Tye Austin, Classical Guitar Virtuoso
Spanish and Latin American Guitar Music
Private House Concert
14387 HWY 101 – Hosted by Noah Bruce
October 6, 2025 at 7pm
$10-$30 Suggested Donation via Cash, Check, Venmo, PayPal, or Zelle
Contact (541) 324-3938 or info@tyeaustin.com for more details
Concert Description:
Listen to virtuoso guitarist, Tye Austin perform classical and jazz guitar music from Spain and Latin America. The program will feature composers such as Francisco Tarrega, Issac Albeniz, Miguel Llobet, Agustin Barrios, Heitor Villa-Lobos, and Antonio Lauro, plus original works by Tye. Guests will be encouraged to sing and harmonize with the guitar like a mini-choir. Tye also welcomes any questions or comments in between works. Complimentary wine and cheese will be available. Bring a friend or significant other to witness one of Oregon’s top classical guitarists in a rare house concert on the south coast.
Artist Bio:
Hailed by NBC News for making “…the guitar sing like it was invented only to be in his hands,” Tye Austin is an American virtuoso guitarist and composer dedicated to making classical music more accessible to mainstream audiences of all ages. He has performed solo at NYC’s Carnegie Hall, London’s Royal Albert Hall, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and many other prestigious venues around the world. In 2017, he performed for over 300 world leaders during an event to eradicate global poverty hosted at the United Nations Headquarters in Manhattan, NY. The following year, he was invited to perform for the former Australian Prime Minister in the penthouse suite on the 72nd floor of the Trump World Tower located on the UN Plaza. In 2019, Tye moved to Shanghai, China for a music performance and education residency with the iSchool of Music. He was subsequently hired as the principal classical guitarist for Royal Caribbean International Cruise Lines in 2020.
Descending from Franco-Spanish ancestry and notorious pirates of the Caribbean, Tye specializes in guitar music from Spain, France, and the Americas. He performs a wide range of repertoire from classical to flamenco, fado, chanson, samba, bossa nova, tango, choro, jazz, and more. He also sings in English, Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese. In addition to his solo guitar work, he frequently collaborates with various orchestras, string quartets, and chamber music ensembles across the US.
As a prodigious composer with several commissions to his name, Tye is dedicated to expanding the classical guitar repertoire. In 2017, Tye was commissioned to arrange and perform French renaissance music for guitar and string quartet at the premiere party for the Netflix original series, “Versailles,” hosted by the United States French Embassy. In 2019, he was asked to be one of Classical Guitar Magazine’s top 10 composers for classical guitar chamber music in the world. The final aim of his music is to glorify God and refresh the human soul.
Tye bought his first guitar at a pawn shop after attending a Spanish guitar concert for the first time in 2007. “I will never forget that magical night. I witnessed one guitar being played like four guitars simultaneously. An epiphany washed over me and suddenly I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life. I had found my passion, my purpose, and my best friend,” says Tye. As a self-proclaimed antihero of classical music, he is determined to belay antiquated social hierarchies and seize his musical destiny by the throat.
Tye graduated summa cum laude with his bachelor of arts degree in classical guitar performance and music composition from the Oregon Center for the Arts at Southern Oregon University, under the tutelage of James Edwards. He also received his master of music degree in classical guitar performance from the New England Conservatory of Music, under the tutelage of Eliot Fisk. Tye has studied in masterclasses with Grammy Award-winners, Sharon Isbin (The Juilliard School), Jason Vieaux (Curtis Institute), Scott Tennant (USC), and many other legendary guitar pedagogues. He furthered his studies in flamenco and classical guitar performance for a summer abroad program with David Martinez at the Royal Academy of Music in Granada, Spain.
Tye is currently recording his debut album, Andalusia: Spanish Guitar Music, which will be released in the summer of 2026 as an homage to his solo journey across Spain. He also teaches private guitar lessons at his home studio nestled in the Noble Woods in Hillsboro, Oregon. In addition to his musical activities, Tye is an avid outdoorsman, archer, angler, forager, and action sports enthusiast.
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