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Classical Guitar Events in Southern California

Classical guitar events (recitals, master classes, etc.) which have come to our attention are listed below.  While we make every attempt to provide an accurate listing, make sure you confirm all relevant information before getting on the road for an event.

If you know of an event which should be listed here, please let us know.

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Also of interest to guitar aficionados...

Boulevard Music in Culver City, The Fret House in Covina, McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, Fretted Products in Glendora and the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena have frequent, mostly non-classical, guitar concerts.  Notable classical guitar events in these venues will usually appear in the listing below.  

For updates and corrections please contact the Web Lackey,      (Updated 2 September 2010)

 

Date

City

Venue

Contact

Event

September 2010

Sunday

September 5

2:00 PM

Free

Yorba Linda

Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace

18001 Yorba Linda Blvd.

(714) 993-5075

Isamu Nakashio, Recital

Saturday

September 11

8:00 PM

Long Beach

Saint Luke's Episcopal Church

525 E. 7th Street (map)

Long Beach CG Society

(562) 809-6818

Lynne McGrath, Recital

Saturday-Sunday

September 11-12

Carson

La Corte Hall, Rm. A103

California State University Dominguez Hills

1000 E. Victoria Street

email

2nd Annual Dominguez Hills Guitar Festival

Tuesday

September 14

5:00 PM

Free

Malibu

Raitt Recital Hall

Pepperdine University

24255 Pacific Coast Highway

Monthly "Gi-táhr" Concert

(310) 506-4462

email

Student Guitar Concert

Saturday

September 18

2:00-6:00 PM

Free for auditors

Malibu

Raitt Recital Hall

Pepperdine University

24255 Pacific Coast Highway

(310) 506-4462

email

Christopher Parkening, Master Class

Saturday

September 18

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Featured Artist Recital

Florian Larousse, Recital

Thursday

September 23

7:00 PM

Free to auditors

Fullerton

Redfield Room (PA-170)

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

Guitarists of the World

(714) 278-3371

Stepan Rak, Master Class

Friday

September 24

8:00 PM

Fullerton

Meng Concert Hall

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

Guitarists of the World

(714) 278-3371

Stepan Rak Recital

Saturday

September 25

8:00 PM

Valley Glen

Music Recital Hall - Room M106

Los Angeles Valley College

5800 Fulton Ave.

American Guitar Society

(818) 947-2346

Stepan Rak, Recital

Wednesday

September 29

7:00 PM

Free

Camarillo

Camarillo Senior Center

1605 Burnley St.

Ventura County Classical Guitar Society

(805) 579-0009

Perf DeCastro, Recital

October 2010

Saturday

October 9

8:00 PM

Los Angeles

Murphy Recital Hall

Loyola Marymount University

One LMU Drive

(310) 338-7588

Manuel Barrueco, Recital 

Sunday

October 10

10 AM- 1 PM

Los Angeles

Murphy Recital Hall

Loyola Marymount University

One LMU Drive

(310) 338-7588

Manuel Barrueco, Master Class 

Sunday

October 10

2:00 PM

Free

Rolling Hills Estates

Rolling Hills United Methodist Church

26438 Crenshaw Blvd.

(310) 377-6771 

 Helios Guitar Quartet, Recital

Tuesday

October 12

5:00 PM

Free

Malibu

Raitt Recital Hall

Pepperdine University

24255 Pacific Coast Highway

Monthly "Gi-táhr" Concert

(310) 506-4462

email

Student Guitar Concert

Friday

October 15

7:30 PM

Northridge

Music Recital Hall

Cypress Hall Music Building

Cal State Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street

(818) 677-2246

Laura Young,  Recital

Saturday

October 16

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Showcase

Showcase Recital

Wednesday

October 20

7:30 PM

Cerritos

Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

12700 Center Court Drive

(800) 300-4345

email

John Williams, Recital

Thursday

October 28

7:00 PM

Free to auditors

Fullerton

Redfield Room (PA-170)

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

Guitarists of the World

(714) 278-3371

Verso Duo, Master Class

Friday

October 29

8:00 PM

Fullerton

Meng Concert Hall

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

Guitarists of the World

(714) 278-3371

Verso Duo (pan flute & guitar),  Recital

Saturday

October 30

8:00 PM

Long Beach

Saint Luke's Episcopal Church

525 E. 7th Street (map)

Long Beach CG Society

(562) 809-6818

Alma Nova, (flute/guitar duo), Recital

November 2010

Tuesday

November 9

5:00 PM

Free

Malibu

Raitt Recital Hall

Pepperdine University

24255 Pacific Coast Highway

Monthly "Gi-táhr" Concert

(310) 506-4462

email

Student Guitar Concert

Friday

November 12

7:30 PM

Northridge

Music Recital Hall

Cypress Hall Music Building

Cal State Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street

(818) 677-2246

Johannes Möller, Recital

Saturday

November 13

8:00 PM

Northridge

Plaza del Sol Performance Hall

Cypress Hall Music Building 

Cal State Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street

818-677-7686

The Assad Brothers, Recital

Saturday

November 20

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Featured Artist Recital

Marco Sartor, Recital

December 2010

Saturday

December 4

1:00 PM

Northridge

Music Recital Hall

Cypress Hall Music Building

Cal State Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street

(818) 677-2246

Guitar Studio Recital (Ron Borczon and Steven Thachuk, Directors)

Sunday

December 5

7:30 PM

Northridge

Music Recital Hall

Cypress Hall Music Building

Cal State Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street

(818) 677-2246

CSUN Guitar Ensemble & CSUN Guitar Quartet (Steven Thachuk, Director), Recital

Tuesday

December 7

5:00 PM

Free

Malibu

Raitt Recital Hall

Pepperdine University

24255 Pacific Coast Highway

Monthly "Gi-táhr" Concert

(310) 506-4462

email

Student Guitar Concert

Friday

December 10

8:00 PM

Fullerton

Meng Concert Hall

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

Guitarists of the World

(714) 278-3371

Fullerton Guitar Orchestra, Recital

Saturday

December 11

8:00 PM

Long Beach

Saint Luke's Episcopal Church

525 E. 7th Street (map)

Long Beach CG Society

(562) 809-6818

Student Showcase Recital

January 2011

Tuesday

January 11

5:00 PM

Free

Malibu

Raitt Recital Hall

Pepperdine University

24255 Pacific Coast Highway

Monthly "Gi-táhr" Concert

(310) 506-4462

email

Student Guitar Concert

Saturday

January 15

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Featured Artist Recital

Triada trio, Recital

February 2011

Tuesday

February 8

5:00 PM

Free

Malibu

Raitt Recital Hall

Pepperdine University

24255 Pacific Coast Highway

Monthly "Gi-táhr" Concert

(310) 506-4462

email

Student Guitar Concert

Thursday

February 10

7:00 PM

Free to auditors

Fullerton

Redfield Room (PA-170)

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

Guitarists of the World

(714) 278-3371

Ioana Gandrabur, Master Class

Friday

February 11

8:00 PM

Fullerton

Meng Concert Hall

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

Guitarists of the World

(714) 278-3371

Ioana Gandrabur, Recital

Saturday

February 12

8:00 PM

Valley Glen

Music Recital Hall - Room M106

Los Angeles Valley College

5800 Fulton Ave.

American Guitar Society

(818) 947-2346

Ioana Gandrabur, Recital

Saturday

February 19

2:00-6:00 PM

Free for auditors

Malibu

Raitt Recital Hall

Pepperdine University

24255 Pacific Coast Highway

(310) 506-4462

email

Christopher Parkening, Master Class

Saturday

February 19

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Showcase

Showcase Recital

March 2011

Tuesday

March 8

5:00 PM

Free

Malibu

Raitt Recital Hall

Pepperdine University

24255 Pacific Coast Highway

Monthly "Gi-táhr" Concert

(310) 506-4462

email

Student Guitar Concert

Saturday

March 19

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Showcase

Showcase Recital

Saturday

March 19

8:00 PM

Valley Glen

Music Recital Hall - Room M106

Los Angeles Valley College

5800 Fulton Ave.

American Guitar Society

(818) 947-2346

  Helios Guitar Quartet Recital

Friday-Sunday

March 25-27

Los Angeles

Murphy Recital Hall

Loyola Marymount University

One LMU Drive

(310) 338-7588

7th Annual LMU Guitar Festival

April 2011

Saturday

April 16

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Featured Artist Recital

Adam Del Monte, Recital

Thursday

April 14

7:00 PM

Free to auditors

Fullerton

Redfield Room (PA-170)

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

Guitarists of the World

(714) 278-3371

 Celia Linde, Master Class

Friday

April 15

8:00 PM

Fullerton

Meng Concert Hall

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

Guitarists of the World

(714) 278-3371

Celia Linde, Recital

Saturday

April 16

8:00 PM

Valley Glen

Music Recital Hall - Room M106

Los Angeles Valley College

5800 Fulton Ave.

American Guitar Society

(818) 947-2346

  Celia Linde, Recital

May 2011

Friday

May 13

8:00 PM

Fullerton

Meng Concert Hall

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

Guitarists of the World

(714) 278-3371

Fullerton Guitar Orchestra, Recital

Saturday

May 21

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Showcase

Showcase Recital

June 2011

Saturday

June 18

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Directors' Showcase

Directors' Showcase Recital