Meet Our Officers

Scott Walter lives in Detroit with his wife and three children. He is the professor of classical guitar at Wayne State University and also directs the Detroit Guitar Conservatory, a music conservatory dedicated to teaching classical guitar. 

Ben Chapman is a classical guitar instructor currently residing in Lake Orion, Michigan, teaching at the Orion Music Studio and for the Kithara Project at Holy Redeemer Catholic School. He graduated from Wayne State University in 2022 with a bachelor's of music (with honors) with a concentration in classical guitar performance. 

Bill Bauer grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended University of Dayton, earning a Mechanical Engineering degree. Bill started playing classical guitar during senior year at University of Dayton and later moved to Michigan in 1989 to work for Ford Motor Company. Bill has attended University of Cincinnati guitar workshop three times, the Interlochen Guitar Workshop two times and plays in a classical guitar quartet. This will be Bill’s second term as Treasurer of the Classical Guitar Society of Michigan.

Ron Schwartz edits the newsletter for the CGSM. 

Anthony DiMambro has been offering classical guitar lessons since 2005 and was appointed as a co-director of Suzuki Music Academy of Michigan (formerly known as Suzuki Royal Oak) in 2019. Anthony is focused on giving students a thoughtful and sequenced foundation to be accomplished learners and successful in life. He employs the Suzuki Method to nurture students’ abilities to persevere, be creative, and collaborate with others. Anthony is an extremely committed teacher and strives for excellence leading his students to great performances including venues such as the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center (home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra) and for the International Children’s Festival. Sharing his expertise nationally and leading young guitarists to become accomplished musicians is a strong passion for Anthony, who has been a celebrated guest clinician at the Suzuki Academy of Columbia and University of South Carolina Festival, Ann Arbor Suzuki Guitar Institute, and the Wayne State University Guitar Day.As a lifelong learner, Anthony continues to deepen his knowledge by regularly partaking in lessons and performances in masterclasses with top performing artists, most recently this includes Stephen Aaron (Oberlin Conservatory), René Izquierdo (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Eliot Fisk (New England Conservatory), and Jason Vieaux (Curtis Institute of Music).Anthony DiMambro, along with Scott Walter (professor of guitar at Wayne State University), and Ben Chapman, formed the Detroit Guitar Trio in 2024. They perform regularly with the goal of making live classical guitar music more accessible in the Detroit area.

Anthony also teaches with and is the program director of the Kithara Project in Detroit.