On Wednesday evening the Vanguard University Guitar Ensemble joins in concert with the Cal State Dominguez Hills Guitar Orchestra in Costa Mesa (free with a student ID), and on Friday the distinguished scholar/performer Nicholas Goluses offers a recital at Cal State Northridge. Then two events on Saturday evening, in Los Angeles the Korean American Classical Guitar Society holds its 10th annual concert, free to all, and at UC Irvine the Schneiderman/Yamaya guitar duo performs a program of Beethoven for two guitars. Thin ...Continue Reading

Three events this week, the first one tonight (Wednesday) when the Mendocino Guitar Duo will be featured at the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society's meeting in Camarillo, free as always. Then on Saturday evening the Korean-American Classical Guitar Society holds its 10th Annual Concert in Westminster (also free, and it will be repeated in LA next week), and the phenomenal Paul Galbraith appears at SOKA University in Aliso Viejo. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events schedule at: ...Continue Reading

This Saturday evening at Chapman is the Orange County Guitar Circle's second meeting of this season, a Featured Artist Recital presenting the internationally admired Belgian virtuoso Jan Depreter, don't miss this! And note that this recital is in an unusual venue on the Chapman Campus, the Wallace Chapel in the Fish Interfaith Center, you'll find a link to a campus map on our website's home page and on the Recital Schedule page. One other excellent event on this week's schedule, on Sunday afternoon the wonderful Jason ...Continue Reading

On Friday afternoon the Pepperdine guitar program offers their free monthly concert in Malibu, and that evening the Macedonian star Darko Bajeski performs for the Green Room Arts Company in Santa Ana and Stuart Green appears in a free recital in Pomona (he also offers a Master Class that afternoon, free to auditors). On Saturday afternoon the Artisan Guitar Ensemble gives a free recital at the San Clemente Library and that evening Samuel Hines appears as part of the LA Valley College Concert Series in Valley Glen. Thi ...Continue Reading

Two events on this week's schedule, on Friday evening the Artisan Guitar Ensemble offers a free recital for the Vietnamese-American Classical Guitar Society in Westminster, and on Saturday afternoon the Park Brothers Guitar Duo perform as part of the hurricane disaster benefit presented by Classics Artists Alive in Agoura Hills. 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

Three free events on this week's schedule, Wednesday evening in Camarillo the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society holds its monthly meeting featuring a recital by Perfecto De Castro, on Saturday afternoon the Alma Nova guitar/flute duo perform at the Glendale Central Library, and on Sunday evening the Moller-Fraticelli Guitar Duo offer a recital at the LA County Museum of Art. And a heads-up for an event the following week, on Saturday October 7 in Agoura Hills the Classics Alive Artists program is holding a benefi ...Continue Reading

As I mentioned last week, the wonderful La Guitarra California Festival is being held in San Luis Obispo this Friday through Sunday. And there are two other events (a bit) closer to home on Sunday afternoon, with Lee Zimmer offering a free recital at the Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda, and Michael Nigro performing at The Merc in Temecula. 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

This Saturday at Chapman is the OC Guitar Circle's first meeting of the new season, a Members' Showcase. Come to hear some wonderful playing and support these highly talented performers, and to mingle with your fellow guitar-loving members. Remember that you can easily renew your membership online at our website. Three other events this week, on Thursday evening the Alma Nova guitar/flute duo performs at the Laguna Art Museum (free with museum admission), on Friday afternoon the Pepperdine classical guitar program offe ...Continue Reading

Two free events this weekend, on Saturday afternoon Howard Le performs at the West Covina Library, and that evening the American Guitar Society holds its monthly meeting in Valley Glen. 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 ---------------------------------------------------- You're subscribed to the CG Events list using the address example@example.com To unsubscribe and/or change your su ...Continue Reading

I'm re-sending the message I distributed on Monday, with apologies to those of you receiving a duplicate. Many messages have been bouncing recently, due to some mail servers complaining about others. I'm trying to figure out if there's any to fix this. ******************************************************************************************************* Three free events this week, with the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society's meeting on Wednesday in Camarillo featuring Carlos Gonzales, the Trio Camino performing ...Continue Reading