April 21st 2013 MDT
Our week's events begin with Bradley Pupa appearing at the Ventura County Classical Guitar Society's meeting on Wednesday evening in Camarillo, free, as always. Then on Saturday afternoon we have USC's free Classical Guitar Department recital, always filled with extraordinarily high-quality performers, and that evening the first of two concerts this Spring by the relatively new Orange County Guitar Orchestra, also a group of wonderful musicians, directed by David Grimes in his "retirement". And on Sunday aft ...Continue Reading
April 14th 2013 MDT
This Saturday is the Orange County Guitar Circle's last Featured Artist Recital of the season offering the remarkable artistry of the renown Amadeus Duo, definitely not to be missed. There are several other events this week, beginning on Tuesday with a mix of performers and styles appearing at the Pasadena Conservatory's free Guitar Nights, and on Wednesday afternoon with a rare opportunity to hear David Grimes who will join Greg Newton in LA Valley College's free Faculty Recital series. Then that evening Samuel Hine ...Continue Reading
February 18th 2013 MDT
We're being offered some unusual opportunities during this busy week, beginning with Tuesday's free "Guitar Nights" evening at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, when half of the program will feature the young Polish star Krzysztof Meisinger. He'll be performing twice again this week as half of a duo with violinist Anna Maria Staskiewic, on Friday at Sierra Madre Music and on Saturday at the Fret House in Covina. On Thursday another young phenomenon, Milos Karadaglic, is appearing at Cal State Northridge's ...Continue Reading
February 11th 2013 MDT
The Guitar Circle's monthly meeting this Saturday at Chapman is a Featured Artist Recital presenting the brilliant young Kithara Duo. I haven't yet had the pleasure of hearing them but their reputation and reviews are truly amazing, don't miss this opportunity to come join your fellow guitarophiles and renew your OCGC membership. Also this week the legendary flamenco star Paco Pena appears in Cerritos on Friday with his troupe of musicians and dancers, then again on Saturday at Cal State Northridge. And on Saturday a ...Continue Reading
February 4th 2013 MDT
Our busy week begins on Wednesday evening in Corona del Mar when the Schneiderman-Yamaya Duo offer a recital featuring various combinations of baroque lute, mandora & mandolin, and continues Friday at noon in Claremont with Ursula Maria Kleinecke-Boyer and Gregg Nestor presenting a free duo voice/guitar recital. On Friday evening the USC Classical Guitar Department offer a free recital by some of their alumni, quite a stellar category of performers, and on Saturday the world-renown lutenist Nigel North performs at ...Continue Reading
January 27th 2013 MDT
This Tuesday USC will offer their Guitar Student Concerto Concert, which promises to be a wonderful evening including music by Rodrigo and Brouwer performed by prize-winning young musicians. Then on Wednesday evening the Artisan Guitar Ensemble, a trio of former students from the stellar CSUF guitar program, appear at the Ventura County Guitar Society's meeting in Camarillo, free as always. Many of you are already familiar with NPR's "From the Top", a weekly program featuring performances by brilliant young m ...Continue Reading
January 21st 2013 MDT
Just one event this week, a good one - the highly acclaimed Minneapolis Guitar Quartet will perform on Saturday evening at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo. Two more podcasts in Scott Wolf's "All Strings Considered" series have been posted, Episode 7 focuses on Vladimir Gorbach (he was 2011's GFA competition winner and our first OCGC Featured Artist of this season back in September) and Episode 8 features the Russian-born star Grisha Goryachev. You can listen to or download the podcasts at: http://www.sco ...Continue Reading
January 13th 2013 MDT
Saturday evening is the OCGC's first meeting of the new year at Chapman, a Showcase Recital featuring our wonderfully talented members. The schedule for our next Showcase in March is still open, contact James Chiang if you'd like to reserve a slot to perform. There's one other event on Tuesday evening, a free Guitar Nights recital at the Pasadena Conservatory of Music, an olio of three well-known local soloists, students from the OC School of the Arts and the Conservatory's own Adult Guitar Orchestra. Check the SoCal ...Continue Reading
December 24th 2012 MDT
The last two classical guitar events of the year are unfortunately scheduled at almost the same time on Sunday afternoon. The wonderful musician/scholar John Schneiderman performs music for 18th century lute and 19th century guitar at the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, the concert is free with a paid admission to the museum, always worth visiting itself. And the brilliant Triada Trio offer a free recital at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace in Yorba Linda, an unusual venue which is also well worth a visit in its ...Continue Reading
December 5th 2012 MDT
For those of us who didn't get to hear them on Saturday, the Romeros will appear with Concert Malaga again tonight (Wednesday) at the Valley Performing Arts Center in Northridge, tickets are still available. On Friday at noon the AlmaNova Duo (flute/guitar) offer a free recital in Manhattan Beach, and that evening the Cal State Fullerton guitar program present their Guitar Showcase Recital under the direction of Martha Masters. Then on Saturday afternoon in Malibu, two young performers (Roberto Hermosillo and Grace Le ...Continue Reading
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