March 13th 2017 MST
This Saturday is the Orange County Guitar Circle's monthly meeting at Chapman, featuring the young Italian virtuoso Andrea De Vitis - for all of you who left last month's amazing recital feeling a need for more, this is your chance, don't miss it! It's a very busy week otherwise with mostly free events, Chris Parkening's students at Pepperdine are offering a concert in Malibu on Tuesday evening and another on Friday afternoon, the UCI classical guitar program presents a recital of solo and chamber pieces in the open ai ...Continue Reading
March 9th 2017 MST
Running late, but just in time to remind you that Peter Yates' Cal Poly Pomona Guitar Ensemble are offering a concert on Friday evening (tomorrow), which will feature a performance of Dan Kessner's "Concertino Grosso" and the Ensemble Fret as soloists. Then on Saturday evening, the Duo Deloro (Adam del Monte and Mak Grgic) appear in recital as part of the American Guitar Society's concert series in Valley Glen. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events schedule at: http://www.o ...Continue Reading
February 28th 2017 MST
Four events on this week's schedule, three of them on Friday evening - the wonderful Adam del Monte and friends present a flamenco recital at Biola University in La Mirada, the Vietnamese-American Classical Guitar Society offer a workshop and performance featuring the Bluebell Guitar Trio in Westminster, and Ralph Towner appears in recital at the Blue Whale in Los Angeles. Then on Saturday the American Guitar Society holds its free monthly meeting in Valley Glen. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Gui ...Continue Reading
February 20th 2017 MST
Busy week - on Tuesday at noon David Russell is offering a Master Class at USC, free to auditors, a rare opportunity to see this brilliant performer as a teacher. On Wednesday evening the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society holds its free monthly meeting in Camarillo, featuring David Rogers, and on Friday Josinaldo Costa (one of the OCGC's Featured Artists last year) offers a free recital at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa. Then all day Saturday, Vanguard will be holding its Guitar Festival offering master classes ...Continue Reading
February 14th 2017 MST
This Saturday is the Orange County Guitar Circle's monthly meeting at Chapman, this one featuring the young French phenomenon Thibaut Garcia. Garcia was the winner of the 2015 Guitar Federation of America's International Concert Artist Competition, his appearance on Saturday is one in his year-long concert tour which was part of his first prize award. This should be a stellar recital! On Friday afternoon the students in Chris Parkening's guitar program at Pepperdine offer a free program at the Malibu public library, an ...Continue Reading
February 7th 2017 MST
Just one event this week on Saturday evening when former OCGC prez Lee Zimmer offers a benefit recital for the Kids Rock Free program at the Civic Center in Corona. And I was recently informed that the Music Teachers' Association of California (MTAC), who have long had student Certificate of Merit programs in number of instruments and voice, are currently in the testing phase of a new program for guitar as described in a letter you can find here: http://www.ocgc.org/links/MTACLetter2017.pdf Registration for the pr ...Continue Reading
January 30th 2017 MST
On Thursday evening the young Spanish virtuoso Pablo Sáinz Villegas appears at Pepperdine in Malibu, he was the Gold Medal winner at the first Parkening International Guitar Competition in 2006. Then two evening events which are part of the Guitar Festival at Cal State Northridge, on Friday Bryan Fasola and Steven Thachuck will join up for a recital, and on Saturday the stellar Bill Kanengiser performs, he's always a joy to hear. Also on Saturday the American Guitar Society holds its free monthly meeting i ...Continue Reading
January 24th 2017 MST
Just one event on this week's schedule, on Wednesday evening the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society holds its monthly meeting in Camarillo, free as always. This meeting will feature three wonderful performers, Michael Nigro , David Grimes and Gregory Newton, who have performed together for some time as the "Trio Camino". 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
January 18th 2017 MST
This Saturday evening at Chapman is the Guitar Circle's first meeting of the new year, a Members' Showcase in an unusual venue - Crean Hall is is in Oliphant Hall which is right next to Bertea Hall, our usual meeting venue. Sounds confusing but it will be easy to find, come enjoy your fellow members' talents! Also this week, on Friday afternoon at Loyola Marymount the French virtuoso Judicael Perroy is offering a Master Class (free to auditors), and on Sunday afternoon the young Brazilian star Josinaldo Costa (he appe ...Continue Reading
January 3rd 2017 MST
Just one scheduled event in this first week of the new year, on Saturday evening the American Guitar Society holds its free monthly meeting in Valley Glen, featuring as guest artist the talented young Olivia Chiang. And the Guitar Foundation of America recently announced that its annual convention and competition for 2017 will be held June 19-24 at Cal State Fullerton, it's always a treat to have this as a southern California event. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events schedule at: ...Continue Reading
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