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).

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 performs on a beautiful double-top (balsa-core) classical guitar by renowned luthier Michael Thames. Mr. Arnold also performs on a beautiful classical guitar by renowned luthier Paul Jacobson.