Clara McLain

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Clara McLain began the study of classical guitar when she was seven years old.

She has studied with the acclaimed guitarist and composer David Brandon at Texas Tech University in Lubbock; and commencing in April of 2012, she began studying privately with Robert Guthrie, Professor of Guitar at Southern Methodist University's renowned Meadows School of the Arts.

In competitions, Clara won first place in the high school division at the 2011 West Texas Guitar Festival and Competition in Odessa; she placed second in the high school division at the 2013 University of Texas Dallas Guitar Festival and Competition; she was a finalist in the high school division of the 2013 "Classical Minds" Guitar Festival and Competition in Houston; she was a finalist in the high school division of the 2013 Indiana University International Guitar Festival and Competition in Bloomington, Indiana; and most recently, Clara was a finalist in the professional division at the 2018 Mountainview Guitar Festival and Competition in Dallas.

Clara has also performed in masterclasses taught by Jason Vieaux, Judicael Perroy, Ana Vidovic, David Russell, Manuel Barrueco, Adam Holzman, Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli (Solo Duo), Rene Izquierdo, Edel Muñoz, Matt Palmer, and Gohar Vardanyan.

Clara attended Brookhaven College in Farmers Branch, studying with Rodger Bennett, where she performed the Vivaldi Guitar Concerto No. 1 with the Brookhaven College String Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Matson Topper, and where she also received the Alice Jones Berding Award in Music.
In the fall of 2015, Clara transferred to Southern Methodist University, receiving the Honor Transfer, Veritas, and Artistic scholarships, and where, under the tutelage of Robert Guthrie, she earned her Bachelor of Music in Classical Guitar Performance.

Clara currently performs in the Galveston and Houston areas. She also teaches guitar, ukulele, music theory, and voice lessons at her music studio on Galveston Island.