The Orange County Guitar Circle
Founded in 1967, the Orange County Guitar Circle is a non-profit organization based in Orange County, California dedicated to classical guitar, its history, and its repertoire.
The Orange County Guitar Circle has three primary goals. First, we celebrate the classical guitar and its repertoire. Second, we educate our members and concert-goers about the players, composers, arrangers, instruments, instrument makers, and more than breathe life into this art-form. Finally, we advocate for the continued growth and development of the Southern California Guitar Community at large.
What does the Orange County Guitar Circle do?
The OCGC is proud to play host for world-renowned professionals and up-and-coming talents alike to share their musical gifts with fellow lovers of the classical guitar and its repertoire. We present nine recitals each year at Chapman University in Orange, California. Our nine recitals fall into one of three categories:
Featured Artists Recitals: The Featured Artists Recitals provide opportunities for professional guitarists from around the world to share their talents with our community. Featured Artists in our series have included the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet’s Scott Tennant, Belgian-born virtuoso Jan Depreter, and the late, great French guitarist and composer Roland Dyens.
Members’ Showcase Recitals: The Members’ Showcase Recitals allow for amateur guitarists in our community to be showcased. Performance opportunities in our Members’ Showcase Recitals are available to OCGC members of all ages and skill levels. If you are a member and would like to participate in one of our Members’ Showcase Recitals, please see our Home page for details.
Directors’ Showcase: The final performance each season is an opportunity for the OCGC Board of Directors to share their knowledge and passion for the classical guitar and its repertoire with the OCGC community.
SoCal Guitar Events: The OCGC provides a regularly updated calendar on our website consisting of classical guitar events taking place throughout the region. If you would like to share your classical guitar event on our calendar, please go to our Southern California Events page and scroll to the bottom for details.
The OCGC provides a regularly updated list of classical guitar teachers operating throughout Southern California. If you are a classical guitar teacher in Southern California and would like to be considered as a featured guitar instructor, please see the details at the bottom of our Teacher Directory page.
Whom does the Orange County Guitar Circle serve?
The OCGC is humbled to serve as a venue and resource for a variety of types of music lovers.
The OCGC provides performance opportunities for touring, professional musicians.
The OCGC offers guitar students, local public and private school guitar programs, and amateur musicians of all ages the opportunity to perform on a professional concert stage to an audience of passionate and knowledgeable audience.
The OCGC hosts a forum upon which local guitar teachers may share their background and expertise for the further development of private teaching studios.
The OCGC proudly serves all manner of those with a passion for music by creating both conventional and unique avenues with which one may interact with the classical guitar, its music, and the greater Southern California musical community.