December 13th 2015 MDT
We have three events this week, on Monday evening Taro Wayama appears in a free performance at the LA Public Library in Venice and on Saturday afternoon the Artisan Ensemble perform in Manhattan Beach, also free. Then on Sunday afternoon the Campanella Guitar Quartet offer a recital at the Merc in Temecula, and they'll perform again the following evening in Cerritos. Things can change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, George Gutman g ...Continue Reading
December 6th 2015 MDT
Two free recitals at libraries this week, on Tuesday at lunchtime Andrew Serra and his Garvey Center students offer a Holiday Guitar Concert in Rosemead, and on Wednesday evening USC doctoral student Ines Thome performs in Rolling Hills Estates. And it's been a while since I've mentioned Scott Wolf's podcast series "All Strings Considered", but if you look at his website you'll find several new podcasts over the past year featuring some wonderful classical guitar performers and composers, including Irina Kuli ...Continue Reading
November 30th 2015 MDT
This is the season for guitar program recitals, beginning Thursday evening with the stellar USC department's recital and continuing Friday afternoon with students in Pepperdine's Classical Guitar program performing in Malibu, both events are free. Then two concerts presenting guitar orchestras as well as soloists and ensembles, the LA Valley College program on Friday evening in Valley Glen, and Orange Coast College's program in Costa Mesa on Sunday afternoon, which also features guest artist William Kanengiser. Things ...Continue Reading
November 17th 2015 MDT
This Saturday the Orange County Guitar Circle's holds its monthly meeting at Chapman, featuring the young French star Armen Doneyan, prize winner at many international competitions including a silver medal at the recent 2015 GFA competition. Update your membership and come mingle with your fellow music lovers and enjoy a wonderful performance! There are two free events on Wednesday evening, the Ventura Classical Guitar Society's monthly meeting in Camarillo features guest artist Ben Shearer, and Azusa Pacific Universit ...Continue Reading
November 9th 2015 MDT
Busy week starting on Wednesday when Mak Grgic performs in the world premier of a new piece for guitar and ensemble with USC's Thornton Edge Ensemble in a free concert, then on Thursday UCI's John Schneiderman plays theorbo (kind of a lute on steroids) as guest soloist with the LA Chamber Orchestra. Two free events on Friday with the students in Christopher Parkening's Pepperdine classical guitar program performing in the Malibu Library in the afternoon, and Vladimir Gorbach (winner of the 2011 GFA competition) appearin ...Continue Reading
November 2nd 2015 MDT
On Wednesday evening the young French star Gaëlle Solal appears in recital at Cal State Fullerton, and she'll offer two Master Classes, both free to auditors, one at CSUF earlier that afternoon and another at USC on Thursday afternoon. Then Olivia Chiang will perform twice at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, once alone on Thursday evening and again together with Rafael Elizondo on Sunday afternoon. And on Saturday evening (geographically a bit farther afield than usual) John Schneiderman will appear in Muri ...Continue Reading
October 25th 2015 MDT
There are three events on this week's schedule, beginning Wednesday evening with the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society's monthly meeting in Camarillo, free as always, and featuring guest artists David Grimes and Gregory Newton. On Thursday at noon the world renown lutenist Paul O'Dette offers a Master Class at USC, free to auditors, and on Friday the French-born star Thomas Viloteau appears in recital at Cal State Northridge. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: http:/ ...Continue Reading
October 18th 2015 MDT
Another busy week with the first event on Monday morning, a Master Class by Paul Galbraith in El Cajon, free to auditors, it's always a delight and an education to listen to Galbraith either perform or teach. Then there's a free recital in LA on Monday evening by the Italian Vito Nicola Paradiso, and another on Tuesday in Pasadena featuring the wonderful Martha Masters appearing with the fingerstyle virtuoso Richard Smith, it's free but reservations are required. And there are two events on Saturday evening when the Los ...Continue Reading
October 12th 2015 MDT
This Saturday is the Orange County Guitar Circle's monthly meeting at Chapman, a Members' Showcase - come to hear and mingle with your fellow members, and to make sure your membership is up to date. The program is full, but you can reserve a slot to perform at our next Showcase on January 16th by contacting our Showcase Director James Chiang. There are two events on Thursday evening, when Olivia Chiang performs the Adagio from Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez" as guest soloist with the Walnut High Symphony Or ...Continue Reading
October 6th 2015 MDT
A valuable Humphrey guitar was stolen in Manhattan Beach on Friday, in case anyone has any information there are details here: http://www.ocgc.org/links/MissingGuitar.pdf 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- To cancel or change your subscription visit the following URL: ...Continue Reading
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