This is a bit early, but I'll be a couple of hundred miles away in the Pacific for the next few days... Next Saturday is the Orange County Guitar Circle's monthly meeting at Chapman, this one a Members' Showcase. Come enjoy some wonderful music, update your membership and hang out with your fellow members. Two other events this week...on Saturday evening in Valley Glen the highly acclaimed Natalia Lipnitskaya performs in the LAVC concert series, and on Sunday afternoon the wonderful Orange County Guitar Orchestra, und ...Continue Reading

Three events on this week's schedule...there are two free concerts in Claremont, on Friday evening then again on Sunday afternoon, when Jack Sanders will perform Takemitsu's "To the Edge of Dream" with the Pomona College Orchestra under the direction of Eric Lindolm. And on Friday evening a one-day International Guitar Festival will take place at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, and will feature Scott Tennant and Jose Antonio Rodriguez. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Event ...Continue Reading

Just one event on this week's schedule, on Wednesday afternoon (tomorrow) the renowned flamenco guitarist/composer will offer a free lecture and demonstration at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita. And a note to teachers and parents, applications for this year's Bickford Competition are being accepted until October 15, you can submit the form online at: http://www.americanguitarsociety.org/bickford_application_form.php. This competition is for guitarists ages 8-17, and will be held in Valley Glen on November ...Continue Reading

This Saturday will be the Orange County Guitar Circle's first meeting of the year at Chapman, a Featured Artist Recital presenting the LA-based Romanian/German phenomenon Mircea Gogoncea, he was the winner of the first OC Classical Guitar Competition this year (among his many other prizes and awards). Come hear his brilliant playing, update your OCGC membership and mingle with your fellow guitar enthusiasts! Just one other event on this week's schedule, on Friday evening the always amazing Adam Del Monte will be perfor ...Continue Reading

Two free events tomorrow (Wednesday) when the Sheu Pettit Guitar Duo perform at noon in Pasadena, and Carlos Gonzales is the featured artist at the monthly meeting of the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society's evening meeting in Camarillo. Also, the schedule for the Orange County Guitar Circle's upcoming season has been posted, you can see it at: http://ocgc.org/pages/schedule.htm. Our first meeting is a Featured Artist Recital on September 21 presenting Mircea Gogoncea, the Romanian born star and winner of the fi ...Continue Reading

Just one event this week during our slow summer season, on Saturday evening the Odeum Guitar Duo offers a program of theme and variations at the Norton Simon Museum, free with museum admission. And David Adele's Santa Ana College Guitar Ensemble is open for registration for Fall Semester, if you haven't yet experienced the marvel of playing in a group here's your chance. The ensemble still needs a bass player, in case you have experience or are interested in learning to play bass guitar. Rehearsals are Saturdays at 12- ...Continue Reading

The only event this week is on Saturday afternoon when the wonderful Orange County Guitar Orchestra under the direction of David Grimes appear in concert at the Norwalk Library. Our next opportunity to hear them won't be until late October. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can cancel your subscription, here: ...Continue Reading

Just two events on this week's calendar, Wednesday's meeting of the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society in Camarillo features Cameron O'Connor and is free as always, and on Friday Andre Giraldo performs for the Vietnamese-American Classical Guitar Society in Westminster. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can ...Continue Reading

Just one event remaining on this week's calendar, a free recital on Saturday afternoon at the Sierra Madre Library by the Artisan Ensemble (consisting of Max Mendoza, Daniel Ramirez and Andre Giraldo). Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can cancel your subscription, here: You can resubscribe here: http://ww ...Continue Reading

Two events this weekend, on Saturday evening Jennifer Kim, with her brother Richard Kim, are performing for the Korean American Guitar Society in Los Angeles, and on Sunday evening in Santa Monica José Antonio Rodriguez is offering a flamenco recital with his trio. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events list at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading