Michael McCallie

Chattanooga native Dr. Michael McCallie has distinguished himself as one of the most promising young performers and teachers working within the classical guitar community today. During recent concert seasons, Michael has performed at or served on the faculties of: The Florida Guitar Festival and Competition, the Troy University Guitar Festival and Competition, the GuitarSarasota Concert Series, the Columbus State University Guitar Symposium, The Appalachian Guitar Fest at Appalachian State University and the Guitar Foundation of America. Additionally, he has performed across the United States in venues including the Cohen-Davison Theater at the Peabody Institute of Music at Johns Hopkins University and Sprague Memorial Hall at Yale University and has performed with both the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Chattanooga Symphony Orchestras.

Michael holds a Master’s of Music in Guitar Performance from Yale University where he was the recipient of a full-tuition scholarship and a Bachelor of Music from Stetson University. Additionally, he has recently completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Florida State University, where he was a scholarship student of the world-renowned pedagogue, Bruce Holzman. Michael’s principal teachers include: Dr. Stephen Robinson, Kevin Gallagher, Benjamin Verdery and Bruce Holzman.

Michael is Director of Guitar Programs at The McCallie School in Chattanooga and has served on the faculties at Covenant College and Chattanooga State. Michael is the Executive Director of GuitarChattanooga, a guitar-driven non-profit organization based in Chattanooga, TN. He lives in Chattanooga, TN with his beautiful wife Kristen, daughter Nora, and a feisty 14-year old Dachshund named Kiwi.