The Baltimore Classical Guitar Society

"Tennant fulfills every criterion: taste, touch, interpretation, programming, insight and enjoyability!"
(American Record Guide)

Beloved by audiences around the world, guitarist Scott Tennant is a favorite guest artist in music series and guitar festivals around the world. A founding member of the Grammy®-winning ensemble Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Scott Tennant is himself considered to be one of the world’s top classical guitarists. Past seasons have taken him to festivals in Europe, Japan, United States, and Canada.

He has authored several books and articles on guitar technique, including his best seller Pumping Nylon, which has attained a “cult” classic status. He has made numerous recordings as a soloist on the GHA and Delos labels, and as a member of the L. A. Guitar Quartet on the GHA, Delos, Sony Classical, Windham Hill, Deutsche Grammophon, and Telarc labels. Their Telarc release LAGQ Latin was nominated for a Grammy®, and their current Telarc title LAGQ’s Guitar Heroes won a Grammy® as the “Best Classical Crossover Recording” in 2005.

Scott Tennant is on the faculty of the USC Thornton School of Music.