"Mr. Montiel's performance was the finest of our season." ~ Larry Aynesmith, President of the Sierra Nevada Guitar Society."Alejandro's performance at Texas State University - San Marcos was a delight. The combination of his technical prowess and lyrical playing left us all fulfilled and inspired. His Dyens was superb!" ~ Mark Cruz, Professor of Guitar, TSU San Marcos"His presentation was highly professional and very well received by our audience. He is definitely at home with the South American Classical repertoire that made up his program. In particular, he showed a great affinity for the music of Antonio Lauro, bringing a sophisticated and highly developed approach to the seldom heard "Sonata para Guitarra". His performance made a convincing argument that this composition deserves to be included in any discussion regarding major sonatas written for guitar in the early to mid-20th century." ~ Mitch Weverka- Artistic Director, Fort Worth Guitar Guild"Alejandro Montiel's performance was mature and beautifully nuanced. His command of style,color and technique made his performance truly wonderful." ~ Christine Schaffer, music faculty - Houston Community CollegeSince beginning his classical guitar studies in 1993, Alejando has performed throughout the US and Italy. He holds graduate degrees from the Peabody Conservatory and the University of Texas where he studied with Julian Gray and Adam Holzman, respectively. Alejandro has performed in numerous master classes with the world’s greatest players and pedagogues which include David Russell, Ricardo Cobo, Massimo Fellici, Manuel Barrueco, Elliot Fisk, Lukasz Kuropaczewski and many more. Acclaimed duo SoloDuo (Lorenzo Michelli & Matteo Mela) describe Alejandro’s playing as “beautiful†and Pepe Romero noted that Alejandro “understands music very well.†Dr. Montiel also received further musical instruction from world-renowned musicians, including baritone John Shirley-Quirk, cellist Nina Kotova, and the acclaimed Miró Quartet
In 2006 and 2007, Dr. Montiel was a finalist in the Texas Guitar Competition & Festival. From 2005 - 2008, Alejandro served as a private instructor through the Austin Classical Guitar Society’s educational outreach program, working with the local schools to further their already established guitar programs. Dr. Montiel serves on the faculty at the annual "Classical Minds" Guitar Festival in Houston. In January 2008, Alejandro was appointed to the music faculty in Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX.
In addition to his studies and instruction, Alejandro also performs as a founding member of the Texas Guitar Quartet.
