliminary round video fee for open division.

Masterclass: $50 

Concerts: $20 general admission / $10 students

Concert tickets are available here: https://louisville.edu/music/payment/mus/

Please indicate "GuitarFest2023" as the invoice number and you will receive an email with the link to our live stream. 

Registration deadline is October 1. 

 

Competitions

Open Division, open to guitarists of all ages  

Collegiate Division, open to guitarists of all ages who have not completed an undergraduate degree

Youth Division, two categories open to guitarists ages 18 and under. Category I is under 15 years old, and Category II is 15-18 years old.

 

Artists and Clinicians

More info coming in 2024.

Stephen Mattingly, Festival and Competition Director

 

 

Our co-sponsor on select events is the Louisville Guitar Society. Find the full list of their guitar events at www.LouisvilleGuitarSociety.org.

 

Prize guitars offered by Saers Guitars. www.saersguitars.com

Online in collaboration with Etudes.co

 

The University of Louisville Guitar Festival is made possible by the generous support of our donors and corporate sponsors.