January 6th 2022 MST
This Saturday is the American Guitar Society's monthly meeting featuring a performance by the Venezuelan-born Carlos Atilano, you can email Greg Newton to request a link to the Zoom broadcast (newtonguitar@earthlink.net). And for those of you who don't know about Classical Crossroads (http://www.palosverdes.com/classicalcrossroads/) they offer a number of wonderful concerts, the next being a two-part violin/piano duo recital, the first one is streaming this Sunday at 2:00 PM. We've talked about setting up a site for s ...Continue Reading
November 7th 2021 MST
Live events are slowly reappearing on our listing...this Tuesday evening Christopher Parkening's guitar students will perform at Pepperdine, an invitation for non-Pepperdine people can be requested by email. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Stay well, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can cancel your subscription, here: You can resubscribe here: ...Continue Reading
November 5th 2021 MST
On Saturday evening (tomorrow) the American Guitar Society holds its monthly virtual meeting, it will be a tribute to David Grimes with many performers including the Orange Country Guitar Orchestra, David's baby. You can request a Zoom link and program on the SoCal events listing. A reminder that the Omni Foundation has a series of their wonderful concert videos available on their website, with performances by the likes of David Russell, Scott Tennant, Ana Vidovic and many others: https://omniconcerts.com/online-series ...Continue Reading
August 25th 2021 MST
A semblance of normality returns to the SoCal Events community! The Ventura County Classical Guitar Society will be presenting live recitals this year, I unfortunately got to this too late for their first recital which was Wednesday evening, but the rest of their 2021 schedule has been posted on the SoCal Events list. LA Valley College will offer both "live online" guitar classes and live in person classes, including a community ensemble, all taught by Jordan Charnofsky. For more information contact Gregory N ...Continue Reading
June 10th 2021 MST
Two free events this weekend have just been added to the list, both with Scott Tennant and Bill Kanengiser, a phenomenal pair! On Saturday afternoon (evening in New York) they're performing with the Albany Symphony Orchestra, and on Sunday morning (early!) they offer a recital of duo and solo pieces, also from the Palace Theater in Albany - two events not to be missed. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Stay well, George Gutman g ...Continue Reading
May 28th 2021 MST
Last minute addition of an appearance tonight by the amazing Sergio Assad and Clarice Assad with the Third Coast Percussion at Irvine's Barclay Theater, it will be a live performance with tickets available and will also be streamed...should be fascinating! Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Stay well, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can cancel your sub ...Continue Reading
May 19th 2021 MST
There are a few new events coming up, starting tomorrow (Thursday) evening when the USC Thornton Classical Guitar Department offers a chamber music concert. On Saturday at noon the wonderful Mircea Gorgoncea offers her DMA recital and lecture also at USC, and that evening the Santa Ana College Guitar Ensemble presents their end-of-year recital under the direction of David Adele. Then on Sunday afternoon the legendary Romeros Guitar Quartet will perform in San Diego in a concert celebrating their 60th anniversary(!); the ...Continue Reading
May 15th 2021 MST
A last minute reminder of the Orange County Guitar Circle's Featured Artist Presentation tonight at 8 PM, offering a recital by the Swiss-born prodigy Johan Smith. He was the winner of the 2019 Guitar Foundation of America competition along with many other international prizes, don't miss this one! You can connect to tonight's YouTube concert at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho9Sqnu0cZk Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Stay ...Continue Reading
March 30th 2021 MST
On Thursday at noon Zoran Dukic is offering a Master Class (streamed for viewers) at the USC Thornton School. And on Saturday evening we have a rare opportunity to hear David Russell in recital, filmed in 12th and 13th century churches in Spain. (When I'm asked, "Who are your favorite classical guitarists?", Russell is almost always at the top of my list.) I'll also mention a new item just added to our events listing, the Guitar Foundation of America's 2021 International Convention and Competitions which will ...Continue Reading
March 25th 2021 MST
On Saturday evening the superb Ana Vidovic offers a recital filmed live at St. Mark's Church in San Francisco which will be streamed on YouTube. A ten-minute interview with Ana in which she talks about her program (among other things) is already available. And those of you who didn't get to hear Gohar Vardanyan's recital last Saturday missed a sterling performance, it's been archived so you can watch it anytime, also her interview, at the same link (https://tinyurl.com/ocgclive).. Things change fast, always check the ...Continue Reading
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