Alejandro Rodriguez - Classical Guitarist
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05/05/2025
Last week marked a milestone! I had the privilege of hosting the great Jeremy Garcia, professor of classical and flamenco guitar at the University of Houston , and my former and first guitar professor Dr. Isaac Bustos , who currently teaches at University of Texas - San Antonio, at Katy Westpark High School. They both played an amazing set and worked with a few of my students. They definitely captivated many young guitarists with their playing and teaching. Thank you both, I am grateful!
02/09/2024
05/30/2023
Excited for my third and last DMA recital this Friday. Particularly excited about playing music by Olga Amelkina-Vera ( ), Kevin Callahan, and Antonio Jose!!
Friday June 2nd, 6:30PM, livestream will be available here: https://recording.music.unt.edu/media/t/1_exmgv47x
04/27/2023
UNT Guitar Ensemble Recital tomorrow April 27, 2PM, Voertman Hall
Come by if you are around! Or watch the livestream below. Proud of these students for accomplishing what they have! You won’t regret tuning in!
Livestream link: (live at 2pm CT)
https://recording.music.unt.edu/media/t/1_jgzo28eu
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03/06/2023
Excited to have gotten third place at the 21st Texas guitar competition! It was fun getting to play next to these great guitarists! Thank you to all organizers of the event and to the judges, and congratulations to all the winners!
10/31/2022
For those in the DFW area: my 2nd DMA recital will be happening this Wednesday, 6:30pm Voertman Hall at UNT. Come on by!!
10/26/2022
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This Friday, October 28th at 7:30 pm, I will present a talk on my recent composition "Western Vista" for solo guitar at the University of Texas at Dallas Johnson Performance Hall. I composed "Western Vista" for the Grammy winner David Russell, commissioned and inspired by an idea from Russell Cleveland, a long-time supporter of the classical guitar in Dallas. My presentation will be followed by a short masterclass on the work, in which I will work on this composition with two past laureates of the UTD Guitar Competition. It should be fun--come check it out!
Them faces though… this is the first movement of Sonatina Meridional by Ponce!
06/19/2022
What a week! Got to have lessons with , , and with my former professor , as well as a masterclass with Juan Carlos Laguna, professor at UNAM in Mexico City, which is my city, and of all places, I got to meet him here in Houston.
They all played amazing concerts, including my former colleague !!
In addition, I was fortunate enough to get 4th place at the competition and got to meet some great guitarists!
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Biography
Alejandro Rodriguez is a classical guitarist pursuing a Professional Studies Diploma program at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Jason Vieaux, a world-renowned guitarist, Grammy winner, and the youngest Guitar Foundation of America competition winner.
Alejandro was born in Mexico City and moved to Houston, Texas in 2006, when he began learning the guitar. However; it was not until 2014 when he began studying classical guitar with Nicaraguan guitarist and pedagogue Dr. Isaac Bustos at Texas A&M University. He graduated with a BA in Music in May 2016, and during his time at A&M he competed for the first time in a guitar duo at the Brownsville Guitar Ensemble Competition and won first prize. Since then, Alejandro has worked committedly in his career as a professional guitarist. He recently earned a Master of Music degree in Classical Guitar Performance from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, under the instruction of Cuban virtuoso Rene Izquierdo.
Alejandro won the 2019 James Stroud Competition, took fourth place at the 2019 Appalachian State Solo Guitar Competition, and has been a finalist at the 2017 Wilson Center Guitar Competition and the 2018 Schubert Club Competition, where he received honorable mention. He has also performed at masterclasses with renowned guitarists like Alvaro Pierri, Zoran Dukic, Aniello Desiderio, Raphaella Smits, Adam Holzman, among others. His repertoire includes composers like Bach, Rodrigo, and Dyens, as well as South American composers like Villa-Lobos, Barrios, and Lecuona. Alejandro has also collaborated with flamenco musicians, displaying great versatility with the guitar.
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