June 5th 2017 MST
Just one event on this week's schedule, on Thursday evening our own Lee Zimmer offers a recital at the Laguna Art Museum, it's free with a museum admission. And online registration has closed for the six-day GFA Convention which will be held at Cal State Fullerton starting on June 19th, but passes will be available on-site. If you haven't yet had an opportunity to attend one of these amazing meetings this is your chance! Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events schedule at: http://www. ...Continue Reading
May 23rd 2017 MST
Two events on this week's schedule, on Saturday evening in LA the young Korean star Ye-Eun Lee performs for the Korean American Guitar Society, and on Sunday afternoon Michael Nigro offers a free recital in Lakewood. And remember that the GFA (Guitar Federation of America) is holding its annual convention June 19-24 at Cal State Fullerton this year, a major event including concerts and competitions, master classes, lectures, workshops and other events.They're offering discounts on registration to members of the Orange ...Continue Reading
May 14th 2017 MST
The Orange County Guitar Circle's meeting this Saturday at Chapman will be a Members' Showcase, come to enjoy the wonderful music and the company of your fellow members. And make sure to save the date for our final meeting of the season on June 17th, our traditional Directors' Showcase. Two other events on this week's schedule, on Friday evening the LA Valley College guitar program presents a concert in Valley Glen featuring its guitar orchestra as well as solos and ensemble pieces, and on Saturday morning Howard Le o ...Continue Reading
May 10th 2017 MST
I've been slacking off, but there are still two free events on this week's schedule, Howard Le performs on Thursday evening at the South El Monte Library, and on Sunday the superb Eden Stell Duo offer a recital at the LA County Museum of Art as part of their Sundays Live series. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events schedule at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu ---------------------------------------------------- You're subscribed to ...Continue Reading
April 24th 2017 MST
On Wednesday evening the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society holds its monthly meeting in Camarillo, free as always, this one featuring a trio of former CSUF students performing as The Artisan Guitar Ensemble, and on Saturday evening the virtuosa Ana Vidovic is appearing at the First Church of the Nazarene in Los Angeles. We also have two opportunities to hear members of the Cal State Northridge guitar program, their Guitar Studio Recital on Saturday afternoon and their Guitar Chamber Music concert on Sunday evening ...Continue Reading
April 18th 2017 MST
Pepe Romero offers a master class at USC Tuesday (tonight), free to auditors, and on Saturday Gregory Newton and friends appear as part of the Los Angeles Valley College Concert Series in Valley Glen. The action-packed San Diego Guitar Festival will take place over the next two weekends offering a variety of concerts, master classes and workshops with the likes of David Russell, Paul Galbraith, Paul O'Dette, Vladimir Gorbach and Thomas Viloteau, an amazing lineup! And Galbraith is also presenting a separate recital in E ...Continue Reading
April 9th 2017 MST
The OCGC's monthly meeting at Chapman this Saturday features the American master Mark Delpriora, renown and much recorded, and director of the guitar program at the Manhattan School of music. We look forward to seeing you there! And it's busy the rest of the week with four free events, the Cavatina flute/guitar duo appearing in recital at Azusa on Monday evening, the French star Denis Azabagic offering a Master Class at Tuesday noon at USC, the brilliant David Starobin of Philadelphia's Curtis Institute (with friends) ...Continue Reading
April 2nd 2017 MST
We have two opportunities (both free) to hear the students in Chris Parkening's Pepperdine classical guitar program in Malibu, one early Tuesday evening on campus, the other Friday afternoon at the Malibu Public Library. And don't forget that the GFA Convention and competition is taking place at Cal State Fullerton in June which will offer many stellar performances and other events, and on the last two weekends of this month, a bit farther from home, the San Diego Guitar Festival is happening at SD State. Things chan ...Continue Reading
March 26th 2017 MST
On Wednesday evening in Camarillo the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society holds its monthly meeting, free as always, featuring Tavi Jinariu. On Saturday afternoon at USC the ASTA/Aron Green Competition for young guitarists (including several age groups up to 25) is being held, it's open to the public and you can email Brian Head for more information. Then on Saturday evening the LA Musical Salon presents a dinner concert at the Bel-Air presenting the Alma Nova flute/guitar duo (reservations are required), and the Am ...Continue Reading
March 19th 2017 MST
Loyola Marymount holds its annual Guitar Festival next Friday through Sunday, which will offer a number of concerts as well as a vendor's and luthier's fair. One of the performers will be the Czech-born virtuoso Pavel Steidl who is also presenting a Master Class at USC on Thursday at noon, free to auditors. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events schedule at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu --------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading
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