January 27th 2014 MDT
Running late...just a two events left on this week's schedule, the Encinitas Guitar Orchestra performs in Encinitas on Friday evening (for those of us in South County), and Perfecto De Castro appears at The Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena on Saturday. 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 foll ...Continue Reading
January 20th 2014 MDT
The first of two free events this week will be the Pasadena Conservatory of Music's "Guitar Nights" on Tuesday evening, featuring groups and soloists including the Los Angeles Youth Guitar Orchestra (LAYGO). Then on Wednesday evening the Artisan Guitar Ensemble offer a recital at the Santa Monica Public Library. And for those of you who weren't able to attend our excellent Member's Showcase on Saturday, an audience member has posted a five-minute recap of the performances on YouTube (http://youtu.be/Tc--JsMG ...Continue Reading
January 15th 2014 MDT
Come to Chapman this Saturday and enjoy this month's Orange County Guitar Circle Members' Showcase. These events are a wonderful opportunity for OCGC members to perform before a knowledgeable and friendly audience, you can still reserve a slot for one of our two remaining Members' Showcases this season on March 15 and April 19. Check the SoCal Classical Guitar Events Schedule at: http://www.ocgc.org/pages/SoCalEvents.htm Cheers, George Gutman gagutman@uci.edu ------------------------------------------------------ ...Continue Reading
January 9th 2014 MDT
Just one event on this week's calendar with Ines Thome offering a free recital in Rolling Hills Estates on Saturday afternoon. If you haven't checked it lately you'll find some new pieces on the "Free Music" page on the Guitar Circle's web site - James Chiang (one of our Directors) offers an original piece for solo guitar, and Gregg Nestor has arranged two pieces by Satie and Ponce for solo guitar and one by Grieg for voice and guitar. And Scott Wolf has posted two new podcasts in his series "All Str ...Continue Reading
December 10th 2013 MDT
Just three events left on this year's calendar, the Vanguard University's Guitar Ensemble performs on Thursday evening at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, David Grimes offers a Master Class at CSU Fullerton that same night, and the flute/guitar duo of Christopher Matthews and Mak Grgić offers two performances in Altadena on Sunday afternoon as part of the Da Camera Society's "Chamber Music in Historic Sites" series. You should also check out Episode 25 of Scott Wolf's podcast series "All S ...Continue Reading
December 1st 2013 MDT
Seems like peak season - on Wednesday John Schneiderman's UCI Guitar Ensemble offer a free noontime concert, and on Thursday evening John will be performing on baroque lute as guest soloist with the LA Chamber Orchestra at the Coburn School in LA, and USC will present their free Classical Guitar Department Recital. On Friday at noon the Alma Nova flute/guitar duo appear in a free recital in Torrance, and that evening the combined UCI and Irvine Valley College guitar ensembles perform at IVC. On Saturday afternoon Cal ...Continue Reading
November 18th 2013 MDT
Another busy week beginning with two events on Wednesday evening, the first of which is David Adele's Santa Ana College Guitar Ensemble who offer a free recital at Mt. SAC in Walnut, including the Campanella Guitar Quartet - the ensemble perform again on Saturday in Santa Ana, and the quartet offer their own recital in Temecula on Sunday afternoon. Also on Wednesday the stellar New York-based David Starobin will perform at UCLA. On Thursday Paul O'Dette, one of the world's foremost lutenists, makes a free appearance at ...Continue Reading
November 11th 2013 MDT
Whoops - Kate Lewis and Greg Newton's free lunchtime recital in Valley Glen is on Wednesday (not Friday), and I also learned they will be joined by David Grimes. 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
November 11th 2013 MDT
The Guitar Circle's last meeting of 2013 is this Saturday at Chapman, it's a Featured Artist Recital presenting the Commonwealth Trio, an unusual ensemble of highly talented and superbly trained musicians. Make an early new years' resolution to come renew your OCGC membership and hear this wonderful group - there's a link to their program on the schedule page. There are two other events this week - on Friday at lunchtime Kate Lewis and Greg Newton will offer a free performance at LA Valley College in Valley Glen, and o ...Continue Reading
November 3rd 2013 MDT
Very busy week, beginning with the incomparable Pepe Romero offering three Master Classes on Monday and Tuesday at USC, free to auditors as always - observing his classes is always a truly enlightening experience. On Wednesday evening Paul Viapiano plays in a nonconventional string trio (guitar/violin/cello) in a free recital in Arcadia, then we have two opportunities to hear David Grimes' wonderful Orange County Guitar Orchestra, in Norwalk on Thursday and in Whittier on Friday. On Saturday the young Slovenian pheno ...Continue Reading
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