Caleb H. Best has studied guitar from the age of twelve. He was awarded a Presidential Scholarship to study classical guitar at Kilgore College under the direction of Jason Gautney. In addition to private teaching, Caleb has participated in solo and group performances throughout East and Central Texas. He has performed in Master classes with Jorge Morel, Adam Del Monte, and Ernesto Garcia de Leon. Caleb holds both a Bachelors Degree in classical guitar performance and a Masters Degree in guitar performance from Southern Methodist University where he studied with Robert Guthrie. Caleb is a fan of the Dallas Mavericks and Texas Rangers. He enjoys playing guitar for both work and pleasure.

Dianne Guthrie has taught guitar for the past 26 years. She received degrees from the University of Texas and the University of Memphis. Her advanced training and certification are in the Suzuki School of Music. Mrs. Guthrie has performed in master classes with Giovanni DeChiaro, Robert Guthrie, Marcelo Kayath, the Michael Newman/Laura Oltman duo, Carlo Pezzimenti, and David Tannenbaum. She studied with John Stover (University of Memphis), Tom Johnson (U.N.T.), and Robert Guthrie (S.M.U.). Mrs. Guthrie has given solo and ensemble performances in churches, schools, and universities. For 5 years, she was a member of “Rosewood,” an all-woman guitar ensemble. She co-authored the book Guitar Hymns Glorifying Him, and has led worship with guitar in many church services. Mrs. Guthrie is also an award-winning artist and metal smith. Mrs. Guthrie’s son is an Information Technology Consultant and her daughter is a Physical Therapist in Dallas. Her husband, Robert Guthrie, is a well-known guitarist and head of the guitar program at S.M.U.

Eddie Healy began studying the classical guitar with Dr. Enric Madriguera. He went on to study with Tom Johnson at the University of North Texas, and received his Bachelor’s Degree in classical guitar performance there. He then completed a Master of Music degree with Robert Guthrie at Southern Methodist University. He was awarded a scholarship from the Dallas Federation of Music Clubs, and was the recipient of the Alice Jones-Berding scholarship in 1995.

Eddie performs regularly as soloist, accompanist and ensemble member in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. He has performed with the vocalists of The Orchestra of New Spain as well as string soloists from The Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Eddie traveled to Spain in 2008 for a series of concerts and twice to Mexico in 2009 to perform at the 19^th Annual International Guitar Festival of Morelia and the 4th Festival Internacional de Guitarra Ramón Noble. He has appeared on national television and radio programs in Hidalgo, Mexico. At the 2009 Texas Guitar Festival, he performed on the same program as David Russell and shared the stage with William Kanengiser at the Texas Festival in 2010.

He currently teaches at The University of Texas at Dallas, Eastfield College, the Spring Creek and Central Park campuses of the Collin County Community College District and the Gray School of Music. He has been a judge at the Annual Texas International Guitar Competition/Festival and a co-director of the Annual Eastfield Collegiate Guitar Competition/Festival. He served as the assistant festival director at the 2010 Texas International Guitar Competition/Festival.

His original compositions have been performed in Germany, Italy, Mexico, Spain, and the United States. Some were utilized as competition pieces by the Collin College One O’clock Guitar Ensemble when they received First Prize in their category at the University of Texas at Brownsville Guitar Ensemble Competition in 2007 and by the Guitar Arts Advanced Guitar Trio of Houston, Texas at the same competition in 2009. One of his pieces was featured on the youth showcase of the Guitar Foundation of America’s International Festival of 2009. He has composed the theme to a series of podcasts produced by UTD titled “A Conversation With...” the score for the video game “The Digital Calculus Coach”, and the alma mater for Rogers Middle School in Prosper, Texas. He is a member of ASCAP.

Eddie has recorded for the label, Schaefers Recording Cooperative. He is currently pursuing his PhD at UTD with his first guitar instructor, Dr. Madriguera, serving as his advisor.

“Eddie Healy performed each number with much care and precision and at the same time managed to deliver the emotional quality of which the classical guitar is capable.”

- Gelene Simpson, Corsicana Daily Sun

His Web site is www.myspace.com/eddiehealymusic.

King Kun Ng has 11 years teaching experience,and he has taught from elementary school level to university level. He has also performed over in Malaysia, China, and the United States. He was invited to perform in Malaysia Twin Tower for Younger Work of Art program in 1999, during his 2^nd semester of college. In the same year, he was also invited by the Kuala Lumpur Orchestral Association to perform for their concert. In 2000, King won his first prize in the first Selangor State & KL guitar competition in Malaysia. After obtaining his diploma, he went to XiAn China to further his study. In 2002, he won the special prize in the instrument group of 1^st Western China Instrument, Vocal, and Dancing Competition. In 2004, he received a full scholarship from SMU for his study in Artist Certificate program and Master’s degree. During this time period, he has also taught guitar classes in SMU. He is one of the members of a church worship team. King has specially noted “without the support of my lovely wife, Khing Shyuan Ng, I would not make it this far and I thank God for all of this.” They have added a new family member, Timothy, in December 2006.

Daniel E. Rodriguez moved to Dallas, Texas, in 1996 to study music at SMU and pursue his dream of becoming a professional guitarist. He studied classical guitar with Robert Guthrie and graduated with a Bachelor of Music in guitar performance in 1999, and continued his graduate studies at SMU, completing his Master of Music in guitar performance in 2001.

Although Daniel has a classical education and is known around DFW for his classical guitar music, he has an undying passion for the electric guitar. Daniel spent the last several years developing his creativity and the end result is his debut album UNSTOPPABLE, a rock instrumental album of original tunes. It will be available on iTunes, MySpace, AmazonMP3, and Napster in July 2010.