SLCG Summer Guitar Gala

SLCG Summer Guitar Gala 2025 - Please join us on Saturday, June 28th, 7:30pm at the Focal Point, 2720 Sutton Blvd in Maplewood, for an evening of guitar with two local guitarists for a great cause. All proceeds from our Summer Guitar Gala go towards SLCG’s Guitar Horizons program, which brings guitar education into St. Louis schools. We hope to see you there!

Born and raised in St. Louis, Vincent Varvel began his professional career while studying jazz guitar at SIUE, freelancing with many different performers in the St. Louis area. Since then he has toured the United States and Europe with various ensembles in addition to leading his own jazz group performing his original compositions. He is currently Instructor of Guitar at Washington University in St. Louis.

Farshid Etniko is an Iranian-American performer and composer who combines jazz standards and Latin beats with Middle Eastern flavor. Farshid is a renowned musician in St. Louis, celebrated for his complex, beautiful, and unique music. A true scholar of world music, Farshid has extensively traveled and studied in France, Iran, Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg.