Gil Gutierrez, Guitar A native of Oaxaca, guitarist and composer Gil Gutiérrez has made his home in the UNESCO World Heritage city of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico for many years. A guitar virtuoso, he has attracted a following through his many recordings, film scores, and concert appearances. After studying classical guitar at the Benito Juarez Autonomous University in Oaxaca, Mr. Gutiérrez’ interests spread to many musical genres, such as classical, jazz, flamenco and son cubano. Mr. Gutiérrez has toured South America and Spain with Ana Gabriel, Ricardo Arjona, Francisco Cespedes, and Pedro Guerra, and composed music for such films as “El Cochero,” Una Causa Noble,” and “El Alcazar de Chapultepec.” He has performed at the Kennedy Center and the Mexican Cultural Institute of the Mexican Embassy in Washington D.C. Last year he performed his original compositions with the New York Choral Society in Oaxaca, San Miguel de Allende and Guanjuato, Mexico. Gil Gutiérrez has collaborated on more than 60 concerts with trumpeter Doc Severinsen, appearing with symphony orchestras across the United States and recently at the International Trumpet Festival with Arturo Sandoval in Mexico City