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

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Also of interest to guitar aficionados...

A number of music shops and venues in the SoCal area offer frequent, mostly non-classical, guitar concerts,  including Boulevard Music in Culver City, Trilogy Guitars in Playa del Rey, The Fret House in Covina, McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, Fretted Products in Glendora, the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena and Sierra Madre Music in Sierra Madre.  Notable classical guitar events in these venues will normally appear in the listing below.  

For updates and corrections to the Events list please contact       (Updated May 21, 2013)

 

Date

City

Venue

Contact

Event

May 2013

Wednesday

May 1

12:00 N

Free

Irvine

UCI Arts Amphitheater

UC Irvine

UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts

Irvine Valley College and UC Irvine Guitar Ensembles, John Schneiderman, Director

Wednesday

May 1

7:30 PM

Free

Los Angeles

Doheny Library

Intellectual Commons

USC 

(213) 740-7917

Anastasios Comanescu, Master's Recital

Wednesday

May 1

8:00 PM

Pomona

Music Recital Hall

Cal Poly Pomona

3801 West Temple Avenue

CPP Guitar Festival Concert

(909) 869-3554

  GuitAria (Alex Grabarchuk & Peter Yates, various instruments & voice), Concert

Friday

May 3

3:00 PM

Free

Los Angeles

Our Saviour Catholic Church

844 W. 32nd St.

email

Ricardo Escobar, DMA Recital (USC)

Friday

May 3

8:00 PM

Irvine

A-311, Rehearsal Studio

Irvine Valley College

5500 Irvine Center Drive

(949) 451-5333

Irvine Valley College and UC Irvine Guitar Ensembles, John Schneiderman, Director

Saturday

May 4

8:00 PM

Riverside

Hole Memorial Auditorium

La Sierra University

4500 Riverwalk Pkwy.

Faculty Recital Series

(800) 874-5587

campus map

Lee Zimmer, Recital

Wednesday

May 8

8:00 PM

Fullerton

Recital Hall

Performing Arts Center

Cal State University

800 N. State College

(714) 278-3371

Guitar Showcase Recital (Martha Masters, Director)

Thursday

May 9

12:00 N

Free

Los Angeles

Da Vinci Hall, Room 302

Los Angeles City College

855 North Vermont Avenue

(323) 953-4000 ext.2880

LACC Solo Guitar and Guitar Ensemble, Recital

Friday

May 10

8:00 PM

Free

Norwalk

Room BC-51 (Music Dept.)

Cerritos College

11110 Alondra Blvd.

(562) 860-2451

Cerritos College Guitar Ensemble Concert (David Isaacs, Director)

Saturday

May 11

7:30 PM

Free

Long Beach

LAC G-122

Long Beach City College

4901 East Carson St

Long Beach CG Society

(562) 809-6818

Student Showcase Recital

Wednesday

May 15

4:00-6:00 PM

Free to auditors

Pomona

Music Recital Hall

Cal Poly Pomona

3801 West Temple Avenue

CPP Guitar Festival

(909) 869-3554

Los Angeles Electric 8, Master Class

Wednesday

May 15

7:00 PM

Free

Los Angeles

Da Vinci Hall, Room 302

Los Angeles City College

855 North Vermont Avenue

(323) 953-4000 ext.2880

LACC Solo Guitar and Guitar Ensemble, Recital

Wednesday

May 15

8:00 PM

Pomona

Music Recital Hall

Cal Poly Pomona

3801 West Temple Avenue

CPP Guitar Festival Concert

(909) 869-3554

Los Angeles Electric 8, Concert

Thursday

May 16

6:30 PM

Whittier

Whitwood Branch Library

10537 Santa Gertrudes Avenue

email

Orange County Guitar Orchestra (David Grimes, Director), Concert

Thursday

May 16

8:00 PM

Cypress

Cypress College

Room 304 Fine Arts Building

9200 Valley View St.

email

Cypress College Guitar Ensemble Concert (David Isaacs, Director)

Friday

May 17

8:00 PM

Valley Glen

Music Recital Hall - Room 106

Los Angeles Valley College

5800 Fulton Ave.

(818) 947-2346

LAVC Annual Spring Concert (Dr. Gregory Newton, Director)

Saturday

May 18

2:00 PM

Free

Glendale

Glendale Central Library Auditorium

222 E. Harvard St.

(818) 548-2027

AlmaNova Duo (flute/guitar), Recital

Saturday

May 18

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Showcase Recital

Showcase Recital

Tuesday

May 21

7:00 PM

Free

Pasadena

The Pasadena Conservatory of Music

100 N. Hill St.

Guitar Nights

email

Scott Tennant, Ed Trybek & Iris Malkin (voice), also jazz & flamenco, Recital

Thursday

May 23

8:00 PM

Pomona

Music Recital Hall

Cal Poly Pomona

3801 West Temple Avenue

(909) 869-3554

flyer

Ursula Kleinecke-Boyer (soprano) and David Cahueque (guitar), Recital

Wednesday

May 29

7:00 PM

Free

Camarillo

Camarillo Senior Center

1605 East Burnley St.

Ventura County CG Society

Meeting & Recital

(805) 579-0009

Duo Saxe (guitar/flute), Recital

June 2013

Sunday

June 2

2:00 PM

Free

Los Angeles

Organ Studio (Rm 1655-A)

Schoenberg Music Building

UCLA

contact

Uncommon Music for Voices and Guitars, Recital

Saturday

June 8

7:30 PM

Temecula

Old Town Temecula Community Theater

42051 Main St.

(866) 653-8696

Minneapolis Guitar Quartet, Recital

Friday

June 14

8:00 PM

Pasadena

Noor/Sofia Ballroom

260 E. Colorado Blvd.

Web page & contact info

Grisha Goryachev, Recital

Saturday

June 15

7:00 PM

Free

Glendale

Glendale Central Library Auditorium

222 E. Harvard St.

(818) 548-2027

contact

Uncommon Music for Voices and Guitars, Recital

Saturday

June 15

8:00 PM

Orange

Salmon Recital Hall

Chapman University

333 North Glassell

OCGC Directors' Showcase

Directors' Showcase Recital

July 2013

August 2013

September 2013

Friday to Sunday

September 6-8

San Luis Obispo

Cal Poly State University

1 Grand Avenue

email

2013 La Guitarra California Festival

 
 

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