String Project Guitar Coordinator
Rey Rodriguez is a junior attending the University of Texas at Austin. Born in 2000 and raised in Austin Texas, Rey has been playing classical guitar since the age of 12. Rey has been a part of many different classical guitar ensembles throughout the years including Bedichek Middle School Advanced Guitar, Crockett High School Advanced Guitar, as well as the Austin Classical Guitar Youth Orchestra where he toured with ACGYO to perform at the San Francisco conservatory of Music in 2019. Rey has been a teacher with String project for three years now. Rey is a passionate Classical Guitar teacher who wants to share his skills with those who are in the same position he was in as a middle school student and inspire them to make amazing music. His other passions include Composing and Gaming. Rey has received master classes with Andrew Zohn (Columbus State University), Joseph Palmer (University of Mary Hardin-Baylor), Nicholas Ciraldo ( University of Southern Mississippi), Mark Cruz ( Texas State University), Irina Kulikova, Bokyung Byun, and Tengyue Zhang. Rey was also taught by Tony Mariano, Matthew Gillen, Jeremy Osborn, and Jody Moseley. Rey currently studies with Dragos Ilie as well as Professor Adam Holzman. Rey is currently pursuing a BA in music at The University of Texas at Austin.