Sicarú is Mexico’s most internationally awarded guitar ensemble, with distinctions including First Prize at the prestigious Guitar Foundation of America’s International Ensemble Competition. Since its founding, the ensemble has performed on renowned stages across Austria, Brazil, Croatia, Cuba, Czechia, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Slovakia, Uruguay, and the United States.

Sicarú has been featured at major festivals such as the Brownsville Guitar Ensemble Festival, FestivalSouth, Hill Country Guitar Ensemble Festival, Latin American Guitar Festival, Southern Guitar Festival, Festival Villa-Lobos, International Guitar Festival of Uruguay, Neza Guitar Festival, Iztapalapa International Guitar Festival, Guatemala International Guitar Festival, UFRJ Guitar Festival, Aguascalientes Chamber Music Festival, Paracho Guitar Festival, Pa’lo Escrito Festival, Tixtla International Guitar Festival, and Casa de las Américas.

The ensemble’s commitment to contemporary repertoire has inspired composers such as Amos Coulanges, Andrea Rincón, Clarice Assad, Daniel Cueto, João Luiz, and Paola Josefina to dedicate new works to Sicarú, enriching the landscape of music written for guitar ensembles.

Founded in 2010 by Rodrigo Lara Alonso as an octet, Sicarú has evolved into a flexible-format ensemble known for its social consciousness and its mission to promote Latin American and Caribbean music composed for guitar ensembles.