Vicky Alvarez

Vicky Alvarez is native to Asunción, Paraguay and moved to the United States in 2012. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in music with a concentration in classical guitar performance from SUNY Purchase College. Vicky’s goal is to share her music with those who need it and broaden her horizons by traveling and meeting people from communities she has never been to before. She is currently completing

Matt Kaplan is a classical guitarist based in New York City. He holds bachelor’s degrees of Music Education and Music Performance with a minor in Piano from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and a master’s of Music Performance from Mannes College – The New School for Music where he studied with classical guitar luminaries like Frederic Hand and Michael Newman. Matt’s performing experie

Our Summer Camp Director, Issac Hernandez, discovered his passion for guitar as a child when his grandfather introduced him to the instrument, starting with Mexican music. He was captivated with the guitar’s beautiful sounds and rhythms. As he grew older, his musical tastes evolved, and he became interested in rock and blues. Driven to transform his passion into a career, he pursued a formal educa

A Chicago native, Emilio picked up a guitar at the age of 12 with his dad at a local music store. Fueled by the excitement and energy he got from classic rock, Motown and 90s alternative, guitar went from being a hobby to an all out obsession. Since then, he recorded and shared the stage with with the Four Tops, Glen Hansard, Melvin Davis, Dennis Coffey, and many others. He has recorded, performed

Hector Marin joins the NYCGS team of amazing teachers from Costa Rica, has been playing the guitar for over ten years, and has been been teaching guitar for many years as well.