Treasure Coast Classical Guitar Society

     When I moved to Port St. Lucie, there was one other classical guitarist in the area. Rowdy Carlton teaches in Stuart. I actually found his website before I moved here. Well our numbers recently doubled. In the past 2 months, 2 other classical guitarists, Martin and Ernesto,  have contacted me after finding my website. They both moved here this past spring. Ernesto asked me if there was a guitar society in this area. The closest guitar societies are Orlando and Miami. There used to be one in Melbourne (1 1/2 hours north), but it is currently inactive. It looks like it is time to start a classical guitar society. There are 4 of us now, plus Rowdy has some adult and teen students who play well.

      In 2009 I was elected president of the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society. I had to resign when we moved to Florida, but that year of experience will be helpful.  While I was president we revised the by-laws, which were outdated at the time. 

     My plan is to have some concerts featuring our local guitarists. We have some real talent here and can advertise on the local classical radio station. (Port St. Lucie actually has a better classical radio station than Philly.)  We will use the admission money we collect to be the seed money to bring in guitarists from out of the area. As we raise appreciation of the classical guitar in the Treasure Coast area, it should help the 4 of us to get new students.