Andrew LeGrand

Executive Director Knoxville Classical Guitar

Andy LeGrand is executive director of Knoxville Classical Guitar, working alongside its community to support performance, education, and opportunities to connect through music.

Blog by Andrew LeGrand

Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar in East Tennessee

20.10.26 03:06 PM - By Andrew LeGrand - Comment(s)
Classical and Fingerstyle Guitar in East Tennessee

The guitar’s history is a story of people: the musicians who carried its traditions forward, the teachers who opened doors, and the communities that gave their music a home. Here in East Tennessee, that story connects concert stages, radio broadcasts, front porches, and classrooms to a much wider mu...

Meet the Second Voice

07.10.26 01:05 PM - By Andrew LeGrand - Comment(s)
Meet the Second Voice

One guitarist walks onto the stage and begins to play. Soon, several distinct musical lines emerge from the same instrument.

There is a tune you could hum. Underneath it, something moves in another direction. A low note arrives, and the tune above it suddenly feels different. Then, while the melody t...

Introducing the Knoxville Classical Guitar Membership Program

26.03.26 12:46 PM - By Andrew LeGrand - Comment(s)
Introducing the Knoxville Classical Guitar Membership Program

At Knoxville Classical Guitar, something meaningful has been growing quietly over the years. It lives in the sound of a single note played with intention, in the shared silence of an audience listening closely, and in the conversations that happen after a concert ends.

This is more than a concert ser...