Just one event this week on Saturday evening, when Robert Mayeur conducts a performance by the AGS Guitar Orchestra in Valley Glen. And the Orange County Guitar Circle has just received a welcome donation of a number of copies of "The Rosette" and concert programs from the early seventies. I've been meaning for a while to ask anyone who has any documents from the early days of our organization to please let us know, we'd love to have them for our archives, or at least have an opportunity to scan them. Thing ...Continue Reading

Our first event this week is at noon on Tuesday with a Master Class at USC (free to auditors) by the brilliant Jason Vieaux (who just won a Grammy for his most recent CD), followed on Wednesday evening by the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society's free monthly meeting featuring guest artist Perfecto DeCastro. Then we have three events on Saturday evening, the American Guitar Society's monthly meeting in Valley Glen, Eric Henderson with a recital at Biola University in La Mirada, and Richard Savino offering a recital ...Continue Reading

The Orange County Guitar Circle's monthly meeting will be held this Saturday at Chapman and will feature the phenomenal young Russian star Irina Kulikova. This is a must-see event, and a great time to ensure that your membership is up to date. There's one other event that same evening in Corona, when Lee Zimmer (guitar) and Patrick Gutman (piano) offer a recital in a benefit event for the "Kids Rock Free" education program. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: htt ...Continue Reading

The Trio Camino are performing tonight (Monday) in a free recital at the Cerritos Public Library. This trio consists of David Grimes and Greg Newton, who have been performing together for over two decades, and joined more recently by Michael Nigro - a very fine group of musicians! 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

Just one event this Saturday evening at the Fret House in Covina, a recital featuring our own Olivia Chiang and and the Mexican virtuoso Rafael Elizondo. The Fret House offers weekly guitar concerts throughout the year covering a wide range of genres, this is one of their occasional classical offerings. Also, two regional guitar ensembles are currently looking to recruit more members, one is the Irvine Valley College Guitar Ensemble under the direction of John Schneiderman, they meet Tuesday nights at Beckman High Sch ...Continue Reading

Just one event on this week's schedule, David Grimes' Orange County Guitar Orchestra will perform on Sunday afternoon in Yorba Linda, always exciting to hear them - and for those of you who've never been to the Nixon Library and Birthplace it's a wonderful venue and a fascinating place to visit. 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 events this week, the first in Camarillo on Wednesday when the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society holds its monthly meeting featuring guest artist Carlos Gonzales, free as always. Then on Saturday afternoon David Grimes' Orange County Guitar Orchestra offer another opportunity to hear this wonderful group in Arcadia, and that same evening the American Guitar Society meets in Valley Glen offering several solo and duo performances. Things change fast, always check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: ...Continue Reading

Summer is slow for classical guitar, but David Grimes' Orange County Guitar Orchestra are performing Monday (tonight) in Whittier. If you haven't yet heard this wonderful group, here's your opportunity. 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

The Ventura County Classical Guitar Society meets this Wednesday evening in Camarillo, free as always, this month featuring a performance by Sam Hines. Then on Saturday afternoon David Grimes' wonderful Orange County Guitar Orchestra offer a concert in Norwalk, and there are two free events scheduled at the same time, as Howard Le offers a performance and talk in Diamond Bar, and Susan Elena and Almer Imamovic present a program of flamenco dance and Spanish guitar in Norwalk. And Mark Achuff informs me that rehearsals ...Continue Reading

This Saturday is the Guitar Circle's last meeting of the season, a Director's Showcase featuring the professional performers and teachers on our Board of Directors. This promises to be a musically wonderful and jam-packed evening, you can find the program on our web site (http://www.ocgc.org/pages/recitals.htm). This might also be a good time to check if your membership needs to be renewed, do it online and avoid next season's rush! ;-) Just one other event on this week's calender, on Saturday afternoon Howard Le will ...Continue Reading