Running late, but there are still two live events this week, USC Thornton has their Classical Guitar Chamber Music Showcase tonight (it's free but you need to reserve), and the incomparable Paul Galbraith appears in concert in Temecula this Saturday. 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 subscript ...Continue Reading

Pepe Romero offers three Master Classes at USC this week, free to auditors, on Monday and Tuesday evenings and at noon on Tuesday. Attending Pepe's Master Classes is always an enjoyable and serious learning experience. 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 resubscr ...Continue Reading

We have two live events this coming week, both free...on Monday evening in Northridge Nshan Mkrtchyan presents his Master's recital at CSUN, and on Wednesday evening in Camarillo Hugo Nogueira performs at the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society's monthly meeting. 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 canc ...Continue Reading

This Wednesday (tomorrow) at noon, Bryan Fasola offers a recital as part of the Pasadena Presbyterian Church's Music at Noon, series, available by streaming on YouTube and Facebook. And on Saturday is Loyola Marymount's Guitar Festival 2022, with live-only events including performances, workshops and an adjudicated Showcase. 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 ----------------------------- ...Continue Reading

Three events this weekend starting at Friday noon with the lovely AlmaNova flute/guitar duo offering a free recital by videostream. . Then on Saturday evening the American Guitar Society has its monthly meeting, a members' recital also free and available by Zoom, and on Sunday afternoon at the Barclay Theater in Irvine Miloŝ Karadaglić will present a live-only concert tribute to Segovia. I've been told that US Classic Guitar, who produced the Romeros’ appearances in LA last week, are looking f ...Continue Reading

I just found out about several events this weekend...on Friday evening in LA the always-astonishing Romeros are performing as part of their 60th anniversary world tour, and are offering a Master Class in Santa Monica the next day (there is an Auditor's fee). On Saturday evening Bokyung Byun (the 2021 GFA Competition winner) appears in recital at Cal State Northridge as part of their Guitar Artist Series, and on Sunday the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony offers a concert featuring guitarist Jordan Charnofsky. I apologize fo ...Continue Reading

Just one event on this week's schedule, on Wednesday evening the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society offers a live performance by Rodrigo Paiva in Camarillo. 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: http://www.ocgc.org/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/list ...Continue Reading

Johan Smith, the winner of the 2019 GFA Competition, will be at Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday, he's offering a Master Class in the afternoon and a recital in the evening, both live-only. You can reserve a free spot as an auditor for the Master Class by email and buy tickets online for the recital. 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 ---------------------------------------------------- ...Continue Reading

There are two events this coming weekend, the first on Saturday evening is the American Guitar Society's monthly meeting, this one a members' recital broadcast on Zoom. Then on Sunday evening Ron Borczon and Bill Arey will offer a live-only duo recital in Simi Valley, you can order tickets online. And David Adele has announced that his two guitar ensembles, one at Santa Ana College and the other at Mt. San Antonio College (in Walnut), will be in person this semester, contact David at davidsadele@gmail.com for deadline ...Continue Reading

The next few events on our list are live-only recitals (a rarity these days!), this Wednesday David Rogers is the featured artist for the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society's monthly meeting in Camarillo, and the following Wednesday (Feb 6) the Ron Borczon/Bill Arey guitar duo will perform at the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center. 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 ------------------- ...Continue Reading