About Kenneth Bender

Kenneth Bender is a classical guitar performer and teacher native to San Diego and has been practicing his art for nearly twenty years. Beginning at the age of fourteen, Kenneth enrolled in his local college where he started pursuing and refining his technique. Later, he enrolled in Pepperdine University and started his studies with esteemed virtuoso Christopher Parkening, where he learned showmanship, musicianship, and a wide variety of tonal colors.

Since then, Kenneth has continued his lifelong study of the guitar with Maestro Pepe Romero, participating in masterclasses and workshops including the Celedonio Romero Guitar Institute in Oklahoma City, the Pepe Romero Guitar Festival in Granada, and in private masterclasses hosted at his son's, Pepe Romero Jr., Luthier shop in Oceanside, California.