Wedding Ceremony Music
Dallas & Fort Worth Metroplex
Traditional & Contemporary Music
Stacy Arnold – Classical Guitarist
Stacy Arnold is a professional classical guitarist in Dallas, Texas whose 30 years of performance artistry and experience will provide an elegant and beautiful musical setting for a bride’s special day. Mr. Arnold has performed hundreds of weddings and and his performances have been described as “absolutely beautiful, outstanding, and made the ceremony perfect!” Stacy Arnold holds a Masters degree in guitar performance from Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts and is professor of classical guitar studies at Dallas Baptist University.
Mr. Arnold’s wedding experience includes traditional and contemporary ceremony music selections, professional experience with coordinators and photographers, and performances at Texas’ premier and distinguished wedding venues. Wedding performances have included a variety of settings ranging from professional wedding venues in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex including cathedrals and churches, historic homes, botanical gardens, country clubs, picturesque Texas ranches, luxurious hotels, and private residences.
Wedding music for this very special day include a variety of choices ranging from the popular tradwedding music of “Canon in D” (Pachelbel’s Canon), “Ave Maria”, “Air on a G String”, “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”, “The Wedding March”, “The Bridal Chorus”, “The Trumpet Voluntary”, as well as Contemporary, Romantic, Spanish, Classical, Latin, Hymns & Worship, Renaissance, and Baroque music favorites.
Listen to the music samples for a variety of music choices that will provide an elegant and beautiful ambiance for your wedding ceremony setting. Special music requests for a bride’s processional or other areas of the ceremony are available to make this special day a personal, elegant, and beautiful occasion.
Stacy Arnold has performed weddings at many special locations such as The Dallas Arboretum, Belo Mansion, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, Ft. Worth Botanical Gardens, Marie Gabrielle, Swiss Avenue (Dallas, TX), The Page House (Georgetown, Tx.), The Wildflower Center (Austin, Tx.), Chapel Dulcinea (Austin, Tx.), Texas Old Town (Kyle, Tx.), The Hummingbird House (Manchaca, Tx.), Little Chapel in the Woods, The Ashton Hotel, The Gaylord Texan, The Tower Club, Texas Sports Hall of Fame (Waco, Tx.), Barron’s on 5th (Waco, Tx.), Worthington Renaissance Hotel, Stoneleigh Hotel, Maple Manor Hotel, Fairmont Hotel, Omni Hotel, Hilton-Anatole Hotel, Woodlands Resort and Conference Center (The Woodlands, Tx.), Rosemary Mansion (Waxahachie, Tx.), and theWyatt Mansion (Waxahachie, Tx.).
Stacy Arnold travels throughout the North Texas region and throughout the state of Texas for wedding performances to locations including Irving, Addison, Richardson, Garland, Mesquite, Grand Prairie, Hutchins, Duncanville, Waxahachie, Midlothian, Hurst, Waco, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, Georgetown, Roundrock, San Antonio, Kyle, Buda, San Marcos, Flowermound, Katy, Keller, McKinney, Frisco, Southlake, Rockwall, Rowlett, Denton, Arlington, Mesquite, Pilot Point, Corsicana, Ennis, Mansfield, North Richland Hills, Keller, Carrollton, Sunnyvale, Balch Springs, Lancaster, Coppell, Desoto, Sachse, Wilmer, Euless, Plano, Murphy, Seagoville, Cedar Hill, Grapevine, Red Oak, Bedford, Parker, Arlington, The Colony, and more
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“Stacy Arnold performed at my March 29th Wedding. First off, his music was absolutely beautiful and made the ceremony perfect. He arrived early to set up at my wedding and was such a friendly guy! Stacy was punctual, wonderful to work with and delivered just as we expected. Without Stacy’s performance, I know our wedding wouldn’t have been the same. I HIGHLY recommend him to any bride….or anyone for that matter! He is a very talented guy who made my wedding day perfect:) Thanks Stacy!!! You’re the BEST!!! Five stars all day:)”
– Sally B. 3/2014 (Ft. Worth Botanical Gardens)
“Stacy Arnold is the best! He performed at my wedding last weekend, and I can’t put into words how amazing it was. My ceremony was absolutely gorgeous, in large part due to Stacy! He also was very responsive to my emails, answered all of my questions, and was very nice and professional throughout the process. I would highly recommend Stacy Arnold to all future brides!”
– 10/7/17 Mallory L. (The Laurel/Grapevine, TX.)
Stacy Arnold is a concert artist in Dallas, TX who is recognized for his artistry as a concert soloist, recording artist, and educator 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”. Mr. Arnold has toured throughout the United States at Universities, Colleges, and various arts organizations concert 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 has been the professor of the classical guitar department at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary/Texas Baptist College, Nelson University, and 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).
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 St. Johns Lutheran Church Concert Series (Phoenixville, PA), 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, Episcopal Church of the Heavenly Rest 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 classical guitar by nenowned Spanish luthier Ignacio Rozas
Listening Samples
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1 (BWV 1007) by J.S. Bach
Etude in B minor by Fernando Sor
Can’t Help falling in Love
A Thousand Years
Ave Maria
Canon in D (Pachelbel’s Canon)
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Lagrima
The Wedding March (Mendelssohn)
The Bridal Chorus
The Trumpet Voluntary
Pavan No. 1 by Luis Milan (Renaissance)
Prelude No. 1 (Lyric Melody) by Heitor Villa-Lobos (Brazil)
Guardame Las Vacas by Luys de Narvaez (1538)
Video Samples
Booking Information
For questions about a wedding ceremony performance and schedule availability, please e-mail (see email form below) text, or call using the contact information listed.
A $150.00 deposit is required to book the date and time of the performance. Deposit and final balance payments are paid by Venmo, Paypal or Zelle. The final balance is due no later than one month prior to the date of the wedding.
Phone: 469-337-7294
Ceremony Performance Rate
One-Hour Ceremony: $600.00
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