Three events this week, Friday afternoon in the Malibu library Pepperdine students of Christopher Parkening present a free recital, Saturday in Santa Ana the combined Santa Ana and Mt. San Antonio guitar ensembles perform, and Sunday in San Luis Obispo the four members of Las Migas present a Flamenco/Dance recital. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: https://cgevents.org/SoCalEvents.htm Stay well, George Gutman ------------------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading

Two free events this week, on Wednesday in Moreno Valley the MVC has an open mic session in its Guitar Nights series, and on Saturday in Canoga Park the American Guitar Society holds the finals of its Bickford Competition for young players. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: https://cgevents.org/SoCalEvents.htm Stay well, George Gutman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can cancel your subscription, here: You can resubscribe here: ...Continue Reading

Three events this week beginning Monday (tomorrow) in Long Beach when Alexandra Whittington gives a recital in the Congregational Church, repeating her Costa Mesa performance the previous night. Then two free afternoon concerts, one on Friday in Malibu when the students of Christopher Parkening give a recital, then on Saturday in Long Beach when Dimitri Illarionov and Nikolay Sivchuk perform a guitar/accordion duo. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: https://cgevents.org/SoCalEve ...Continue Reading

Three events this week, on Friday (tomorrow) in Camarillo the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society holds a free open mic session, on Saturday in La Mirada the Orange County Guitar Circle has a Members' Showcase (note the changed venue), and on Sunday in Costa Mesa, Alexandra Whittington presents a recital at Orange Coast College (which she repeats on Monday in Long Beach). Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: https://cgevents.org/SoCalEvents.htm Stay well, George Gutman ------ ...Continue Reading

Two events this week, on Tuesday (tomorrow) in Moreno Valley the MVC holds its free Guitar Nights Open Mic, and Saturday in Canoga Park Alexander Milovanov gives a recital for the American Guitar Society. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: https://cgevents.org/SoCalEvents.htm Stay well, George Gutman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can cancel your subscription, here: You can resubscribe here: https://www.ggutman.com/cgi-bin/da ...Continue Reading

Three events this week, all free: on Wednesday in Camarillo Ben Shearer offers a recital for the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society, on Saturday afternoon Cal State Northridge has its Guitar Studio Recital, and that evening in Canoga Park the American Guitar Society holds its monthly Members' Recital. And the 11th Fidelio 2026 Online Guitar Composition Competition is underway, you can enter up to three works; have a look at: https://concursodecomposicionparaguitarrafidelio.com/ It’s natively in Spanish, but you c ...Continue Reading

Four events this week: Friday at the Colburn School in LA the 2025 GFA winner Virgile Barth gives a recital and offers a Master Class at 11AM the next day, and Saturday evening in Orange he plays another recital for the Orange County Guitar Circle. Also on Saturday the Cruz and Nelson Guitar Duo perform at The Sanctuary Studio in Santa Ana. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: https://cgevents.org/SoCalEvents.htm Stay well, George Gutman ----------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Just one event this week, on Saturday in Canoga Park the American Guitar Society holds its free monthly meeting, a members' recital. And for those who don't know about it, the Omni Foundation of the Performing Arts (https://omniconcerts.com/) has for years sponsored an excellent live classical guitar recital series in San Francisco, but some are livestreamed and available on Youtube - check it out! Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: https://cgevents.org/SoCalEvents.htm Stay we ...Continue Reading

No events this week, but at midnight, the start of Tuesday Sept 1, the American Guitar Society begins registration for its Bickford Competition open to guitarists between the ages of 8 and 17. The competition fills up fast, and the finals will be held at their meeting in Canoga Park on Nov 7. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: https://cgevents.org/SoCalEvents.htm Stay well, George Gutman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can cancel ...Continue Reading

Hi all, Just one event this week, on Wednesday in Camarillo, Carlos Gonzales performs for the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: https://cgevents.org/SoCalEvents.htm Stay well, George Gutman --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can cancel your subscription, here: You can resubscribe here: https://www.ggutman.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/ ...Continue Reading