BIOGRAPHY:

Possessing a distinctively resonant sound quality, lyrical phrasing, and technical finesse, classical guitarist Luther Enloe has received acclaim for the expressive command of his live performances from critics, concert presenters, and audience members alike. As printed in the Smoky Mountain Sentinel, “Luther captivates his audience through the beauty and intensity of his performance, while he engages even those audience members who are less than fans of classical guitar.” Enloe’s recent performance of Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra was praised by ARTS ATL (artsatl.org) as “magnificent,” stating:

“Enloe’s graceful approach to the guitar was readily apparent. It would be tempting to focus on his furious right hand and all of its intricate tremolo picking, but that would only distract from the deft touch his left brings to the fretboard… Enloe’s phrasing was nothing short of immaculate… The sheer purity of the tones was a gift unto itself and a transcendental pleasure for the ears.”

Enloe’s programs offer an exciting variety of Spanish and Latin American masterpieces as well as contemporary works from the U.S.A. that can be appreciated by all audiences. Recent performance highlights include Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez with the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra, the world premiere of Solstice Sonorites for trumpet and guitar by Nickitas Demos, and an upcoming November 30, 2025, concert broadcast on Atlanta Music Scene (90.1 FM WABE). Additional solo concerts include the 2025 University of Florida Guitar Extravaganza, the 2025 Troy University Guitar Festival, the 25th ECU Summer Guitar Festival, the Guitar Sarasota Emerging Artists Series, two concert tours in Sicily, Italy, and tours of North Dakota, Louisiana, and Southern Mississippi. A special concert of German and French inspired music in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty, with both the French and German Consuls in attendance, was described as “compelling and moving” by the Consuls General of both France and Germany. This concert featured Enloe as soloist as well as duo partner with Grammy Award–winning tenor Richard Clement.

Additional performance highlights include virtual concerts for Live from the Rialto Center and the University of Rhode Island Guitar Festival. He has also appeared at the 2024 Claudio Monteverdi Accademia Musicale 10th Guitar Summer Festival, a 2024 concert in association with Orchestra Barocca Siciliana, and in a tour of Brazil that included the I Semana da Música, Literatura, História e Memória do IFPI in Teresina, the Ifestival Internacional de Música e Violão Clássico na Joia de Campus in Pedro II, and the III Seminário Internacional de Violão (IFCE-UFC) in Fortaleza. Enloe has also performed at the Texas A&M International Guitar Symposium and Ensemble Competition, the Memphis International Guitar Festival, the Louisville Guitar Society, and many others. Television broadcasts of his solo and chamber performances are frequently aired in Atlanta on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Knowledge Channel.

A dedicated teacher, Luther Enloe is Artist Affiliate in Guitar at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. For thirteen years, he also served as Artist Affiliate at Georgia State University, where he built the graduate guitar program and guitar assistantship, founded and directed the GSU Guitar Ensemble, advised the Guitar Society student organization, and hosted more than twenty guest artists. In addition to earning BMUS, MM, and DMA degrees at the University of Georgia with John Sutherland, he studied sixteen pieces in nine masterclass settings with American virtuoso Christopher Parkening. Enloe is a Muiderman Guitars sponsored artist and performs on both 2018 and 2025 Kevin Muiderman guitars.