July 12-18, 2026
The 2026 Workshop: July 12-18.
Spend the week studying at one of the most prestigious music schools in the world with faculty including William Kanengiser (USC Thornton School of Music, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet), Dr. Stephen Mattingly (Florida State University), director Dr. Christopher Wilke (CCM) and other renowned teachers. The Guitar Workshop at the University of Cincinnati is a true fantasy camp of enthralling concerts, inspiring masterclasses, the thrill of a massed guitar orchestra, fascinating lectures on guitar-related topics, and individualized coaches for your very own ensemble. The festivities conclude with a participants' extravaganza featuring YOU and your new friends performing solos, as well as in small groups and a large guitar orchestra. Playing guitar is fun. Playing guitar better is even more fun!!!
Open to players of any level, ages 14 and up. All levels welcome. No audition required.
Guest Artist
William Kanengiser
“One of the extraordinary masters of the instrument.”
-Seattle Post-Intelligencer
USC Thornton School of Music;
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Workshop Director
Dr. Christopher Wilke
"Wilke's playing goes far beyond the notes... giving us the opportunity to understand something deep through this beautiful language of music."
- Guitar Foundation of America Soundboard
University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music
Guest Artist
Dr. Stephen Mattingly
"...a virtuoso performance, filled with expression and an underlying angst. Stephen Mattingly is an artist to his fingertips."
- Fanfare Magazine
Florida State University
Faculty
Matthew Trkula
George Mason University (VA)
Faculty
Sarah Wilke
President, Greater Cincinnati Guitar Society
Cincinnati, OH
Faculty
Karl Wohlwend
“Extraordinary talent!”
- The Outer Banks (NC) Forum for the Lively Arts
Ohio State University (OH)
Faculty
Richard Goering
Classical guitar and fingerstyle soloist with orchestras and chamber music groups and with classical and popular vocalists on concert series in the United States, in Spain, and Italy.
former faculty
University of Louisville,
Huntington University (WV)
The CCM Guitar Workshop is immersive. You will be playing and having direct contact with world-class artists all day. To view a sample schedule, click here.
Questions? Email wilkecr@ucmail.uc.edu
