Alejandro Montiel

Alejandro Montiel serves as an Instructor of Classical Guitar in the Department of Music at the University of Texas at San Antonio's College of Liberal and Fine Arts, while simultaneously maintaining full-time guitar studios at Sam Houston State University and Lone Star College - Montgomery across Texas.

His academic credentials include graduate degrees from:

• Peabody Conservatory
• University of Texas at Austin

Montiel's artistic practice centers on Classical Guitar Performance mastery and repertoire expansion through Contemporary Music advocacy. As a dedicated chamber musician, he actively collaborates across diverse ensembles while contributing significantly to the field through Music Arranging for guitar ensembles. His innovative premieres of new compositions continuously reshape modern guitar performance standards.

His distinguished recognition includes:

• GRAMMY Nomination

Montiel mentors students across three institutional studios while driving major artistic initiatives including world premieres of Nico Muhly's "How Little You Are" and Andy Pape's "Houdini The Great" opera. His chamber collaborations span Grammy-winning ensembles like Los Angeles Guitar Quartet and Conspirare.

As a founding member of the Texas Guitar Quartet, Montiel has produced critically acclaimed recordings including "RED" and "ICON" albums, while regularly premiering works by composers such as Clarice Assad, Joseph V. Williams, and Samuel Zyman across international stages.