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Thanks a million to the participants, the sponsors, the audience, and the amazing faculty and performers who made the 25th New York Guitar Seminar an incredible success!
Check out some of the video links below from past guitar seminar events.
Mark your calendars NOW and plan to join us for:
The 26th New York Guitar Seminar
June 29 – July 2, 2026
Celebrating Sergio Assad
Invited faculty and performers include:
Sergio Assad
João Luiz
Berta Rojas
Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo
Eduardo Gutterres
Alan Liu
Henrique Carvalho
Mariano Aguirre
Yenne Lee
Tali Roth
Michael Andriaccio
Mário da Silva
José Maldonado
Gabriel Handy
Matthew Pidi
among others!
Activities will include participants’ ensemble rehearsing and performing music of Sergio Assad, hands-on workshops, master classes, faculty concerts, participant performance classes and concerts.
Master Classes, Hands-On Workshops, Faculty Concerts, New Music, Ensemble and Solo Participant Performances
Upper East Side of Manhattan
Hunter College Music Department, New York City
Americas Society’s Music of the Americas
Opportunities for All Participants:
Master Classes * Participants’ Concert * Hands-On Workshops*Open Stage with LiveStream * Guit-orchestra music of Sergio Assad
Our official hotel, The Fitzpatrick Manhattan Hotel, is offering a very special discounted rate that is $70/night less than last year! Details on the Housing page.
2026 Production Team
2024 Seminar Participants
Please enjoy the music below and on the New York Guitar Seminar’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NYGuitarSeminar/videos
Paulo Bellinati in concert with guests Laura Oltman, João Luiz, Michael Newman at the Americas Society from the 2023 New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes
Music of Jaime Zenamon in concert at Americas Society from the 2024 New York Guitar Seminar featuring Matt Kaplan, Pierre Ferreyra-Mansilla, Daniel Moreno, Mark Humburg
Eduardo Fernández in concert at Americas Society from the 2022 New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes.
Music of Puerto Rican Masters in concert at Americas Society from the 2025 New York Guitar Seminar featuring Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo, Hermelindo Ruiz, Dúo Copla (José Maldonado and Ernesto Ramos Vásquez)
João Luiz in remote concert from the 2020 online New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes
Visit the New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes YouTube channel to enjoy last year’s events: New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes
Support our incredible sponsors!
2015 New York Guitar Seminar at Mannes video by Robert Olmsted
“Welcome to the 25th New York Guitar Seminar! It is hard to believe how quickly those twenty-five years have flown past. The world has seen pandemic, adversity, and political upheaval, but throughout everything there has always been music. Music is the motivating force in the lives of our students, our colleagues, our composers, all the hundreds of participants of the New York Guitar Seminar over this quarter century.
Musicians may not be able to perform surgery or put out fires, but there are times when a concert – or practicing the guitar in a quiet room – can heal a mortal wound or dispel the dark clouds for a while and make life worth living. This is the wonder of music. Thank you for allowing us to share that with you for these many years. We hope you can join us for a few days of making and sharing music together!!”