Stacy Arnold is a concert guitarist in Dallas, Texas who is recognized for his artistry as a concert soloist, recording artist, and educator whose concert performance has been described by the Evangel University Artist Series as “a variety of guitar music, stylistically pleasing in every way” and applauded for his innate musicianship, virtuosity, and beautiful tone. The Cass County Performing Arts Council has described his concert appearance as “generous and delightful”. Mr. Arnold has toured throughout the United States at Universities, Colleges, Arts organizations, music festivals, and various concert and artist series. Mr. Arnold’s concerts are characterized by performances that represent the entire history of the guitar, presenting composers from the 16th century Renaissance to the modern day, with an emphasis on the music of Spain and Latin America. Stacy Arnold is professor of classical guitar studies at Dallas Baptist University where he directs the guitar program.
Stacy Arnold holds a Master of Music degree in guitar performance from Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts where he was a scholarship recipient and graduate teaching assistant under the tutelage of internationally acclaimed concert guitarist, teacher, and composer Robert Guthrie. He also holds a Bachelor of Music degree in guitar performance from Middle Tennessee State University where he studied under the guidance of Dr. William Yelverton. He has been guided in master class instruction by David Tanenbaum (San Francisco Conservatory of Music) and Robert Guthrie (Taos, New Mexico). Mr. Arnold has also been guided in technical and artistic excellence through the numerous publications of classical guitarist, concert artist, teacher, research scholar, and composer Christopher Berg.
Stacy Arnold’s debut recording Eli’s Gift has been enthusiastically described as “excellent, very expressive and emotive……a great, warm rich tone to the guitar and the playing is deeply poetic.” Eli’s Gift is a portrait of guitar composers from the 16th century Renaissance to the 20th century that features beautiful and virtuosic music and includes selections from the first Cello Suite by J.S. Bach and various etudes by Cuban composer Leo Brouwer from his Estudios Sencillos. The recording features the music of J.S. Bach, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Francisco Tarrega, Antonio Lauro, Leo Brouwer, Fernando Sor, Luis Milan, and Luis de Narvaez.
Mr. Arnold’s students have been accepted for Undergraduate and Graduate guitar performance study for Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.), Performance Diploma, Masters of Music, and Bachelors of Music degrees at Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts, The University of North Texas, Texas Woman’s University, and Texas State University, and hold positions as the professor of guitar studies on college campuses.
Stacy Arnold maintains an active concert schedule and has toured throughout the United States at many prestigious and distinguished venues as The Festiva Concert Series (First Presbyterian Church, Greenwood, SC), Advent Concert Series (First Baptist Church, San Antonio, TX), Marvin Concert Series (Tyler, TX.), Keller Public Arts Concert Series, Chamber Music Concert Series (Abilene, TX), The Waxahachie Symphony Association, Cass County Performing Arts Council, Noel Masterworks Concert Series, Hill College Performing Arts Series, Fort Worth Guitar Guild, Mu Phi Epsilon Sunday Concert Series, City Arts Festival, Blue Mountain College, Lord of Life Lutheran Church Concert Series, Evangel University Artist Series, Mississippi State University Concert Series, University of Louisiana, and Louisiana College.
Stacy Arnold is recognized for his artistry as a concert soloist and recording artist whose concerts have been described as “a variety of guitar music, stylistically pleasing in every way” and applauded for his innate musicianship, virtuosity, and beautiful tone. The Cass County Performing Arts Council has described his concert performance as “generous and delightful”.
Stacy Arnold is professor of classical guitar studies at the Dallas Baptist University School of Music, where he directs the guitar program and has over 25 years of teaching experience that includes private lessons, guitar ensemble, and class guitar. Mr. Arnold’s students have been accepted for Graduate guitar study for Doctoral of Musical Arts (D.M.A.), Performance Diploma, and Masters of Music degrees at Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts and The University of North Texas and hold positions as the professor of guitar studies on college campuses.
Stacy Arnold’s debut recording Eli’s Gift features beautiful and virtuosic classical guitar music from Spain and Latin America that features music from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and 20th century. The recording features the music of J.S. Bach, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Francisco Tarrega, Antonio Lauro, Leo Brouwer, Fernando Sor, Luis Milan, and Luis de Narvaez.
Stacy Arnold’s videos present performances showcasing an eclectic variety of composers from the 16th century Renaissance to the 20th century and feature the music of Spain and Latin America.
Stacy Arnold’s artist press kit includes photos and various advertisement documents for concert presenters.
Stacy Arnold is professor of classical guitar studies at Dallas Baptist University and also maintains an active private lesson studio throughout the year where he teaches private classical guitar lessons to students of all ages, from beginner to advanced. Private lesson study accommodates students who have professional aspirations and students who have a desire or interest to pursue the study of the art of the classical guitar.
The blog posts feature articles related to method books, technique books and topics, and a special feature of an honorary tribute to international concert artist, teacher, and composer Robert Guthrie.
Stacy Arnold’s Facebook Artist page features the latest news posts, upcoming concert dates, the latest recordings, videos, and more.
The books for technique building and music reading for students, teachers, and concert artists features various study topics to create an effortless musical and artistic technique for guitarists at all levels.
"Stacy plays with a heightened sense of style and finesse. In particular, his interpretation of Spanish Baroque repertoire is especially beautiful and seems to evoke the total ambiance of the era and locale.”
"A talented and polished performer....excellent music from the Renaissance to the present time, all of which he plays with style and dedication"
"Stacy Arnold brings artistry, professionalism and a wide variety of repertoire to every concert. As an ambassador of the instrument with a wealth of concert experience, he shares his musical knowledge and artistry with audiences of all ages."