Joseph Palmer has earned a reputation as one of the most captivating and dynamic young performers on the American guitar scene. Over the years, he has been awarded 16 prizes in international guitar competitions and has been a featured soloist throughout the U.S. and abroad. 

Joseph devotes himself to sharing classical music with diverse populations and is a passionate advocate for music's potential to inspire and transform. In 2015, he joined the team at Austin Classical Guitar, and gives over 50 interactive concerts each year throughout the public schools, retirement communities, juvenile detention centers, and other communities in the greater Austin area.

As an extension of his work with ACG, Joseph is the co-creator of the world’s first classical guitar educational resource for students with blindness/visual impairment, which was launched in Summer 2018 (letsplayguitar.org). 

Joseph runs a robust private studio of young guitarists in Austin. Joseph holds three degrees in music performance; a Bachelors from Columbus State University, along with Master and Doctoral degrees from the University of Texas at Austin. 

Marc Garvin is a 2026 Grammy-nominated musician recognized for his work on Advena–Liturgies for a Broken World with the choral ensemble, Conspirare. A versatile artist, Marc is a guitar soloist, chamber musician, public speaker, conductor, radio personality, and respected professor of guitar.

As a guest soloist, Marc has performed with the Houston’s Symphony, Ballet, Grand Opera and the Grammy Award winning, Houston Chamber Choir.

Marc has performed with some of the world’s most celebrated vocalists, including Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti and soprano Cecilia Bartoli. He was featured as the guitar soloist for the American premiere of Christopher Bruce’s Ghost Dances with the Houston Ballet, later touring the production in Canada and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. His artistry has also taken him to Spain as part of ChamberArt Madrid.

A dedicated music educator with a degree from Carnegie Mellon University, Marc has served as the guitar instructor at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. He has led and conducted guitar ensembles at Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, the Houston Summer Guitar Conservatory, and the Texas Music Festival.