February 3rd 2015 MST
In this otherwise slow week the CavatinaDuo (Denis Azabagic, guitar, and Eugenia Moliner, flute) perform at Cal State Fullerton on Friday evening, and offer a Master Class that afternoon, free to auditors (for those who don't know him, Azabagic is a former GFA winner). And for any of you who have been thinking about joining a guitar ensemble, always an extremely enjoyable and musically enriching activity, David Adele is looking for players for his Santa Ana College guitar ensemble which meets on Saturdays from noon to ...Continue Reading
January 26th 2015 MST
The Ventura County Classical Guitar Society's monthly meeting is this Wednesday in Camarillo, free as always, featuring as guest artist California-based Brazilian star Rogerio Peixoto, and on Thursday afternoon the Pasadena Conservatory of Music Guitar Quartet appears in concert, also free. On Thursday evening the Croatian master Zoran Dukic appears in recital at USC and he offers a Master Class at midday on Friday, both events are free. Then an eclectic event on Saturday when Muriel Anderson (the first woman national ...Continue Reading
January 19th 2015 MST
Just one event this week, on Wednesday evening Scott Tennant directs and performs with the LA Youth Guitar Orchestra in a benefit for the Pasadena Conservatory of Music's guitar program - they'll be joined by other sterling guitarists on the PCM's faculty. ] 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 ...Continue Reading
January 12th 2015 MST
This Saturday is the Orange County Guitar Circle's monthly meeting at Chapman, a Members' Showcase featuring a wonderfully varied cross-section of our membership...come to enjoy the fine music and to mingle with your fellow members. For anyone interested in performing at our next Showcase in March, please contact James Chiang to reserve a slot. The Ensemble Fret, always into the new and interesting, is also performing on Saturday in LA, presented by the Efflorescence Collective. A number of you have already taken adv ...Continue Reading
January 8th 2015 MST
The only event on this week's calendar is the AGS' monthly meeting on Saturday in Van Nuys, free as always. Note the unusual venue, and the guests artists which will include the legendary SoCal guitarist, composer and arranger Howard Heitmeyer. The program for the Guitar Circle's Members' Showcase on January 17th is full, but any member may contact James Chiang to reserve a slot to perform in our next Showcase on March 21st. And this fresh new year may be a good time to renew your membership, which you can now do onlin ...Continue Reading
December 9th 2014 MST
We have three chances this week to hear the Campanella Guitar Quartet in recital, on Thursday in Cerritos and on Friday in Palm Springs, both free, then again on Sunday afternoon in Temecula. And there are two guitar orchestras performing this weekend in Valley Glen, the LA Valley Guitar Orchestra on Friday (together with smaller ensembles and soloists) and the AGS Guitar Orchestra on Saturday. [message_body] Check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, Geor ...Continue Reading
November 30th 2014 MST
Our week of several end-or-year recitals begins with two free events, a Guitar Ensemble and Guitar Studio recital at Riverside City College on Tuesday and the USC Thornton Classical Guitar Program's recital on Thursday. Cal State Northridge offers their Guitar Studio recital on Saturday afternoon and a free Guitar Chamber Music recital on Sunday evening, and the AGS holds its monthly meeting in Valley Glen on Saturday evening, free as always. [message_body] Check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: http:// ...Continue Reading
November 24th 2014 MST
Pepe Romero offers two Master Classes at USC this week on Monday and Tuesday evening, free to auditors - if you haven't already attended any of his classes, they're always enjoyable and filled with useful information. And on Sunday afternoon, also at USC, Cameron O'Connor will perform in a free recital.[message_body] Check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu ------------------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading
November 11th 2014 MST
The Orange County Guitar Circle's monthly meeting is this Saturday at Chapman, a Featured Artist Recital offering a rare opportunity to hear Serbian-born virtuoso Miroslav Tadic, an internationally renowned guitarist, composer and improviser. Admission and memberships are always real bargains, and Saturday's recital is a great opportunity to begin or renew your membership (if you haven't already done it online...see below). But our busy week begins with two free events on Wednesday, the Cal State Fullerton guitar progr ...Continue Reading
November 5th 2014 MST
Hopkinson Smith, arguably the world's premier lutenist, will offer a Master Class at Loyola Marymount on Friday afternoon (free to auditors), then on Saturday evening he'll perform a recital in the same venue. Cameron O'Connor will appear in two free afternoon recitals this weekend, first on Saturday at the Silverlake Public Library, then on Sunday at USC joined by guitarist Wenjun Qi and a string quartet. One more free event on Sunday afternoon in Topanga when Jordan Charnofsky performs the Vivaldi Guitar Concerto in D ...Continue Reading
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